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Subject: Re: [AE] [OT] Best Windows Processor/Motherboard upgrade combo?
From: Brian Maffitt <brian@totaltraining.com>
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Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 17:56:14 -0400
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Since the ASUS' Firewire port is only FW400, I'd sooner get a PCI card =
to add 800 support for my legacy drives.

Good point about Thunderbolt, hopefully that will be available as a card =
expansion too?

I hope my Power Supply holds up... ;P

Brian

> yes the Gigabyte does seem better in that respect otherwise its a =
toss-up.
> The Asus still has a firewire port :-) and a few  more usb3's.
> These must be fairly recent products as I didn't find many reviews...
> On 14-Sep-12 00:31, Greg Balint wrote:
>> Here's a comparison on the Gigabyte and Asus Motherboards =
mentioned...
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=3DENE&N=3D-1&IsNo=
deId=3D1&Description=3Dgigabyte%20x79&bop=3DAnd&CompareItemList=3D-1%7C13-=
131-804%5E13-131-804-TS%2C13-128-562%5E13-128-562-TS=20
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>> The gigabyte looks like it's got an edge, by having an extra PCI-E =
Slot, (4 instead of 3), it lists 2133 as acceptable ram, without need to =
OC to get that speed, it's got 6 SATA 6Gb/s ports, vs the Asus having =
only 2.
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>> Plus, I'm a gigabyte user myself, and they've always been rock-solid =
for me.  I currently have a Gigabyte and an EVGA, both are great =
"performance" motherboards.
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>> ///Greg Balint
>> //Art Director / Motion Graphics Designer
>> /321.514.4839
>> delRAZOR.com/
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>> On 9/13/2012 5:23 PM, Evan Fotis wrote:
>>> Nice config, how does the Gigabyte board compare to the  similarly =
priced Asus P9X79?
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>>> FWIW, last year, had got a 12Gb pack (3x4gb) and after a while added =
another of the same, with no problem at all. If the mobo has the small =
version listed in its RAM supported list  it should support the big one =
too.
>>> On 14-Sep-12 00:01, Greg Balint wrote:
>>>> f you purchase the 2 32Gb kits, there's an off chance they don't =
work well together (which is why they sell paired kits of 64Gb)
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>>>> Buying the 2x32 kits, you'll spend $1366 on all of it...
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>>>> Buying the paired 64Gb kit, you'll spend $1607 on all of it
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>>>> Keep in mind with high-performance Ram at those quantities, you'll =
want to manually set your timings or enable XMP in your bios.. it won't =
be "completely" plug - n- play.
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