GingerHamster19
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Says it all in the title! 
Btw I want people reconmending any other board, i'm just stuck between these two! Thanks!
Btw I want people reconmending any other board, i'm just stuck between these two! Thanks!
Msi Big bang xpower ii or Asus Rampage iv formula?
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Dark NighT
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Just from looking at the pics, i would go with the MSI board. 7 full length pci-e is awesome, granted only 2 are 16x wired but still.
Because you need 7...... So that makes such a difference obviously.
Dark NighT
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Not really, i like 7 pci-e slots, it gives options, which is never a bad thing. The msi also offers more sata, more usb3 and X-FI onboard, and as i research the prices, a bit more expensive.
Ok then price/features aside, the msi looks better imo.
The Asus is a much better looker. The MSI is a great value board though.
The 7 PCIE is just irrelevant for this
The 7 PCIE is just irrelevant for this
jamesriley94
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I'd say the MSI too.
It does have more features tbf - not counting pointless things like 7 PCIE slots and 10 sata ports. But it does have more RAM slots, probably better overclocking performance looking at the design(?) (not checked benchmarks) and I think it looks better - excluding the tacky looking gun themed heatsinks
It does have more features tbf - not counting pointless things like 7 PCIE slots and 10 sata ports. But it does have more RAM slots, probably better overclocking performance looking at the design(?) (not checked benchmarks) and I think it looks better - excluding the tacky looking gun themed heatsinks
GingerHamster19
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Thanks guys, ill be going with the asus, its going to be for hardcore gaming, so i wont need a shit tonne of memory!
Josh Weston
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If it's going to be for gaming, why are you going SB-E at all?
The 3570K and a MSI GD65/MPower are the perfect match for when it comes to games. What makes you think you need the extra grunt associated with SB-E?
The 3570K and a MSI GD65/MPower are the perfect match for when it comes to games. What makes you think you need the extra grunt associated with SB-E?
Dark NighT
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Yes this, sb-e pointless for gaming. ivy bridge i5 or i7 is more then enough for pure gaming.
The PCIe lanes can make a difference, apparently at high resolutions when run in multicard configs graphics cards are saturating PCIe 3 x8.
Of course there's no point in getting anything more than a 3820 to go with it.
Also the MSI does have water blocks available for it and is in all back making colour theming easier. Though the Asus board doesn't have stupid looking heat sinks that would need replacing it is going to be very red.
ObscureParadox
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Guess I should point to some benchmarks then.
Here's one of dual 680s on a rampage IV extreme doing a run though a section of battlefield 3 being run at PCie2 x16 (Which should be about the same as PCIe 3 x8) and 3 x16.
You can kinda see the difference it makes in the three screen set up
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On a single card or on a single 1920x1080 monitor it makes no difference. But for multi card configs at high resolutions, the kind of situation where you'd be considering the 2011 platform it is there.
Here's one of dual 680s on a rampage IV extreme doing a run though a section of battlefield 3 being run at PCie2 x16 (Which should be about the same as PCIe 3 x8) and 3 x16.
You can kinda see the difference it makes in the three screen set up
More info.
On a single card or on a single 1920x1080 monitor it makes no difference. But for multi card configs at high resolutions, the kind of situation where you'd be considering the 2011 platform it is there.
