Help me choose parts for my i7 upgrade.

In the process of saving some money and working towards my next upgrade. I want this upgrade to consist of a Core i7 CPU, 1366 motherboard and 6Gb of DDR3 RAM. Here’s where I ask for your help. There are so many motherboards for this platform that grab my attention and on some of them I just can’t seem to find he difference in performance. I also have a problem where I tend to go for more expensive items as I feel i will regret it later on in the line. Anyway here are some of the motherboards I was looking at for my upgrade

Asus P6T SE

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Asus-…-SATA-RAID-ATX

Asus P6T

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Asus-…-SATA-RAID-ATX

Asus P6TD Deluxe

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Asus-…3Gb-s-RAID-ATX

These are the current motherboards I am looking at. They’re all relatively similar and Asus have given me good quality motherboards in the past so I have no issue going with them again. If you could give me a quick thought on my choices and maybe save which is best for myself that would be awesome. If none of the above tickle your fancy then suggest your own, all I say is try keep in under £200 or close to it.

For the next part of the thread I would like some guidance on RAM. It all seems very expensive compared to what it used to cost and want to make sure I am getting a good set if I am dropping this much cash into it. Here are some of my choices below.

6GB (3×2GB) Corsair XMS3

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/6GB-%…-9-9-9-24-165V

6GB (3×2GB) Corsair XMS3 Classic

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/6GB-%…-8-8-8-24-165V

6GB (3×2GB) Corsair Dominators

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/6GB-%…8-DHX-XMP-165V

Again, if you could drop me some knowledge on RAM for the upgrade, these were my choices above. If you can recommend something better then please do. To complete the upgrade I am going with the Core i7 920 D0 stepping. This will be cooled by my Prolima Tech Megahalems.

If you are going to make any recommendations then it would be a appreciated if you could stick to using www.scan.co.uk due to having quick delivery, great customer service, low prices and I get free delivery from there to top it off.

Thanks alot guys, all helpful posts will be rewarded with +reps!

Crooks.

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