what one is beter asus or abit
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The bad thing with the Abit is almost all of the reviews say the bios is still very immature, the Abit can be had for £41 cheaper on a competitor site, im probably going to go with the EVGA from another site because they guarantee A1, as it is in the prod description.
wottyy2 said:
If you don't want SLi then I have no hesitation at all suggesting the Gigabyte DS4, ASUS P5B-E or the Abit AB9-QuadGT. All three are excellent boards and are now pretty much free from major issues although you may have to upgrade the BIOS on either to the latest version when you receive the board.
I have both the DS4 and the QuadGT and I think the QuadGT is the best of the currently available Core2Duo boards (and I've tested most of them). The new P35 chipset boards look very promising, but I have not yet tested any of them, so I can't comment.
My games-machine runs that EVGA SLi board, so I would then ask what RAM issues you're having with it? If it's surged power through the RAM slots then it's a relatively well known issue and you should take it up with wherever you bought the motherboard from. EVGA have been known to replace the board and the RAM, so it's definitely worth doing. If you bought the board and/or RAM on a credit card then the credit card insurance will also cover the accidental damage caused by one component failing on another.
Also - contact EVGA support as they are very helpful and would certainly at least get the board looked at for you.
The RAM slot surging is an NVidia chipset problem. You could spend £250 on a Striker Extreme and it still surges power through the RAM slots. The ASUS, Abit, ECS and Gigabyte 650i boards are all also known to do it, so any SLi board you buy could go the same way.
Also - contact EVGA support as they are very helpful and would certainly at least get the board looked at for you.
The RAM slot surging is an NVidia chipset problem. You could spend £250 on a Striker Extreme and it still surges power through the RAM slots. The ASUS, Abit, ECS and Gigabyte 650i boards are all also known to do it, so any SLi board you buy could go the same way.
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hi yah its bolwing ram 3rd ram to evga =( with in 5 mouths so yeah 3 to meny and i have read its the caps they use ie substand ones but u know what the net is like.and evga denies its ther bord but a lot of ram is bolwing from defrent manufacturer. if it was onley one manufacturer then yeah i whold belive them but its a lot more then one
hi yah its bolwing ram 3rd ram to evga =( with in 5 mouths so yeah 3 to meny and i have read its the caps they use ie substand ones but u know what the net is like.and evga denies its ther bord but a lot of ram is bolwing from defrent manufacturer. if it was onley one manufacturer then yeah i whold belive them but its a lot more then one
Didn't they say the ram is blowing around the 2.4v mark?, is that happening to you because your overclocking dangerously close to the 2.4v mark?. I plan to get one and not even bothering to overclock, if it serves fine like that then I willl have no worries, if it is a case of them blowing because of overclocking then that is at your own risk.
There seems to be a design defect in the NVidia board patterns that is causing them to have current/voltage surges through the RAM slots. This basically blows out the RAM sticks. I've not seen it myself, and I've had 6 P5N-E SLi's and two EVGA 680i boards pass through my hands since Christmas, but RAM failures are quite commonly reported on Extreme and EVGA's own forums.
With SLi and discounting the EVGA? Probably the ASUS P5N-E SLi, but I have high hopes for the Gigabyte N650-DS4.
They are all beset with issues in one way or another though. Only the ASRocks seem properly stable these days
They are all beset with issues in one way or another though. Only the ASRocks seem properly stable these days