I'm tired of waiting around for the mobo's I want, what should I get?
- Thread starter FragTek
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I think it largely depends on setup. Recently boards have been very picky with ram and sometimes even processors. My P5B was rock solid (until i killed it), my NF4 was really picky with ram and bios versions and my abit was total crud.
But none of this is really relevant to the next gen of boards as i'm confident abit will be back with a stunner and maybe some other boards won't do so well.
But none of this is really relevant to the next gen of boards as i'm confident abit will be back with a stunner and maybe some other boards won't do so well.
Hello all, back from my sabatical...
Well, the EVGA 680i mobo in my pc is working. Not splendidly, but working, seems to not like overclocking as much as my AW9D
. Just put in a new BIOS (f*****g love the Windows flash utility, worked on the AW9D also), and maybe things will improve. After how well the ABIT worked, I'm hard-pressed to go with anything else except maybe ASUS. The EVGA's I've bought are good, but not quite as good as the others. Concerning DFI and mobo quality, yeah, 9 times out of ten the hardware isn't bad, it's operator head-space and timing...
(<--GUILTY!)
I still say wait for the IN9 32X-MAX:rocker:
TJS
Well, the EVGA 680i mobo in my pc is working. Not splendidly, but working, seems to not like overclocking as much as my AW9D
. Just put in a new BIOS (f*****g love the Windows flash utility, worked on the AW9D also), and maybe things will improve. After how well the ABIT worked, I'm hard-pressed to go with anything else except maybe ASUS. The EVGA's I've bought are good, but not quite as good as the others. Concerning DFI and mobo quality, yeah, 9 times out of ten the hardware isn't bad, it's operator head-space and timing... (<--GUILTY!)I still say wait for the IN9 32X-MAX:rocker:
TJS
Praxis1452
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I'm in the same boat. I'm so ready to get started on my build.
Jw but does anybody know a motherboard that would be able to run Crossfire and OC well? Because it seems like the 975X's aren't that great at overclocking and that the RD600 would be my only choice.
I have waited for the RD600 but when people keep saying dates and nothing happens it's quite dissapointing. If even the 100 sample at newegg won't show up till then I might just get a 975X (they can run CF right?
Jw but does anybody know a motherboard that would be able to run Crossfire and OC well? Because it seems like the 975X's aren't that great at overclocking and that the RD600 would be my only choice.
I have waited for the RD600 but when people keep saying dates and nothing happens it's quite dissapointing. If even the 100 sample at newegg won't show up till then I might just get a 975X (they can run CF right?
FragTek
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name='TJS' said:Hello all, back from my sabatical...
Well, the EVGA 680i mobo in my pc is working. Not splendidly, but working, seems to not like overclocking as much as my AW9D
I still say wait for the IN9 32X-MAX:rocker:
TJS
I was all uber jacked up about the IN9 until I started seeing the pix of the DFI RD600 and 680i mobo. I think I would take DFI's 680 over Abits just because of the killer BIOS support that the LanParty boards get.
I still believe RD600 is going to win the battle. That's what I'm holding out for now.
@Praxis: Yup 975x can run CF no problem. But, at this point in time there's no reason to blow money on a 975 board with RD600 only about 15 or so days away from release. We shall get a good board soon, the wait is starting to come to an end!
I'll bet the cost will run about $300 for the DFI, less 25% rebate if you throw in your first-born... throw in a testicle so you can get them at release time because they're guaranteed to run out of stock in 48 hours...
Anywho, this EVGA 680i has me perplexed... I can't get the same overclocking I got with my AW9D, despite using just about every known combination of FSB's and RAM timing adjustments. True, the NB strap is astronomical, but stability seems to be an issue, even with relaxed timings. Currently running 3.839GHz (426 FSB x9), got past 1 and 2M SuperPi, but still need to test with Prime95 and 3dMark05/06. Do I think it will be stable? Probably not, though it would kick @$$, especially running the RAM unlinked (running at 800MHz-5-6-6-15-2T-tRFC20). If this doesn't do, then I'll start looking to see what I can get stable under 3.6GHz... and that would really :cussing: :cussing: :cussing: :cussing: me off considering I paid almost $100 more for a mobo that doesn't perform as well as my last.
Oh, yeah... CPU-Z seems to show my voltage now, but only if I keep it under 1.4 volts or thereabouts. It has shown 1.84-1.392 when I had that set, but the newest version apparently still has issues.
TJS
Anywho, this EVGA 680i has me perplexed... I can't get the same overclocking I got with my AW9D, despite using just about every known combination of FSB's and RAM timing adjustments. True, the NB strap is astronomical, but stability seems to be an issue, even with relaxed timings. Currently running 3.839GHz (426 FSB x9), got past 1 and 2M SuperPi, but still need to test with Prime95 and 3dMark05/06. Do I think it will be stable? Probably not, though it would kick @$$, especially running the RAM unlinked (running at 800MHz-5-6-6-15-2T-tRFC20). If this doesn't do, then I'll start looking to see what I can get stable under 3.6GHz... and that would really :cussing: :cussing: :cussing: :cussing: me off considering I paid almost $100 more for a mobo that doesn't perform as well as my last.
Oh, yeah... CPU-Z seems to show my voltage now, but only if I keep it under 1.4 volts or thereabouts. It has shown 1.84-1.392 when I had that set, but the newest version apparently still has issues.
TJS