Ty07allstar
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Very nice board you got there Frag. Hope all works out when setting it up.
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name='XMS' said:
name='Kempez™' said:
name='FragTek' said:Nick is bein' a nub, disregard. He bases his remark on the fact that in AndreYang's testing it gets beat by 975X in 05 and 01 by about 10 points
Not negative. Just throwing the harsh truth out there.
I'll find the numbers later, but I remember that RD600 was distinctly behind the pack each time. (975 > 965 > 680i > RD600) in performance, not overclockability. In overclockability it's probably 965 > RD600 > 680i > 975, but if you have a high multi chip (9x+) I'd go with 975xFAST. It beats 680iFail & 965SLOW, along with RD600SUCK (edit: afireinside helped me out with the creative name for RD600
)COMPARISON: 975x - 965P - 680i - RD600
Check out the link. Scroll way to the right.
Agreed, XMS. The Commando looks nice, but search google for a new board called the P5B Premium. My Dad saw that and was all over it. He said when it comes out if it's reasonably priced he's gonna buy it and give me his P5B DX, might be the perfect chance for me to hop on the C2D bandwagon
FragTek
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The funny part about that comparison is that we're testing boards at stock speeds and all stock settings.
Someone raise your hand if you ever remember a LanParty board that performs at its peak out of the box without touching the settings and tweaking all of the options? *hand remains down*
Right, that's the beauty of LanParty boards. I rest my case. :bornleet:
Someone raise your hand if you ever remember a LanParty board that performs at its peak out of the box without touching the settings and tweaking all of the options? *hand remains down*
Right, that's the beauty of LanParty boards. I rest my case. :bornleet:
FarFarAway
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I think give it a couple of months and peeps will be churning out the overclocks, especially as people get to grips with the extra options.
Having run p965 and 975x it seems p965 overclocks like hell but slows down like he;; after a certain FSB, whereas 975x doesn't, but overclocks worse.
I got this DFI as I'm none to keen on my P5W DH Deluxe and I love DFI boards. I know in a few months after a couple of BIOS releases it'll be stable and clock nicely.
IMO there is NO board out right now on 775 that matches the good 939 boards....especially DFI's LANPARTY boards (SLI-D/DR and Ultra-D). Let's just hope one day someone brings out one that is ok.
And Nick, putting RD600SUCK is pretty imature, no matter how valid your point is
It seems to be the typical XS attitude that people moan no matter what the hardware is like.
Having run p965 and 975x it seems p965 overclocks like hell but slows down like he;; after a certain FSB, whereas 975x doesn't, but overclocks worse.
I got this DFI as I'm none to keen on my P5W DH Deluxe and I love DFI boards. I know in a few months after a couple of BIOS releases it'll be stable and clock nicely.
IMO there is NO board out right now on 775 that matches the good 939 boards....especially DFI's LANPARTY boards (SLI-D/DR and Ultra-D). Let's just hope one day someone brings out one that is ok.
And Nick, putting RD600SUCK is pretty imature, no matter how valid your point is
It seems to be the typical XS attitude that people moan no matter what the hardware is like.
Yeah we'll see. The 965 slows down after a bit because of it switching to the 1333Mhz FSB strap, as does every chipset.
I agree with you on the 775 vs 939 board comment. You're right. s939 had the BEST motherboard segment ever, IMO.
As for the immaturity involved in saying RD600SUCK, it's just as immature as making comments about members at other internet forums. Didn't your parents ever teach you, two wrongs don't make a right?
I agree with you on the 775 vs 939 board comment. You're right. s939 had the BEST motherboard segment ever, IMO.
As for the immaturity involved in saying RD600SUCK, it's just as immature as making comments about members at other internet forums. Didn't your parents ever teach you, two wrongs don't make a right?
afireinside
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Ok so the RD600 has the worst benchmark results compared to any other 775 board, a high price tag, and you're saying it's "immature" to say it sucks?
I felt the same way about 775 boards but after playing with this badaxe 2, I'd say it's pretty solid. With the 2333 BIOS it's much more reliable than either of my ultra-d's or my expert while clocking well and running damn fast. Much better than that joke of a board the P5B deluxe wifi was.
Basically you're mentally challenged if you purchase anything other than 975 or 680i.
975 = fast, stable, proven
965 = slow, does crazy fsb, only useful if you're running a 9x or lower multi on sub zero
680i = slow, buggy, only choice for SLI
RD600 = slowest of everything, obvious buggy DFI initial support, no benefits over 975
I felt the same way about 775 boards but after playing with this badaxe 2, I'd say it's pretty solid. With the 2333 BIOS it's much more reliable than either of my ultra-d's or my expert while clocking well and running damn fast. Much better than that joke of a board the P5B deluxe wifi was.
Basically you're mentally challenged if you purchase anything other than 975 or 680i.
975 = fast, stable, proven
965 = slow, does crazy fsb, only useful if you're running a 9x or lower multi on sub zero
680i = slow, buggy, only choice for SLI
RD600 = slowest of everything, obvious buggy DFI initial support, no benefits over 975
FragTek
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Im also in agreeance that 939 was by far the best ear of motherboards in computing history for overclockers. DFI made their permanent mark on the clocking community with the LP boards. I miss the 939 days a bit.
The ICFX3200 looks ultra promising though, and I think it will easily live up to peoples expectations with the LanParty name.
The ICFX3200 looks ultra promising though, and I think it will easily live up to peoples expectations with the LanParty name.
FarFarAway
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My point was naming something RD600suck makes you sound pretty immature, calling it rd600 is far far less effort.
In my experience 965 is actually pretty good and barely milliseconds slower than 975x, but missing more full speed PCI-e slots and a few other bits.
I had a P5B-E Plus and it was a great board, very solid...I was impressed.
RD600 will be good after DFI get some more BIOS releases out there imo
I am a huge fan of DFI and I think they can pull through. Slating something when it's brand new is fine, but 975x has had quite some time to mature so I wanna let the others catch up.
In my experience 965 is actually pretty good and barely milliseconds slower than 975x, but missing more full speed PCI-e slots and a few other bits.
I had a P5B-E Plus and it was a great board, very solid...I was impressed.
RD600 will be good after DFI get some more BIOS releases out there imo
I am a huge fan of DFI and I think they can pull through. Slating something when it's brand new is fine, but 975x has had quite some time to mature so I wanna let the others catch up.
Kemp makes a good point, the RD600 is new so it has a pretty good chance of being the best once some BIOS revisions get the bugs out and tweaks for extra performance. Of course, that goes for 680i as well. My AW9D 975X was awesome to me, hence making a second pc with an E6300... doesn't deserve to be shelved.
My final thought is what I put in another thread... what video card do you use? To me, that determines what motherboard you use (insofar as SLI/Crossfire are concerned).
TJS
My final thought is what I put in another thread... what video card do you use? To me, that determines what motherboard you use (insofar as SLI/Crossfire are concerned).
TJS
FarFarAway
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Agreed mate
And for those of us who value being able to view the forums without maximising to 1600 x 1200...I've added thumbnail pics and hotlinked to the full sexyness
And for those of us who value being able to view the forums without maximising to 1600 x 1200...I've added thumbnail pics and hotlinked to the full sexyness
Praxis1452
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well mine's on order.
I am running CF and a lower multi cpu. E6400 so basicaly RD600 has what I need. An ability to get higher average FSB's, Better CF I think, also more ram tweaking. Hopefully the 5400UL's I got work well.
I am running CF and a lower multi cpu. E6400 so basicaly RD600 has what I need. An ability to get higher average FSB's, Better CF I think, also more ram tweaking. Hopefully the 5400UL's I got work well.