CPU/Mobo i7 Motherboard Recommendation -

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DevinWolf said:
asus boards have the best Quality. Gigabyte is nowhere near.
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Fanboi talks.

Search for reviews on google.

Asus x58 board's are beaten by quite a big margin. (This does not include the Rampage since it's beyond the normal budget required for i7 boards)

Asus x58 = epic failure.

Gigabyte , DFI and EVGA are much better and dependable boards than Asus. :\
 
DevinWolf said:
Well it only has 4 memory slots thats what I hate about that board.
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You need to read up! 4 memory slots does not imply 'dual channel'. Had you been a bit more curious, the 3 slots colored blue must've caught your eye indicating it'd to be obviously populated with 3 sticks of DDR3 RAM.

In any case you do get a single stick of 2GB RAM as well as 4GB RAM so there's nothing wrong with the board either. The X58 UD3R offering from Gigabyte also has 4 memory slots. There maybe more but I've just seen the 2 of it.
 
Any idea about the pricing on the following -

Rampage II Gene
Rampage II Extreme

The recent edition of Chip priced them at about 16xxx and 22xxx or so. However SMCs quoting something like 3xxxx for the Extreme or so.
 
DarkNight said:
Any idea about the pricing on the following -

Rampage II Gene

Rampage II Extreme

The recent edition of Chip priced them at about 16xxx and 22xxx or so. However SMCs quoting something like 3xxxx for the Extreme or so.
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No offense but the Rampage II Extreme is all about looks and fancy heatsinks and perhaps mediocre performance. And that's exactly what you're paying for the hefty price tag! You can have a look at the Gigabyte X58 UD5 which's got not-so-bad-looking heatsinks (+ color combination!) and performs much better than any Asus X58 board (not including the workstation boards i.e.!). I dont think it's worthwhile spending 5k more for a board that would not offer anything better than the Gigabyte board either.

PS: JM2C!
 
my vote for the P6T6 WS Revolution (will be quite expensive though, iirc even more than the REII), and if you want to save money go for the gigabyte ex58-ud5 for ~16-16.5k.
 
Any particular benchies that I need to be aware of? Agreed the Rampage has a lot of other bells and whistles. IMO in most reviews the Rampage does pull ahead of the UD5.
 
DarkNight said:
Any particular benchies that I need to be aware of? Agreed the Rampage has a lot of other bells and whistles. IMO in most reviews the Rampage does pull ahead of the UD5.
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how can a motherboard create performance difference? :S
 
Udit said:
how can a motherboard create performance difference? :S
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Placement of memory slots, overall resistance, type of Caps used, stability of power, overall design could go on and on......

Maybe I should have been clearer..Motherboard used with a particulare processor.....Sue me :bleh: Ud.
 
^^ Well if that's the case go ahead with it. Forums will give you advice based on value for money. But if you see it that way which rams are you planning on pairing with these boards? Besides, judging by your current config e8400-2GB 1066mhz-maximum formula combo, I seriously doubt you will keep the rig for more than 1 year as you will be tempted to upgrade to something better- again.

With the money saved you can always buy something else like better rams, case, speakers, etc- or just save the money. If you are going to the system for what's it and/or you want to burn the cash- go ahead. But there WAS someone from this forum (I think) who shifted from some asus x58 board to UD5- so he's the best person to talk to. I know someone else who ditched p6t board and imported an evga x58 board.

jm2c
 
sickizblank said:
^ Cannot agree anymore!
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[grammar nazi post] err... Do you agree or not? Your post indicates that you don't :P Maybe you wanted to say "Cannot agree more"? [/grammar nazi post]
 
Hello :)

I have a RIIE and a UD5 and i can very easily say this...

The RIIE is the better board. Build quality on the RIIE is in a different league..

Much tighter Power regulation.. Not half as much Vdroop. (1.31v@ idle and 1.29v@load) and When you enter a value in the bios.. it stays that way!

For example the UD5 i need to key in 1.33V in the bios just to get 1.29V real in cpu-z .

this is amongst a lot of other things.

None of this from the RIIE

Also im in love with the bios on the RIIE. Displays all the important info in 1 page. Truly one of the best implementations of a bios i have seen in a very long time.

The UD5 dosent have half the sensors that the RIIE has. No NB/SB temp sensors in the UD5.. whats up with that ??

There are loads and loads of differences and not all of them are cosmetic...

Id pay the extra just for all the monitoring and the bios... but thats just me..

But under 20 K the Ud5 is really hard to beat... Its a amazing board for the money and perhaps only bettered by the DFI in the same price range.

Also do have a look at the Asus workstation boards too.. The P6tws and p6t7 if possible as well as the Evga Classified.

Just my 0.02$

cheers sir :)
 
Hello Sir Sorcerer :)

Id be happy to provide Screen shots

But what is that going to accomplish ?

I use the R2E as my main rig so i dont OC that much on this board.Have my 940 @ 3.7 and its more than enough power for mu audio encoding needs.

Thats the only reason i bought the UD5 and 920 D0 ..

Id be happy to post screens of Everest so that you can see the amount of sensors on each board.

As for the bios.. Screenshots of the RIIE and UD5 are easily available on google.

Asus's Ai Tweaker page on the RIIE is amazingly well lalid out. Has all the volts/temps on the main OC page itself.. Which is a huge help.

So yes let me know what screens you guys want and i will be happy to provide them.. :)

cheers guys and i mean no disrespect..so dont bash me for just my personal opinion :p

I love both boards and i have already said the Ud5 is amongst the best too...

cheers again guys !!

Edit.. here is a screenie of the RIIE under Everest..

 
toolius said:
Hello :)
I have a RIIE and a UD5 and i can very easily say this...
The RIIE is the better board. Build quality on the RIIE is in a different league..
Much tighter Power regulation.. Not half as much Vdroop. and When you enter a value in the bios.. it stays that way!!
For example the UD5 i need to key in 1.33V in the bios just to get 1.29V real in cpu-z .
this is amongst a lot of other things.
None of this from the RIIE

Also im in love with the bios on the RIIE. Displays all the important info in 1 page. Truly one of the best implementations of a bios i have seen in a very long time.
The UD5 dosent have half the sensors that the RIIE has. No NB/SB temp sensors in the UD5.. whats up with that ??
There are loads and loads of differences and not all of them are cosmetic...
Id pay the extra just for all the monitoring and the bios... but thats just me..
But under 20 K the Ud5 is really hard to beat... Its a amazing board for the money and perhaps only bettered by the DFI in the same price range.
Also do have a look at the Asus workstation boards too.. The P6tws and p6t7 if possible as well as the Evga Classified.
Just my 0.02$
cheers sir :)
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The RIIE is the better board. Build quality on the RIIE is in a different league..---> It better be for the price it commands.

For example the UD5 i need to key in 1.33V in the bios just to get 1.29V real in cpu-z .----> There is an option called Load Line calibration in the bios of the UD5. Also Vdroop is not a flaw, its a safety measure recommended by Intel.

The UD5 dosent have half the sensors that the RIIE has. No NB/SB temp sensors in the UD5.. whats up with that ?? -----> What difference does it make ? The diodes aren't very close to the chipset anyway.

Also do have a look at the Asus workstation boards too.. The P6tws and p6t7 if possible as well as the Evga Classified.----> Aren't the Asus workstation boards more expensive ? EVGA classified is in a different league altogether. I wouldn't recommend the Classified to anyone other than an extreme bencher/OC'er.
 
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