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i have 2 motherboards but i have no idea which one to use. my motherboards are intel DX58SO, and EVGA X58 sli3....my processor is an intel I7 920 and i also have 2 gtx 760's.  thanks for your time:)

edit: the evga board previously had a bent pin but i took it to fries to fix it

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i dont know if my processor is compatible with the evga though?

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Go with the EVGA board. It looks much better than the intel one.

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i dont know if my processor is compatible with the evga though?

I don't see why not as they share the same socket.

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i dont know if my processor is compatible with the evga though?

 

I just checked, and it will work fine. The i7 920 and EVGA x58 Sli3 both use the same socket.

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 which one will i be able to over clock better?

I'd say evga but it depends in your cpu if its good at overclocking also. 

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