Good X58 motherboards?
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I don't understand, you do not want to buy a motherboard becauswe other people say it doesn't look good?
if so, I wouldn't listen to other people's opinions about how things "look". If I like the look of something, screw what everyone else likes.
It depends what you want out of the board. Do you want the GENE because it is mATX? I think a good overclocking X58 is the Biostar Tpower board.
if so, I wouldn't listen to other people's opinions about how things "look". If I like the look of something, screw what everyone else likes.
It depends what you want out of the board. Do you want the GENE because it is mATX? I think a good overclocking X58 is the Biostar Tpower board.
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I wouldn't buy a motherboard based purely on it's looks, but putting an mATX board into an eATX capable case is pretty stupid. The idea of mATX boards is that you put them in small cases, such as a HTPC or a LANbox, which are designed to be small or portable. You might as well go for an ATX mobo which will not only be cheaper, but will have more features and expandability.
Also, buying a large case because it has good cooling is all good, but when you cramp everything onto a small board, it kinda negates that effect.
Also, buying a large case because it has good cooling is all good, but when you cramp everything onto a small board, it kinda negates that effect.
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Maybe you'll get a slightly higher clock, but I'd rather get a larger board, that can cool better, has more slots for stuff, better spacing, and is cheaper, than an extra 20MHz on my CPU, or higher synthetic benchmarks.
If what you are ultimately after is the best overclocks, the Biostar is one of the best boards. Alright, so the R2G looks better, but if you're after looks, wouldn't a larger board look better than a tiny one in a huge case?
Show me some genuine facts that the R2G performs better (in actual use, not benchmarking) than other boards by a large margin, and I'll change my mind.
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I still don't see any "vista boots 5 seconds faster!" or "we get 10 more FPS in Crysis!" claims. No doubt it's a great board, but the difference is mainly in synthetic benchmarks. Bragging rights. E-peen. Willy waving.
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Too right. Personally I think the CM HAF932 looks naff anyway so maybe you had better change your case as well.
However to get to the thread, Is £20 on a Corei7 build really that much to get the P6T Deluxe. By the time you have taken Processor, Motherboard and Memory into account £20 is a roundup.
If you want the P6T deluxe because of it's features, then as the prvious poster said, £20 is nothing to stretch, even £50 is nothing. It's all relative. Personally I would stretch that £20 and not buy myself a pint this weekend.
The DFi seems to be a good board, but you have to read the reviews on each one, and decide for yourself. When I was choosing mobo's I asked a similar question on another forum. One guy said "If you want great overclocker, get the Striker II Extreme". I read the reviews, and thought "WOW" this is for me. That cost, and still does around the £300 mark. What I didn't realise however, that you need a watercooling system to run it at the speeds those people talked about. End result for me: going to have to spend £300 again on watercooling this summer so I can achieve a decent OC on this board.
What I'm saying is that these forums are grea, but don't listen to one person's viewpoint over another. Just because someone likes the "look" of a certain product over another, doesn't mean it's a better product.
At the end of the day, it all comes down to:
A: What you can afford
B: What you need out of it
C: The most popular.
The P6T deluxe is a popular board because it is a very good one. You still haven't said what you need your board for? Are there any features in particular that you're looking for? Like number of PCIE slots etc? Or just a good clocker?
The DFi seems to be a good board, but you have to read the reviews on each one, and decide for yourself. When I was choosing mobo's I asked a similar question on another forum. One guy said "If you want great overclocker, get the Striker II Extreme". I read the reviews, and thought "WOW" this is for me. That cost, and still does around the £300 mark. What I didn't realise however, that you need a watercooling system to run it at the speeds those people talked about. End result for me: going to have to spend £300 again on watercooling this summer so I can achieve a decent OC on this board.
What I'm saying is that these forums are grea, but don't listen to one person's viewpoint over another. Just because someone likes the "look" of a certain product over another, doesn't mean it's a better product.
At the end of the day, it all comes down to:
A: What you can afford
B: What you need out of it
C: The most popular.
The P6T deluxe is a popular board because it is a very good one. You still haven't said what you need your board for? Are there any features in particular that you're looking for? Like number of PCIE slots etc? Or just a good clocker?
Don't listen to what the company themselves tell you. I did the same with my purchase, and I'm stuck with a clock that my old mobo could do. (because of heat issues).
If you want a good clocker mate, and are unwilling to stretch to a P6T, I'd go Biostar any day. Especially if there aren't any reviews on the DFI board yet. The Biostar T Power has got a strong following on other forums, and on this oen I think too.
And again, every company will sell their boards as "the best OC platfrom". It might be the best OC platform when you're an enthusiast and know what you're doing. And even putting it under dry ice and everything. But if you're not going into hardcore overclocking, you want a board that will achieve a decent OC without too much hassle.
And no, I don't work for Biostar, just heard a lot of good stuff about that board.
Also, have you considered Gigabyte boards? But I don't know much of them at all I'm afraid.
If you want a good clocker mate, and are unwilling to stretch to a P6T, I'd go Biostar any day. Especially if there aren't any reviews on the DFI board yet. The Biostar T Power has got a strong following on other forums, and on this oen I think too.
And again, every company will sell their boards as "the best OC platfrom". It might be the best OC platform when you're an enthusiast and know what you're doing. And even putting it under dry ice and everything. But if you're not going into hardcore overclocking, you want a board that will achieve a decent OC without too much hassle.
And no, I don't work for Biostar, just heard a lot of good stuff about that board.
Also, have you considered Gigabyte boards? But I don't know much of them at all I'm afraid.
Just saw the P6T PWN - http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/x58-motherboard-i7,2252-21.html
Plus its one of the cheaper Motherboards!
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Plus its one of the cheaper Motherboards!
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