ok the time is here :) ... new rig setup ... need some ideas :)

by **yeshuas** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 12:55 pm

Well I found out why Crossfire wouldn't setup correctly (not at all) one of the new ASUS EAH3650 graphics cards is messed up. What is happening to ASUS, they are starting to put out crap.

by **leo27** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 10:10 am

to EXTREMEoverclocker the nvidia 790i and i believe the 780i have a video corruption issue that occurs when watching a dvd......so if you need sli support check up on this issue to see if it has been resolved.....if not and you don't need sli the intel chipsets are known to be more stable, run cooler and overclock higher so go for either x48 or x38 or p45.

by **blodger14** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 10:43 am

yeshuas wrote:Well I found out why Crossfire wouldn't setup correctly (not at all) one of the new ASUS EAH3650 graphics cards is messed up. What is happening to ASUS, they are starting to put out crap.

i have the ASUS P5N-E Sli, and have already been through 2 since october. But its a good board so untill i get a nehalem i'm gonna keep it.

by **yeshuas** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 3:29 pm

blodger14 wrote:
yeshuas wrote:Well I found out why Crossfire wouldn't setup correctly (not at all) one of the new ASUS EAH3650 graphics cards is messed up. What is happening to ASUS, they are starting to put out crap.

i have the ASUS P5N-E Sli, and have already been through 2 since october. But its a good board so untill i get a nehalem i'm gonna keep it.

I have been a ASUS MB fan for many years, I have used their Graphics cards a few times. Just a little miffed as this is the second graphics card in just a couple months.

by **EXTREMEoverclocker** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 10:26 pm

leo27 wrote:to EXTREMEoverclocker the nvidia 790i and i believe the 780i have a video corruption issue that occurs when watching a dvd......so if you need sli support check up on this issue to see if it has been resolved.....if not and you don't need sli the intel chipsets are known to be more stable, run cooler and overclock higher so go for either x48 or x38 or p45.

is that video corruption for all 780 and 790 boards? or just the evga?

is P35 any good? i have been lookin at a few of those ... or should i go to P45?

by **Grav!ty** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 1:43 am

I'm inclined to stick to an Intel chipset for Intel CPU's. The P35 chipset is good. Check out some of the mobo recommendations that were made HERE, but obviously for DDR2.

by **freeagent** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:53 am

the video corruption also includes the 750i ftw boards, i know a couple of people that have one. intel is the best choice for chipsets right now, unless you need sli. p35 boards are good, i just bought an asus rampage x48 to replace my beloved p5k deluxe, wich is going to my mom, destined to spend its life at stock speeds. wich is for the best because ive punished this board like no other ive owned, and it took it like a champ. i think ive only run it for maybe a day or so of total run time at stock speed, this thing has lived for the last one year almost to the day with the fsb 50 75% over stock.

Edit:

thats 24/7, i only shut it off to clean it.

by **blodger14** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 4:41 pm

freeagent wrote:thats 24/7, i only shut it off to clean it.

why do you leave it on? as far as i know windows gradualy begins to fall apart if you leave it on.

by **EXTREMEoverclocker** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 8:11 pm

would the Asus P5Q3 Deluxe be a good pick? what ya think?

by **yeshuas** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 9:19 pm

EXTREMEoverclocker wrote:would the Asus P5Q3 Deluxe be a good pick? what ya think?

You will have to get DDR3 memory for that one, but I guess you know that. I got the P5Q Deluxe because I could still use my DDR2 Ram

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