XFX X58i Motherboard

aqua pc · 30 Jun 2009 at 18:13

XFX X58i Motherboard is this mobo any good for overclocking
as look at an i7 rig

scott

Speed · 30 Jun 2009 at 19:00

Plenty of reviews about, have a read:

http://www.motherboards.org/reviews/motherboards/1853_1.html

There's another good review, just google "XFX X58i review and it's the fifth result.

Helios1234 · 30 Jun 2009 at 19:42

Get something like a Gigabyte which is a proven board for overclocking. I don't think the XFX overclock as well from what I have read in the past.

rjk · 30 Jun 2009 at 19:42

i tried it and it was the worst performing x58 i have used

i would sooner buy a ud3r or a P6T vanilla

aqua pc · 30 Jun 2009 at 20:08

or i have been offered a asus rampage ii extreme x58 for £200 of a friend that has just been layed of from work still boxed

scott

WJA96 · 25 Jul 2009 at 20:01

rjkoneill said:
i tried it and it was the worst performing x58 i have used

i would sooner buy a ud3r or a P6T vanilla

That's odd as mine is very nearly as good as my P6T Vanilla. It used to be the cheapest Tri-SLi board, but since Gigabyte made all their boards Tri-SLi I can't see any real reason to get one unless it's very cheap (and they do seem to be very cheap at the places that have them).

AMG · 25 Jul 2009 at 20:38

i was not aware of XFX doing x58 :eek:

oh well we learn something new

malachi · 26 Jul 2009 at 00:39

Does look good with PCI Express x16 x3 but with max ram supported is 12GB when most x58 support 24GB.

Korduo · 26 Jul 2009 at 20:08

or i have been offered a asus rampage ii extreme x58 for £200 of a friend that has just been layed of from work still boxed

The ASUS Rampage II Extreme is a good mobo, for £200 you might want to look at Gigabyte UD5 also, I haven't used one but from what I read its good. The ASUS R2E gave me good results on my 920, currenty testing the W3520.