I'm in a dilemma, HELP!

**dragon2309** · 12-26-2006, 02:15 AM

Ok guys, i need your help kinda quick-ish.

The mobo linked below is the new eVGA 680i... i love the board and want it in my new build. Thing is i can't jsutify paying £210 on just the board.

At this point in time, on an offer thats about to run out, its down to just £185 ish.... im in a dilemma, do i buy it quickly now in the sale and set it aside for when i build in february-ish time.... or do i wait unitl february when the price may have dropped to below £185 anyway...?

Opinions, suggestions? All wecome

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=MB-000-EA

dragon

Emperor_nero · 12-26-2006, 02:22 AM

I would wait, because I would think it would be lower by February, 2ish months is a rather long time for hardware staying the same price.

[-0MEGA-] · 12-26-2006, 02:27 AM

Well I have that mobo and i absolutely love it. The Gigabyte 965 is a great mobo, but you need to consider how future-proof it will be. The 680i has 3x PCI-E x16 slots, SLI, supports quad core and 1333FSB, and lots more. Thats the main reason I went with it.

Oh ya, and it's also great for overclocking.

[-0MEGA-] · 12-26-2006, 03:00 AM

Oh ya, just a note. Some people said that they had issues with SATA drives, but I never had a problem. eVGA also released a BIOS update on 12/21 which says that they fixed the SATA and RAID problems that a few people have.

**dragon2309** · 12-26-2006, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Emperor_nero

I would wait, because I would think it would be lower by February, 2ish months is a rather long time for hardware staying the same price.

That's what i was thinking, but then i thought that it is nVidia's latest chipset, and it wouldn't be getting old any time soon.... There's nothing else MAJOR in the pipeline (that i know of).....

Maybe ill just wait.... my bank balance hasn't recovered enough from xmas yet...

Quote:

Originally Posted by [-0MEGA-]

Well I have that mobo and i absolutely love it. The Gigabyte 965 is a great mobo, but you need to consider how future-proof it will be. The 680i has 3x PCI-E x16 slots, SLI, supports quad core and 1333FSB, and lots more. Thats the main reason I went with it.

Oh ya, and it's also great for overclocking.

Oh ya, just a note. Some people said that they had issues with SATA drives, but I never had a problem. eVGA also released a BIOS update on 12/21 which says that they fixed the SATA and RAID problems that a few people have.

21st.... wel, if i bouyght now the boards in stock might still have the old BIOS on them, if i waited then i would be pretty much garunteed that the board i buy would have the updated BIOS on them...

And seeing as you have it already.... Any bad points? Little niggles that are jsut annoying? I'm mainly getting it for overlcokcing my e6600, im only planning on getting a single 7900GTO but about 5-6 months down the line when i have the cash i will be getting a second and SLI'ing them. I firgured this would be one of the best boards to do that with....

dragon

[-0MEGA-] · 12-26-2006, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dragon2309

21st.... wel, if i bouyght now the boards in stock might still have the old BIOS on them, if i waited then i would be pretty much garunteed that the board i buy would have the updated BIOS on them...

And seeing as you have it already.... Any bad points? Little niggles that are jsut annoying? I'm mainly getting it for overlcokcing my e6600, im only planning on getting a single 7900GTO but about 5-6 months down the line when i have the cash i will be getting a second and SLI'ing them. I firgured this would be one of the best boards to do that with....

dragon

My board came with one of the earlier BIOS', but I never had any problems.

In my opinion, it's the best board there is, but there are a few slight cons about it. One being that the front panel headers are in a bad place (between the RAM slots and IDE port). I really cant think of anything else thats bad about it.

**dragon2309** · 12-26-2006, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [-0MEGA-]

My board came with one of the earlier BIOS', but I never had any problems.

In my opinion, it's the best board there is, but there are a few slight cons about it. One being that the front panel headers are in a bad place (between the RAM slots and IDE port). I really cant think of anything else thats bad about it.

Good good, i was pretty set on getting that one, but just trying to see whether it had any major flaws, i wouldnt expect it to being fairly high end-ish

I think i will wait... though, i have about 2 months (Febrauary) to get just over £600.... can it be done? who knows.... Ive got about £500 sitting in my account, its a bit low due to christmas. I owe about £150 to people, thats £350 left, then i have to get to work and have lunch and stuff every weekend, and eat everyday at school, gah, why do things cost money, it sucks. Total cost for this rig is (at the moment) around £810

dragon

[-0MEGA-] · 12-26-2006, 06:48 PM

What parts are you planning to get for your new build? (Besides the 680i and C2D?)

**dragon2309** · 12-26-2006, 08:51 PM

MSI 7900GTO (changed to two of them in SLi after a few months)

1Gb (2 x 512Mb Dual Channel) DDR2 800 - (The Corsair XMS2-6400 stuff)

Hiper 530w Type-R Modular PSU (12v1 @20A - 12v2 @17A) Im thinking of changing this to a better model, especially when i get SLi

Seagate 160Gb SATAII (small capacity, mainly because i don't use that much and it can be easily upgraded later)

And then obviously the core 2 duo e6600 and the evga 680i board

Thats about it, plus a few cables and fans and stuff, feel free to offer alternatives and suggestions. I'm open to pretty much anythign, but it does have to be intel, and it does have to be nVidia, lol, sorry.

dragon

*EDIT* - ok, i updated my quote on ebuyer, and everything EXCEPT the mobo comes to £667, that includes shipping and VAT, basically i dont want to stray too far away from the £800 mark as a grand total... So for the motherboard i wanna be spending about £140 minimum up to about £180 max, should be do-able by february methinks....

[-0MEGA-] · 12-27-2006, 04:33 AM

Since you said you're not going to buy this for a few months, are you sure you dont want to get a DX10 video card instead?

12-26-2006, 02:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
dragon2309 P.I Dragon Join Date: May 2005 Location: KENT, UK Age: 19 Posts: 8,332	I'm in a dilemma, HELP! Ok guys, i need your help kinda quick-ish. The mobo linked below is the new eVGA 680i... i love the board and want it in my new build. Thing is i can't jsutify paying £210 on just the board. At this point in time, on an offer thats about to run out, its down to just £185 ish.... im in a dilemma, do i buy it quickly now in the sale and set it aside for when i build in february-ish time.... or do i wait unitl february when the price may have dropped to below £185 anyway...? Opinions, suggestions? All wecome http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=MB-000-EA dragon __________________ Intel Core2Duo E6600 @ 3.1Ghz - (__CPU__) eVGA 680i SLi - (__MOB__) 4Gb Corsair Dominator DDR2-800 (4x1024Mb) - (__RAM__) 250Gb Western Digital SATAII 7200rpm - (__HDD__) nVidia BFG 8800GTS OC 320Mb - (__GFX__) LG DVD+/-RW 18x DVD-RAM - (__OPT__) Triple Boot - [XP Pro] + [Vista Ultimate] + [Ubuntu 7.10] - (__OS__) [3DMARK'03 :: 25,587] --- [3DMARK'05 :: 13,989] --- [3DMARK'06 :: 8791] - (__BENCHMARKS__) dragon2309.co.uk - a little slice of geek

12-26-2006, 02:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
Emperor_nero Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 2,301	I would wait, because I would think it would be lower by February, 2ish months is a rather long time for hardware staying the same price. __________________ I play Rugby, and no its not like it's sissy cousin with the pads.

12-26-2006, 02:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 26,897	Well I have that mobo and i absolutely love it. The Gigabyte 965 is a great mobo, but you need to consider how future-proof it will be. The 680i has 3x PCI-E x16 slots, SLI, supports quad core and 1333FSB, and lots more. Thats the main reason I went with it. Oh ya, and it's also great for overclocking. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM965 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // Dual 512MB GDDR3 8600M GT's SLI 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 3GB DDR2 667 DC 750GB SATA 3.0Gbps w/32MB // 400GB (2x 200GB) 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21366 // 7394

12-26-2006, 03:00 AM	#4 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 26,897	Oh ya, just a note. Some people said that they had issues with SATA drives, but I never had a problem. eVGA also released a BIOS update on 12/21 which says that they fixed the SATA and RAID problems that a few people have. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM965 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // Dual 512MB GDDR3 8600M GT's SLI 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 3GB DDR2 667 DC 750GB SATA 3.0Gbps w/32MB // 400GB (2x 200GB) 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21366 // 7394

12-26-2006, 06:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 26,897	What parts are you planning to get for your new build? (Besides the 680i and C2D?) __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM965 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // Dual 512MB GDDR3 8600M GT's SLI 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 3GB DDR2 667 DC 750GB SATA 3.0Gbps w/32MB // 400GB (2x 200GB) 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21366 // 7394

12-26-2006, 08:51 PM	#9 (permalink)
dragon2309 P.I Dragon Join Date: May 2005 Location: KENT, UK Age: 19 Posts: 8,332	MSI 7900GTO (changed to two of them in SLi after a few months) 1Gb (2 x 512Mb Dual Channel) DDR2 800 - (The Corsair XMS2-6400 stuff) Hiper 530w Type-R Modular PSU (12v1 @20A - 12v2 @17A) Im thinking of changing this to a better model, especially when i get SLi Seagate 160Gb SATAII (small capacity, mainly because i don't use that much and it can be easily upgraded later) And then obviously the core 2 duo e6600 and the evga 680i board Thats about it, plus a few cables and fans and stuff, feel free to offer alternatives and suggestions. I'm open to pretty much anythign, but it does have to be intel, and it does have to be nVidia, lol, sorry. dragon EDIT - ok, i updated my quote on ebuyer, and everything EXCEPT the mobo comes to £667, that includes shipping and VAT, basically i dont want to stray too far away from the £800 mark as a grand total... So for the motherboard i wanna be spending about £140 minimum up to about £180 max, should be do-able by february methinks.... __________________ Intel Core2Duo E6600 @ 3.1Ghz - (__CPU__) eVGA 680i SLi - (__MOB__) 4Gb Corsair Dominator DDR2-800 (4x1024Mb) - (__RAM__) 250Gb Western Digital SATAII 7200rpm - (__HDD__) nVidia BFG 8800GTS OC 320Mb - (__GFX__) LG DVD+/-RW 18x DVD-RAM - (__OPT__) Triple Boot - [XP Pro] + [Vista Ultimate] + [Ubuntu 7.10] - (__OS__) [3DMARK'03 :: 25,587] --- [3DMARK'05 :: 13,989] --- [3DMARK'06 :: 8791] - (__BENCHMARKS__) dragon2309.co.uk - a little slice of geek Last edited by dragon2309; 12-26-2006 at 08:56 PM.

12-27-2006, 04:33 AM	#10 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 26,897	Since you said you're not going to buy this for a few months, are you sure you dont want to get a DX10 video card instead? __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM965 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // Dual 512MB GDDR3 8600M GT's SLI 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 3GB DDR2 667 DC 750GB SATA 3.0Gbps w/32MB // 400GB (2x 200GB) 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21366 // 7394

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