Yeah, that's especially true. If you're using an inverted case, like a Lian Li, etc. then this is the ONLY board I would consider.
-----Original message----- From: "Greg Sevart" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:35:30 -0700 To: "'The Hardware List'" [email protected] Subject: RE: [H] Upgrade questions > Looks like a nice board. Too bad I didn't see it before--might have saved me > about $600. :) I've been wanting to go watercooling for a while, but chipset > heat problems due to heatpipe effectiveness in an inverted-motherboard case > design finally pushed me over the edge, to the tune of about $450. That, > coupled with the $350 I gave for my GA-N680SLI-DQ6...heh. > > Don't get me wrong, I'm quite fond of the board, and my temps are incredible. > Nice that I don't have to use any add-in cards for 10 SATA ports. I had the > eVGA 680i prior to the Gigabyte, and it would give intermittent problems with > two PCIe SATA cards installed. > > Greg > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of CW > Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 5:47 PM > To: The Hardware List > Subject: RE: [H] Upgrade questions > > I'll throw out another recommend for a different 680i board (the Gigabyte one > is nice) most 680i boards though are using the Realtek HD, which has > DTS-Connect and DD-Live, so you're covered there. I've become pretty fond of > the FoxConn entry. the N68S7AA-8EKRS2H. First, everyone is so enamored with > heat pipes, etc. but I've played with the Asus Striker and P5N32-E and I just > have not been impressed with how freaking hot the chipsets get with their > passive solution. While it looks neat, the longterm impact is poor, it just > means you have to have incredible ventilation in a case. > > The Foxconn solution is more old school, but it absolutely works. The heat > scores on the northbridge and southbridge are INSANELY cooler then on any of > the others, and if you're going to do water cooling, the fact that they use > standard blocks means you aren't having to rip a board apart, removing them > to add Water cooling blocks is much easier. > > The layout is clean, all aluminum capacitors is a plus, and for overclockers, > it OC's better then any board I've seen stable. It's not the most spendy, > but it's a great bang for the buck. > > > CW > > -----Original message----- > From: "Hunter, Gary" [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:53:27 -0700 > To: "The Hardware List" [email protected] > Subject: RE: [H] Upgrade questions > > > Thanks Greg, initially I probablly wont overclock but I have overclocked > > every system I have owned so I guess I will eventually. > > > > I've seen a few mentions on the list of Gigabyte boards lately and was > > going to look at them but I have had Asus for at least the last 8 years > > and they haven't let me down yet so that was my preference. > > > > I was unaware that 2.2v was high for the the RAM, what is the standard > > voltage for these chips? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Sevart > > Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 6:32 AM > > To: 'The Hardware List' > > Subject: RE: [H] Upgrade questions > > > > Are you looking to overclock? If so, take a look at 680i based boards, > > such as the Gigabyte GA-N680SLI-DQ6. Absolutely wonderful board--I have > > one--but they're about impossible to find right now. The first > > production run sold out much faster than expected; stock isn't expected > > to return for another couple weeks. I love the fact that it has 10 > > on-board SATA ports and the onboard sound has DTS Connect--I was able to > > eliminate 3 expansion cards on those features alone. > > > > The onboard passive cooling solution works pretty well, though I removed > > all of it to cool with water. > > > > I'd also strongly suggest looking for memory that doesn't require > > 2.2vdimm+ to meet rated speed. Almost all high-performance memory uses > > Micron D9GMH ICs, and these do not seem to handle high voltages (2.2v+) > > for long periods of time. Ideally, though, you would run a 1:1 FSB:MEM > > ratio and undervolt the memory. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hunter, Gary > > Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 11:53 PM > > To: The Hardware List > > Subject: [H] Upgrade questions > > > > Hi, > > > > I'm after some advice, upgrading my old Asus A7n8x deluxe and XP2100. So > > far I'm sure I will go for: > > > > PSU: Thermaltake W0116RU 750W > > http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817153038 > > > > RAM: Mushkin Redline 2GB > > http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820146114 (I like > > Mushkin as they are based in Denver and I can just go to their office if > > I have any issues). > > > > CPU: E6600 > > http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115003 > > > > > > > > What I am unsure of is the motherboard, I want a feature filled board > > similar to my A7n8X deluxe so I was looking at: > > > > Asus P5B Deluxe > > http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813131045 > > > > But there are some much more expensive boards that I can't really work > > out what practical extras I'm getting, are they really better? One of > > them is the Asus Striker board > > http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813131074 it looks > > very cool but does it cost so much more just because of the lights and > > gimmicky things? Does that fancy cooling system really work or is it > > just for show. > > > > Money is not really a problem (for the first time ever)so I want to get > > the best but I don't want to waste money. > > > > All opinions are welcome. > > > > Thanks > > > > Gary > > > > > > > > > > The information in this electronic mail message is sender's > > business Confidential and may be legally privileged. It is > > intended solely for the addressee(s). Access to this Internet > > electronic mail message by anyone else is unauthorized. If > > you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, > > distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in > > reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful. 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