Canadian 2.5RS
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Just like the title says. Tell me which mobo you think wins and why.
Discuss.
Discuss.
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I want to know the be all, end all, for overclocking a Q6600.
SLI: DFI Lanparty UT NF680i LT SLI-T2R
CF: X38 board
Singlecard: Any P35 or X38 board will do.
Since i dont like to pay for alucrap heatsink then ASUS and aspecially their ROG-card is not an option, Maximus Formula looks afull with its alusinks on the heatpipe.
I love these type of threads.
"Hey all, I have nothing to do today, so why don't you all engage in pages of opinion and argument so I can get off on the drama of it all, all while not contributing..."
Gotcha![]()
No budget and no SLI? As of right now I'd grab the ASUS Blitz Formula. That's been one of the best boards I've ever tested. Overclocks very well and is extremely stable. It has a great layout and is already to go for water cooling if you are into that sort of thing.
Fine then. If all of you guys are going to be like that.
Of those of you that overclock your Q6600, assuming you had no budget and you didnt need sli, which mobo would you choose and why?
The one in my sig. Got the CPU stable at 3.6 with temps ~40C running at full load. 29-30c idle.
agreed, if only this mobo supported sli and not just crossfire. Im at 3.2ghz right now, goal is 3.5ghz here really soon I'm thinking.
unfortunately RD600 performance isn't remarkable which just proves that fsb isn't the only thing - same as with many P35 boards that will do over 550fsb but performance actually declines as latencies were eased to allow for the high fsbs ...3) DFI lanparty UT ICFX 3200 T2R/G took the people who reviewed it as well as the people who read the reviews for a ride. Anand got one with a beta bios, which allowed for a maximum FSB of 511. You wanna know what their highest OC at 7X multiplier was? 3.577GHz (511 X 7). gdamn. Too add to that, you get a truly un-syncronized memory controller. The Memory frequency does not have to be any single or double figure ratio to the FSB. The north bridge on this sucker is truly remarkable.
unfortunately RD600 performance isn't remarkable which just proves that fsb isn't the only thing - same as with many P35 boards that will do over 550fsb but performance actually declines as latencies were eased to allow for the high fsbs ...
If high fsb is your thing though I've already seen a screenie of an X38 doing 6x 630+ fsb![]()
absolutely not but a lot of people get carried away in the contest for high fsbs & apparently don't realise the consequences.@ the bold part: this suprised you?
absolutely not but a lot of people get carried away in the contest for high fsbs & apparently don't realise the consequences.
Mind you that has been going on since at least S939 days so it's not anything new.
No budget and no SLI? As of right now I'd grab the ASUS Blitz Formula. That's been one of the best boards I've ever tested. Overclocks very well and is extremely stable. It has a great layout and is already to go for water cooling if you are into that sort of thing.
Does it work well on air? or is this one of those time where if you are not water cooling then you should go with ....?
Just like the title says. Tell me which mobo you think wins and why.
Discuss.
My list:
ASUS Blitz Formula -546.9MHz FSB
Yes, but is it actually available anywhere?
They don't have them listed online, but I'll see if I can pester them to ship me one anyway.
I think heat is the major problem with the maximus and it far exceeds that of the P35![]()
We have ways to make that not be a problem, bwahaha.
Okay, so I'd probably slap an MCW30 on the northbridge instead. Might not even put a fan on the southbridge, who knows! But I've already got everything except the MCW30 sitting around spare.![]()