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TwL
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 Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 11:04 pm Post subject: X38, nForce 750i-SLI (resonable costing board?) |
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Well, I cannot atm affort to buy much, but I got here some selection I can affort to buy.
Needed supports...
Intel Q9450 (Yorkfield)
G.Skill DDR2 2.1 voltages or higher..
PCI-Express 2.0 1 Slot Even will do as long 16x full speed capable (Want ATI 3870 x2 single PPU inside this later on Nvidia 9800GX2)
So motherboard is atm a bit issue only supports for these specs I found from chipsets were 750i-SLI & X38.
Boards in question (cost range has to be 150-250$ aka. 80-160 Euros):
(X38) Asus-P2E (Has insanely tight spot for CPU FAN)
(X38) Abit IX38 GuadGT (quite low on space for GPU on first slot also has quite small are for CPU FAN)
(NF750i-SLI) Asus P5N-D (Says to support everything including 16x/16x Crosshair at PCI-E 2.0)
(NF750i-SLI) MSI P7N SLI Platinum (Again, says to support everything. Dunno about this x8 SLI thing it has weird, but wonder does this support 1 slot of 16x PCI-E 2.0 full rate?)
(NF750i-SLI) MSI P7N Zilent (Same as above except this has something called Tri-SLI however that helps on single slot 16x fullrate PCI-E 2.0 I have absolutely no clue)
There's all bareable pricing Motherboards I can find.. I was thinking of going ASUS Maximus Formula, but it turned out to cost way to much and Gigabyte boards seems to have absolutely no sense of Memory voltages. Saw some review pictures of bios limiting to 1.5v.
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whitedragon
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| Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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| I'd have to say go for the P5N-D. |
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impar
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| Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 10:35 am Post subject: |
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Greetings!
If cost is an issue, I suggest a P35 motherboard. |
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TwL
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| Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 5:14 pm Post subject: |
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| impar wrote: |
Greetings!
If cost is an issue, I suggest a P35 motherboard. |
Big No no to this one.. I looked all the previous boards from Intel (before X38/X48) these boards are useless inside 6 months even less. We have PPUs now days these cards require doubled PCI-Express 2.0 bandwidth. So anything below X38/Nvidia 750i strictly out of question.
Only plus on P35 is it's memory support which can do DDR2 & DDR3 while X38 can't.
| whitedragon wrote: |
| I'd have to say go for the P5N-D. |
Hmm, you really think the 750i-SLI is worth it? Since I have my doubts on it. It is based as an 'cheap'-version from 780i-SLI and 780i-SLI has the 16x/16x PCI-E 2.0 in fullspeed. I've seen many many board on this chipset which has some issues even going 8x/8x speeds. Although I only need the 1 freaken PCI-E 2.0 slot 16x fullspeed for myself. So perhaps this would be ideal choise for me.
Still considering the X38 as supreme over thiis Nvidia board for somereason. Maybe it's because it's simply newer and have heard no information of failures on ICH9R chipsets.
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impar
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| Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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Greetings!
| TwL wrote: |
| We have PPUs now days these cards require doubled PCI-Express 2.0 bandwidth. |
Will you be geting a PPU card in the next ten years? |
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TwL
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| Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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| impar wrote: |
Greetings!
| TwL wrote: |
| We have PPUs now days these cards require doubled PCI-Express 2.0 bandwidth. |
Will you be geting a PPU card in the next ten years? |
I already have one..
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| (Want ATI 3870 x2 single PPU inside this |
that will take full bandwidth of 2.0 specification on PCI-E
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whitedragon
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| Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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You know, I was half-asleep when I replied earlier, I could've sworn that I read the P5N-D as being an x38 board. 
I revise my earlier statement & recommend an ASUS P5E. |
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TwL
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| whitedragon wrote: |
You know, I was half-asleep when I replied earlier, I could've sworn that I read the P5N-D as being an x38 board.
I revise my earlier statement & recommend an ASUS P5E. |
Hehe, no worries m8... Yeah was thinking here also the Asus-P5E all in all I checked someone OC'ing it seems quite nice board in every aspect and surely supports everything and yet cost is like 250 Dollars/155-160 Euros. Only thing really I am worries on it is the CPU placement that seems like an castle/fortress, but I quess that's very very small minus when board is functioning very very well. |
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whitedragon
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| Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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| I've got the Maximus Formula, it's basically the same layout. I was able to get my Zalman 9700 on with decent clearance. |
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TwL
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| Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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| whitedragon wrote: |
| I've got the Maximus Formula, it's basically the same layout. I was able to get my Zalman 9700 on with decent clearance. |
Yeah, that board is one of the gods... It's only one Motherboard so insane that I could go over my limits, if for something. Sadly it costs also like insane board and I cannot afford it. It would definedly be my first choice, but costs 210-240 Euros / 300-350 Dollars it's way off my limits.
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O forgot to mention, nah not same layout.. P5E is like castle.. the Maximus Formula and it's better form even the Maximus Formula SE (sadly limited). they have only 2 sides blocked from processor while P5E has all 4 sides tight area of blocks, if you look at it.
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Actually own now P5E was a good choise although alot of issues. ASUS Rampage would of been perhaps better. Anyhow, might as correct this is the ASUS Formula Layout in this P5E on around processor socket.
Tryied to squeeeeze Zalman 8700 in this no way.. can recomment ThermalTake V1 CP401 to these motherboards. Very quiet functions very well. Altohugh some said ThermalTake 90 would be even better, but well said my opinion.
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