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11-04-2009, 04:46 AM
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EVGA 680i or GA EP43 UD3L
Long story short, which would you think is better for overclocking? I have the UD3L, but I have the option of trading it for a EVGA 680i board. Stats are in my sig. As far as I know, P43 boards have a FSB limit of about 400, but I know 680i boards can push a bit further.
Thoughts?
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11-04-2009, 05:09 AM
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I would pass on both and either get a 780 or P45.
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11-04-2009, 07:25 AM
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This isn't really an upgrade. If I do upgrade now, it'll be i7.
I'm not spending any money right now, I just wanna know which would be better for OCing.
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11-04-2009, 08:49 AM
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You have a UD3L board so no raid? The 680i has raid capability( cant imagine life without raid) So if I only had to choose between those 2 boards I'd go with the EVGA 680i. But like Goliath said a better board would be best GA-EP45-UD3P for awesome overclocking and possible crossfire since you have an ati card.
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11-04-2009, 01:36 PM
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I see.
As Fox said, your not gaining much from the 680, but still gaining, so you might as well go with that if you have it laying around.
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11-04-2009, 05:13 PM
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Go with the 680i. Every time I consider replacing mine, I come up with another reason not to.
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11-05-2009, 04:14 AM
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Alright, so I'm golden with the 680i. Thanks guys. =]
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11-05-2009, 07:40 AM
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nvidia always been stronger on memory, but you can never compete with intels all out performance when it comes to the CPU. if you can get a p45 chipset then go that route.
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11-05-2009, 06:01 PM
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you might need to make sure it has the latest BIOS flashed since older BIOSes (p30 and older i think?) do not support the wolfdale CPUs.
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11-19-2009, 04:29 AM
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... Ok, so everything I had lined up, fell through.
Now, I'm looking for someone to sell me their 680i boards... I know you guys really like them, but pleeeeeeeeeeeeease someone sell it to me... I kinda need a black PCB motherboard that overclocks well, on the cheap... =[
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