I had the DFI board and it was the biggest POS I have ever used. My P6T was way better.
Difficult Intel X58 Motherboard Choice
I'm trapped between a bunch of motherboard choices right now....
DFI X58
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136063
EVGA X58 TR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813188046
ASUS P6T Deluxe V2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131365
I like the DFI because it has a great reputation for being a rock solid board, but the plethora of BIOS options is staggering and difficult at best
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I like the EVGA X58 because it's backed by EVGA and the chipset block is easily replaceable with a waterblock that I fully intend on installing on whichever one I choose.
I like the ASUS because it's a solid board and is known for good overclocking, but replacing the chipset heatsinks may be difficult considering I would have to replace all of the heatsinks at once.
Any thoughts to help me out of this conundrum?
DFI X58
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136063
EVGA X58 TR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813188046
ASUS P6T Deluxe V2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131365
I like the DFI because it has a great reputation for being a rock solid board, but the plethora of BIOS options is staggering and difficult at best
I like the EVGA X58 because it's backed by EVGA and the chipset block is easily replaceable with a waterblock that I fully intend on installing on whichever one I choose.
I like the ASUS because it's a solid board and is known for good overclocking, but replacing the chipset heatsinks may be difficult considering I would have to replace all of the heatsinks at once.
Any thoughts to help me out of this conundrum?
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...ex58%20extreme
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I'd go with the Asus if you don't like the Gigabyte board. I've not heard anything bad about the P6T's.
Originally Posted by Burn I like the EVGA X58 because it's backed by EVGA and the chipset block is easily replaceable with a waterblock that I fully intend on installing on whichever one I choose. I like the ASUS because it's a solid board and is known for good overclocking, but replacing the chipset heatsinks may be difficult considering I would have to replace all of the heatsinks at once. Any thoughts to help me out of this conundrum? |
I'd go with the Asus if you don't like the Gigabyte board. I've not heard anything bad about the P6T's.
Let's include the bloodrage in the discussion, why not
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Forgot about it! Replacing all those heatsinks would get pricey, though.
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Well, the point is that it's easy to do it. I had the most difficult time working the bolt-through kit in my Hammer, but only because I completely forgot about the MOSFET heatsinks being easily removable. I would have literally been saved 2 solid hours of frustration if I'd remembered that, but I didn't and it's already done, so whatever.
But if you want to talk about it getting expensive, well, think of it this way, the Blood Rage is down to about 250 USD now, a bargain compared to the higher-level options considering how great it really does in the end. I think the cost gap is cleanly closed after you get to replacing its heatsainks, anyway.
Originally Posted by Burn Let's include the bloodrage in the discussion, why not
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But if you want to talk about it getting expensive, well, think of it this way, the Blood Rage is down to about 250 USD now, a bargain compared to the higher-level options considering how great it really does in the end. I think the cost gap is cleanly closed after you get to replacing its heatsainks, anyway.
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