[08:24] articcoyfox@aol.com: (Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131837)http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131837 [08:27] Angel: Well only one 16x PCI Exp slot, so long as you never plan to try to do SLI or Crossfire.. [08:27] Angel: seems like enough SATA slots [08:27] Angel: 32 MB ram is more than you'll need anytime soon [08:27] Angel: decent reviews [08:27] Angel: need to check your RAM [08:28] Angel: its intel CPU type so that shoudl be fine, long as you can find like a lower end i5 or something you can afford [08:28] articcoyfox@aol.com: pffft [08:28] articcoyfox@aol.com: im going i7 baby! [08:28] articcoyfox@aol.com: prolly 3rd gen top line for like 300 [08:29] Angel: what I like to do is just go [08:29] Angel: (Link: https://www.google.com/search?q=ASUS+P8Z77-V+LK%2Breviews&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=fflb)https://www.google.com/search?q=ASUS+P8Z77-V+LK%2Breviews&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=fflb [08:29] Angel: and just do some research [08:29] articcoyfox@aol.com: well i trust you more because you are a tekkie :P [08:30] Angel: well yea but still this is how you learn stuff [08:30] articcoyfox@aol.com: sure i can process the same data you can but i know your knowledgable about hardware so i trust your advice/recommendations [08:30] Angel: I mean I do it just to double check myself too [08:30] Angel: make sure I understand the quality of board or to find out if theres any unknown flaws I missed [08:30] Angel: (Link: http://www.cnet.com.au/asus-p8z77-v-lk-339340728.htm)http://www.cnet.com.au/asus-p8z77-v-lk-339340728.htm [08:31] Angel: you read something like this [08:31] articcoyfox@aol.com: of course if something has 3 stars on 60 reviews im not going for it most likely or 4 stars on 2 reviews [08:31] Angel: it kind of helps sum up things for ya [08:31] Angel: its an entry level to mid range board [08:31] Angel: so its missing some features higher end boards have [08:31] Angel: it explains what I meant about the PCI-E slots [08:32] Angel: then at end it even says they might recommend a different mother board over it [08:32] Angel: now you got options to compare