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post #11 of 15
5/27/12 at 12:26am
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I think either of those board will do fine. If your going to x-fire though, I am not sure if a 6850 would saturate a 4x slot or not, just something else to think about.

It doesn't really, you lose about 5% FPS overall..
As for the board i'd stick with the ASUS as it has more phases, which basically means more overclocking (this is overclock.net) and it will probably last longer!
That and Asus is a more well known brand! thumb.gif
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post #12 of 15
5/27/12 at 12:28am
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You have a good point about the crossfire part. The TA990FXE looks like a really nice board. Its a little over my budget but it has a $25 mail in rebate. Might go with that one
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post #13 of 15
5/27/12 at 12:34am
It doesn't look like there's a huge performance loss. Either board should serve you well.
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5/27/12 at 12:46am
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Thanks for everyone's help. I think the biostar should be good enough
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5/27/12 at 12:46am
Agreed, your not doing anything too intense like some of us do smile.gif
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