is the 790i ultra still a good board to get?

saintdefender · 8 Dec 2008 at 13:45

I want to overclock, but also i am wondering if this board is still a good board to get, i'v heard that its a really stable board but i want one future proof because in the future i will be upgrading to DDR3 and the i7.

So guys, if not, what is a STABLE future proof board that i can get? Limit is £300. I do want it to be an excellent board also, i am sure i can get one for the price.

Ranger07 · 8 Dec 2008 at 14:01

The 790's are good boards and will overclock pretty good but I was faced with a similar decision and decided just to go the whole hog and go i7. I reasoned that buying a 790 was wasted money as I was gonna go i7 at some point anyway.

I know its more than you want to spend but this would be future proof-

saintdefender · 8 Dec 2008 at 14:09

But the question is, what motherboard do i get with the I7? Sli Enabled since i am an nvidia guy. I need it to be DDR3, again, for future proof.

Ranger07 · 8 Dec 2008 at 14:21

That board does SLI and TriSLI

fergie128 · 8 Dec 2008 at 14:24

All the X58 boards support both SLI and CrossFire (except the Intel Smackover), as far as I am aware.

nightmare99 · 8 Dec 2008 at 14:38

All the X58 boards support both SLI and CrossFire (except the Intel Smackover), as far as I am aware.

Thats not correct I know the lowest MSI board (X58 Platinum) does not support SLI, I would expect some other manufacturers to release non SLI enabled boards.

helmutcheese · 8 Dec 2008 at 17:59

I would not ideally use the software SLI X58's, better with the ones with the SLI CHip on it.

Reality|Bites · 9 Dec 2008 at 13:36

What's future proof? tomorrow is in the future