Hi,
i was sure buying the MSI Eclipse Plus Board together with i7 965 XE CPU,
Now i found at PCMag.com an review about the little sister of Eclipse Plus, the Eclipse SLI
Quote:
and there the board didnt got a really good rating, they criticize the unstable BIOS and the layout. I want to know if the MSI Eclipse Plus has made it better, but can't find-out something about that.
I choosed the MSI Eclipse Pluse before the ASUS Rampage Extreme II and ASUS P6T6 Revolution, cause @ the MSI Eclipse Plus have can change QPI and Uncore settings and the Asus Boards cannot. How important is it for you to control the QPI and Uncore. I think It's really neccessary for overclocking RAM.
Now I am at doubt if that feature balances out the contras named at PC Mag.
Now i am standing where i was before. I need help to select a Mainboard between these 3:
MSI Eclipse Plus, ASUS Rampage II Extreme or ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution
i was sure buying the MSI Eclipse Plus Board together with i7 965 XE CPU,
Now i found at PCMag.com an review about the little sister of Eclipse Plus, the Eclipse SLI
Quote:
The pricey ($350 street) MSI Eclipse SLI is a high-end motherboard based on the new Intel Core i7 CPU and the company's X58 chipset. As you'd expect from the product name, it supports Nvidia's dual-graphics SLI technology. It also works with AMD's CrossFire graphics, though. The target audience, tech enthusiasts and gamers will find a clean layout and a wealth of features, but the implementation of some capabilities leaves a bit to be desired. For example, there's an LED temperature readout-and that's good-but depending on your hardware and case, it's difficult or impossible to see. The designers also made a strange choice with the power-management hardware, putting it in a dongle rather than building it in. And because the overclocking software is too unstable to be usable, overclocking requires a long, manual trial-and-error process. The board itself is quite stable when pushed, though, and performs well. Although pricey, the MSI Eclipse SLI a solid contender and will certainly give you a superb Core i7 system. |
I choosed the MSI Eclipse Pluse before the ASUS Rampage Extreme II and ASUS P6T6 Revolution, cause @ the MSI Eclipse Plus have can change QPI and Uncore settings and the Asus Boards cannot. How important is it for you to control the QPI and Uncore. I think It's really neccessary for overclocking RAM.
Now I am at doubt if that feature balances out the contras named at PC Mag.
Now i am standing where i was before. I need help to select a Mainboard between these 3:
MSI Eclipse Plus, ASUS Rampage II Extreme or ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution