[MaadDaawg]

I have an R2E based rig that's wc'd that started out life with a 965XE in it and the thing performed! Then, when I got my Classy (I have the one WITH the NF200), I put the 965 in the classy and bought a D0 stepping 920 for the R2E.

I never could get the performance out of the R2E with the 920 tha people were getting with the D stepping 920 on the Classsy. To say the least, I was bummed :(

So... I put a 975XE on the Classy and now plan on either selling a bunch of stuff, including the R2E, or, putting the 965 back on the R2E for awhile and maybe even freezing the 920 for a bit ??? Don't know for sure what to do yet.

I do feel from my experience that the Classified is far and away the better of the two boards. ASUS tech support told me the R2E would either OC the CPU or the RAM but not both.... the Classy DOES BOTH WITH EASE

Yeah.. time to sell the R2E, but they're not making the NF200 edition anymore :(

[2chesapeakes]

I have yet to [ut my 965 on the classy however I can tell you the R2E with the 975 did 4700 uncore with ease. I am still trying to figure this finicky biatch out. It appears the 975 that I have sucks on air however it still throwing surprises at me on LN2.

[MaadDaawg]

You have to be gentle with the 975. Unlike the brute 965 that will take anything you throw at it, the 975 doesn't like high voltages, so you need to find the sweetspot where she'll purr for you all day long. Start out at default settings with everything on auto and gradually increase the clocks, you'll be amazed at how fast you'll get on little vcore. Then go manual and fine tune her After getting used to the Classy bios, the ASUS bios really sucks cause it wants to do everything for you behind the scenes. Would rather do it myself

[2chesapeakes]

Originally Posted by MaadDaawg

You have to be gentle with the 975. Unlike the brute 965 that will take anything you throw at it, the 975 doesn't like high voltages, so you need to find the sweetspot where she'll purr for you all day long. Start out at default settings with everything on auto and gradually increase the clocks, you'll be amazed at how fast you'll get on little vcore. Then go manual and fine tune her After getting used to the Classy bios, the ASUS bios really sucks cause it wants to do everything for you behind the scenes. Would rather do it myself

I agree the classified has alot more options and seems to be the better of the two boards. I have to get the 965 on that board as it did rather well on the R2E however the board seemed to be limited with what it could do. Next LN2 session may be with the 965. Now I just have to RMA the R2E.