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LtMatt said:
I've been flashing bios's frequently on mine with no problem tips. I reckon that problem you had is a Nvidia issue only. I flashed my new 290 without even using it first without any of those problems you had.

@ Clovis - In your case (pci-e 3.0) you can get a cheaper board, but don't be put off by the PLX hate works fine here. :)
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It's absolutely nothing to do with nvidia, it's to do with how the pex chip (on my board anyhow) manages it's lanes along with having a review sample card along with an unreleased bios. My lanes don't list as 1/2/3/4/5 they list as 2/1/3/4/5. I discovered it's like that so slot '1' leaves room for ln2 pots apparently.

Regardless, still not a fan of plx, the next time tri cards become an option it will be on an enthusiast chipset.
 
pgi947 said:
It's absolutely nothing to do with nvidia, it's to do with how the pex chip (on my board anyhow) manages it's lanes along with having a review sample card along with an unreleased bios. My lanes don't list as 1/2/3/4/5 they list as 2/1/3/4/5. I discovered it's like that so slot '1' leaves room for ln2 pots apparently.
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Well it worked fine on mine anyway. Was the same as flashing on any other board. :)
 
LtMatt said:
Fine so far. With my cpu @5Ghz and gpu's undervolted a bit at -0.037v and all three cards at stock running crysis 3 max details @1440P with vsync off, peak wattage just over 900W.
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Ah good to know, I'm only @ 3.5 atm, haven't even attempted overclocking yet!
 
LtMatt said:
Technically you do mate, but i didn't include you cos you own Ten AMD gpu's lol. However i feel bad for saying that, so consider yourself on the list.

I need to do that thread, i will get round to that soon.
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Fixed.:D

Something people could think about is when Haswell - E launches there could be some real bargains on old X79 gear. I also think that for gaming Haswell - E could be a bit of a disaster, it all depends how the CPUs overclock or don't. The flagship 5960X is coming in @3.0ghz stock, if it is a poor overclocker it will be a bit like gaming on a Xeon server rather than a high clocking desktop.:eek:
 
you get 2 extra cores though which should even things out

I reckon they will oc fine,esp being high end platform
 
http://forums.tweaktown.com/gigabyt...-th-z77x-up5-th-overclock-settings-guide.html

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doesn't matter,all z77 gigabyte oc the same

just enter your own ram speed/timings

cpu might need more/less dvid(offset) that just depends on each cpu
 
Rossi~ said:
1200W Platinum SuperFlower on deal Matt

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-008-SF

was £179.99 inc VAT
NOW £149.99 inc VAT
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LtMatt said:
Lol i was just looking at that. That's how much i paid for the 1000W unit. Tempting.
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Cheers for the heads up Rossi, but I've decided to hang tight and not make any more pc purchases for a while. It's only a £30 saving and if i need the 1200W or higher later down the line I'll just buy it then.
 
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