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Need new 1366 mother board, what should I buy. HELP?

  • I need some immediate advice on purchasing a new mother board. I ordered my parts for my build and when the parts got here, I realized that I mistakenly ordered the wrong CPU. I can no longer return it and “I think” my best option is to return the motherboard and buy a 1366 socket mother board. Here is my setup, what do you recommend or what motherboard might you recommend. Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P55-USB3 (Should return?) Video Card: VGA EVGA 9800GTX+ 512-P3-N871-AR PS: Antec 500w CPU: i7- 930 (Mistake) RAM: G.Skill 4gbX2 F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL I want to make sure that the new mother board is not a more than $250. I also need it to work with the ram that I currently have and I don't need to run more than one video card. So can someone recommend a better idea or a good 1366 motherboard? THANK YOU!

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    Yeah return the Motherboard and go with the MSI X58 Pro-E LGA 1366 Intel X58 Brand MSI Model X58 Pro-E Supported CPU CPU Socket Type LGA 1366 CPU Type Core i7 (LGA1366) FSB Supports QPI up to 6.4GT/s Chipsets North Bridge Intel X58 South Bridge Intel ICH10R Memory Number of Memory Slots 6×240pin Memory Standard DDR3 800/1066/1333 Maximum Memory Supported 24GB Channel Supported Triple Channel Expansion Slots PCI Express 2.0 x16 3 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (operates at 16x/16x/4x) PCI Express x1 2 PCI Slots 2 Storage Devices PATA 1 x Ultra DMA 66/100/133 IDE controller, 2 Dev. Max SATA 3Gb/s 7 SATA RAID 0/1/5/10 Onboard Audio Audio Chipset Realtek ALC889 Audio Channels 8 Channels Onboard LAN LAN Chipset Realtek 8111C Max LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps Rear Panel Ports PS/2 2 USB 1.1/2.0 6 x USB 2.0 IEEE 1394 1 x IEEE 1394a eSATA 1 x eSATA 3Gb/s S/PDIF Out 1 x Optical Audio Ports 6 Ports Onboard USB Onboard USB 6 x USB 2.0 Onboard 1394 Onboard 1394 1 x 1394a Physical Spec Form Factor ATX Dimensions 12.0" x 9.6" Power Pin 24 Pin Features Features Equip with 3 PCIe x16 slots, ATI CrossFire Ready and NVIDIA SLI Ready. i7 930 is a very good CPU The Board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130226

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