EVGA X58 or the Asus Rampage II - Which one

yes I am fully aware of that - more to the point, what basis have you got for comparison?

The way I see it is that the rampage is overpriced, sure it looks amazing and is a well put together piece of kit, but it has been marketed as an extreme overclocking platform

When a board nearly £100 cheaper clocks further than it easily, there are things ASus need to think about, the original rampage was amazing, the re2 fails to deliver in every way. Maybe I do focus on the overclocking ability of the board a little too much. But tbh, why would anyone (the op) consider an 'extreme' overclocking board if they are not slightly concerned about how it performs in the one area it is specifically aimed at

My point is that the gigabyte extreme, biostar, ud5 and rampage gene all out perform AND outclass the rampage and evga in EVERY aspect

I could go on also,
But then I know nothing about hardware
 
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Well what an interesting thread. Anyhow I stand by my original statement that there is not ONE bad i7 board out for sale. They are ALL good. And that especially shows when the largest concern becomes who has the best customer service.

Why are we fighting over 20bclk? I don't think any i7 system runs any better than other i7 rigs in real world use. maybe in benchmarks, yes. Personally I have had my i7 to 4.0 and could not tell any difference than at 3.8 in gaming, loading, or anything else. I'm sure the benchmarks are different though.

Remember folks, you only have to justify your purchase to yourself. Who cares what anyone else thinks. If your happy with your hardware, that is all that matters.
 
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When a board nearly £100 cheaper clocks further than it easily, there are things ASus need to think about

Pc upkeep can be costly, as we all know so I believe in Bang for the buck, it makes me happy and helps me sleep at night :)
 
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love my rampage 2 but i think the evga is designed better for sli and tri sli...and the support over at evga is probably the best there is out of the x58 mobo...i tried to buy an evga in dec 2008 but there was a supply shortage worldwide so i went for the rampage 2...all x58 boards are good to be honest but i would only stick with asus,evga and gigabyte,i know there are other brands like foxcon and msi but i do not trust there bios and build quality as much as the ones i have stated;)
 
Alright, a lot of mixed opinions.... all along I've wanted get the Rampage II... but then heard about their poor customer service.
I will have wait a little longer until someone messes around with the EVGA Classified..

Thanks for all your opinions!
 
go for teh EVGA x58

The above statement for me is not a very convincing argument to purchase one :D

The statement below below is

I have used every x58 board available and the highest clocking boards I have used are the ud5/gigabyte extreme and the biostar, I have yet to see RE2 do over 220 BCLK

I clearly DO know quality hardware otherwise I would not be employed by OcUK to do the job I do.

The op asked about two boards, he is clearly going to get people reccommending the board they have themselves. Chances are the won't have tried and tested every single x58 board to make an informed decision.
I am trying to help the guy out, you on the other hand have added nothing to the thread. If you had backed up your statement with facts, then I would have apologised for being wrong.
The fact of the matter is, the rampage is slower than a ud5 clock for clock. And the biostar can hit a higher bock
 
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I was in a similar boat, I was looking between an asus board and an EVGA.. Howeve I have had past problems with asus motherboards (1 arrived DOA, not a biggy but then so did 2 replacements) however my last graphics card was an asus and it gave me no aggro for about 3-4 years so I was uncertain.

Then I started reading up about the Gigabyte extreme, and having never owned a gigabyte based product, but always hearing good things I decided to buy it, and I must say. I'm glad I did, it has to be one of the best boards I've worked with (Abit NF-7S being joint ;) ) and as such would highly recommend them.

But that doesn't help choosing out of the 2 ;)
 
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