1) Newegg i5 760 + Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3 = $320
2) Tiger Direct i5 750 + Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3 = $290
If there's just a $30 difference, is the 760 worth it? (Are they the same thing... just the 760 is slightly overclocked higher by Intel?? Thus... if I OC them, it'd make zero difference?)
On another note... the Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3 rev.1 (according to Gigabyte's site) supports DDR3 2200/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules.
So my question is... if I get 1333 ram, can I overclock them to 1600mhz on this board? Or is 1333 the max? (Any real difference between 1333 and 1600?)
EDIT! Nevermind! Revision 2 allows 1600 mhz. So uhh... I'm assuming I now get 1600 Ram that uses 1.5v. (Do I then overclock them to lower the timing? Or not worth it?)
For $30 I would say the 760 is a better deal, but that's up to you in the end. The 760 has a higher multiplier with the same default BCLK as the 750. Thus you can theoretically reach a higher frequency with the same BCLK on a 760 than you can on a 750. Each individual chip is unique however.
All of the UD3's support DDR3 1600, Gigabyte just changed up the way they did the specs. I mean, think about it for a second: if the board supports 2200MHz, why wouldn't it support 1600MHz?
Oh, and you lower the timings to lower the timings. Not that it really makes much difference though.