wolfeking
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I am going off an article at OCN, and their source is http://videocardz.com/34653/nvidia-geforce-gtx-780-will-utilize-gk110-gpu.
I can't keep up with technology these days... My 5870 is getting older and more outdated by the second.
True, but it can't be denied that even the mid range 7850 beats my old 5870. Ah well, times have changed. I'll hang onto it for as long as possible, don't have the money to upgrade now.5870 isn't that bad Some old video card can be good.
I think most people would!I would still take a 5870 over a GT610.
new idea. Going to get a motherboard that will actually be worth overclocking on. I have done an ungodly amount of research into this, and I want it.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128569
and plan is to sell the extreme 4 on ebay to cover a cooling upgrade too. 32 phase power should be fine, but will I need a new supply to put power to 2 EPS plugs? Or will the p4 adapter and EPS adapter work fine till I get a better supply?
and getting a HD6870 to play for a bit until I can get a HD7*** or GTX6** to overwhelm the graphics department.
Should fit fine in my case from research too. only .775 inches difference in width, and the case has a good 2" clearance, and all standoff holes are the same between it and ATX.
General consensus is that it is bar none the best overclocking motherboard invented. Has the best power setup on the market (this thing can handle 2000 watts and 166 amps just on the processor), and has manual overclocking and voltage monitoring points by default. Only thing it does not have that I want is a kick arse audio setup, but I am going to wait for christmas to get something better there.
Edit: By manual OC, I mean literally it has OC switches that can be adjusted while in OS.
And frankly, $150 of the price is in the power layout alone. It is worth it.
I do not like the looks of it at all. I would prefer an all black with chrome heatsinks, but that is not a look anyone is building. But I am fairly certain I will make good use of this board. Seeing as I can do 4.8GHz with the rather loose (compairitively) voltage control on the Extreme 4, I am hoping to get 5GHz+ on this board (seeing as the board is the holdup from what I have been experiencing).
And as for the price, You have to pay for the best. After all, you would not put a $15,000 975HP 454 in front of a stock TH400, now would you? Plus it is one of the few that can do 4 way SLI/CF on LGA1155.
I just want the highest stable OC I can get, because it means I can do more with BIONIC (why don't CF have a BIONIC team?) and can get way more points on FAH with it. Plus the cpu is weak to start with (in my eyes). But this is a conversation that always ends with "there is no competition and that is why" (competition as in matched performance).
Let's just say I want a great board that can OC like no tomorrow and hold off for broadwell (the tick of haswell) with 4 way CF/SLI as an option (again, more points, means ownage in a different kind of way).