[Chuchnit]

Guys I about bit the bullet and bought a Maximus IV Extreme a second ago. They are in stock at the egg, but prolly already sold out. I'm looking for a board that will work great for a 24/7 system but still have some fun when I wanna toss in the benching hdd and rip it up. I just can't seem to find a board that isn't bugged to hell and back in one form or another. The only thing that talked me out of the Maximus is that it's E-ATX spec width and I gotta fit it in a small case. Plus the darn thing is expensive as all get out.


What I really want:

• Nice slot layout since I'm leaning towards getting a 580 Direct CU 3-slot monster and still want to use my sound card.
  
• The ability not to loose random USB/eSATA ports if I wanna plug something in the last slot.
  
• Not completely full of random bugs.
  
• As mature BIOS as possible given the new platform.

What would be nice:

• Cheap as possible so I can swing for a 2600K too. It's either downgrade the CPU or get a weaker GPU.
  
• ATX form factor.
  
• EFI BIOS rather than the old school stuff.
  
• Ability to run my Hypers

Pretty much that leaves me with just a handful of boards and a couple alternates.


Giga UD7

Maximus IV Extreme

P67 Deluxe (has PLX chip for USB/eSATA lanes

Asus P67 Workstation board that Rick and Witchdoctor didn't like.

Asrock Extreme 6 - alternate since it's getting high praises for being the least buggy board out right now.

What do you guys think? Basically I'm trying to squeeze all of this into a tiny Fractal Design Define R3. I hate how few PCIe lanes P67 has since all of these nice new periphrials rely on PCIe lanes to be used.

[DOM]

i like the ud5 so far just not the cpus :(

but idk about the hypers on p67 mine cant run superpi at 2133 at any mem tim and running 1.74-1.76v needed with high oc...

im thinking of selling them before i kill them cuz there eol

and saw sutff on z68 starting to show up now

[Neuromancer]

I have been thinking about the IMC issues many guys are talking about. I bet the guys that are having trouble with brands, also have insanely high Bandwidth results.


Basically it boils down to it being another FSB issue. Since BCLK can not be upped, you gotta drop mem speed/timings to not over saturate.

Think it is why, for instance, Wprime runs easily at lower volts, and things like superpi require more. Since it is hitting the mem pretty hard too.

As for recommendations, I do not have one for your Chuch. only experience is with Dleuxe and learning hte pro right now.

New BIOS on the Deluxe works really well, M4E is ASUS flagship, so expect to pay for it.

asrock IS ASUS as far I am concerned.


OH, phases are not as important anymore, 4 phase power is Intel spec and their boards clock sandyB pretty well. Although I am chip limited at ~5.2 ish more speed might need more power.

Loaded sandyBs at 4.8GHz are using like 230W vice 81W at idle of power though (total system)

[Chuchnit]

Originally Posted by DOM

i like the ud5 so far just not the cpus :(

but idk about the hypers on p67 mine cant run superpi at 2133 at any mem tim and running 1.74-1.76v needed with high oc...

im thinking of selling them before i kill them cuz there eol

and saw sutff on z68 starting to show up now

UD5 looks nice and all but it is about $20 more expensive than it should be. It's funny that it is considering where they priced the UD7 vs. the MIVE. Gigabyte confuses the hell out of me.

Z68 does nothing for me. In no shape form or fashion do I want display connectors that I will never use wasting precious real estate on my back I/O. I just don't see what all the buzz is about it. It's nothing like the early rumors said. It's just P67 + the ability to use the crud onboard GPU.

Originally Posted by Neuromancer

I have been thinking about the IMC issues many guys are talking about. I bet the guys that are having trouble with brands, also have insanely high Bandwidth results.


Basically it boils down to it being another FSB issue. Since BCLK can not be upped, you gotta drop mem speed/timings to not over saturate.

Think it is why, for instance, Wprime runs easily at lower volts, and things like superpi require more. Since it is hitting the mem pretty hard too.

As for recommendations, I do not have one for your Chuch. only experience is with Dleuxe and learning hte pro right now.

New BIOS on the Deluxe works really well, M4E is ASUS flagship, so expect to pay for it.

asrock IS ASUS as far I am concerned.


OH, phases are not as important anymore, 4 phase power is Intel spec and their boards clock sandyB pretty well. Although I am chip limited at ~5.2 ish more speed might need more power.

Loaded sandyBs at 4.8GHz are using like 230W vice 81W at idle of power though (total system)

Ya all that phase stuff doesn't get my rocks off. The one thing that turns me on about sandy clit is the fact that it can do double duty as my daily rig and whip out competitive clocks without every changing cooling. If this was just for benching I wouldn't even care about all this stuff, but it will be 80% my daily grinder 20% benching when I can catch the wife and kid gone or sleeping. I just don't want some buggy garbage that's always giving me headaches when I wanna play a game or surf the net. Later this year I'll try to upgrade to a dedicated bench rig again.

[Witchdoctor]

UD7 or UD5 dude

I was going to get the UD7 but the MIVE became availible first ..........

[DOM]

wut about ud4 there under 2 bills and got the same look of a ud5

i only like the m4e looks vs the deluxe then found the ud5 so i got it and it is higher then wut ocm got his at but they all went up it seems....

but it looks u have to find or buy a 2600k that can run 55+ multi

i need to sell mine think im just going to play the lotto one more time and hope for the best... or go get my eyes checked in ny and take splaves

[Chuchnit]

^ tell ya what... I'll get the UD7 and we'll just swap back and forth.

[DOM]

then send me both to keep

i wanted to ud7 or m4e but they never came out on the egg so i had to front the money for the ud5 i dont think the wifes notice

but she doesnt know i got 2 2600k also lmao but there on the egg accunt

[OC Maximus]

I like my UD5. Don't think the board is holding anything back. Fits my needs just fine.

[rickss69]

Wait for the Biostar TP67XE.