Which motherboard for i7 4770k and R9 290X crossfire
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JustNeedSomeHelp
October 27, 2013 7:54:35 AM
Hello. Which motherboard will be best for my build? I've looked on this motherboard;
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
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JustNeedSomeHelp
October 27, 2013 8:01:26 AM
JustNeedSomeHelp said:
wdmfiber said:
Asus is arguably the best. Secondly I'd go for the MSI.Well, If I f.example buy 2x MSI R9 290x. Will it perform better on a MSI board then an Asus board?
Asus are a good work board with a good oc capability , but the msi is a better gaming board with 3pci express ports so you can spread the 290x a little further away for better cooling
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JustNeedSomeHelp
October 27, 2013 8:10:38 AM
ed d said:
JustNeedSomeHelp said:
wdmfiber said:
Asus is arguably the best. Secondly I'd go for the MSI.Well, If I f.example buy 2x MSI R9 290x. Will it perform better on a MSI board then an Asus board?
Asus are a good work board with a good oc capability , but the msi is a better gaming board with 3pci express ports so you can spread the 290x a little further away for better cooling
Hard choice o.o
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JustNeedSomeHelp said:
ed d said:
JustNeedSomeHelp said:
wdmfiber said:
Asus is arguably the best. Secondly I'd go for the MSI.Well, If I f.example buy 2x MSI R9 290x. Will it perform better on a MSI board then an Asus board?
Asus are a good work board with a good oc capability , but the msi is a better gaming board with 3pci express ports so you can spread the 290x a little further away for better cooling
Hard choice o.o
But I have to ask myself why I have never used an MSI board... i always use Asus
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Nope, absolutely not. You have to remember that MSI and ASUS have nothing to do with making the graphics card in most cases (a select few non-reference designed PCBs aside) - they just take the design they're given and slap on a cooler.
I would highly suggest the ASUS board over the MSI, as they have considerably better quality and should have better customer support.
Also, final thing, unless you're doing video or sound editing, or a whole bunch of really heavy duty graphics rendering, don't buy an i7. It won't perform any better for gaming than an i5, and no, hyperthreading does not make it "future proof."
I would highly suggest the ASUS board over the MSI, as they have considerably better quality and should have better customer support.
Also, final thing, unless you're doing video or sound editing, or a whole bunch of really heavy duty graphics rendering, don't buy an i7. It won't perform any better for gaming than an i5, and no, hyperthreading does not make it "future proof."
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JustNeedSomeHelp
October 27, 2013 8:18:24 AM
DarkSable said:
Nope, absolutely not. You have to remember that MSI and ASUS have nothing to do with making the graphics card in most cases (a select few non-reference designed PCBs aside) - they just take the design they're given and slap on a cooler.I would highly suggest the ASUS board over the MSI, as they have considerably better quality and should have better customer support.
Also, final thing, unless you're doing video or sound editing, or a whole bunch of really heavy duty graphics rendering, don't buy an i7. It won't perform any better for gaming than an i5, and no, hyperthreading does not make it "future proof."
I know. I will buy Asus
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All 3 would work.
But the asrock is M-ATX which would put the two cards next to each other causing a cooling problem for the top card.
Past that all the top brands(include gigabyte) will perform about the same.
Just verify that the board has two pcie-x16 slots that will operate as x8/x8, and that they preferably have a extra space between for airflow.
But the asrock is M-ATX which would put the two cards next to each other causing a cooling problem for the top card.
Past that all the top brands(include gigabyte) will perform about the same.
Just verify that the board has two pcie-x16 slots that will operate as x8/x8, and that they preferably have a extra space between for airflow.
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JustNeedSomeHelp
October 27, 2013 1:20:28 PM
geofelt said:
All 3 would work.But the asrock is M-ATX which would put the two cards next to each other causing a cooling problem for the top card.
Past that all the top brands(include gigabyte) will perform about the same.
Just verify that the board has two pcie-x16 slots that will operate as x8/x8, and that they preferably have a extra space between for airflow.
Which would you have bought?
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JustNeedSomeHelp said:
geofelt said:
All 3 would work.But the asrock is M-ATX which would put the two cards next to each other causing a cooling problem for the top card.
Past that all the top brands(include gigabyte) will perform about the same.
Just verify that the board has two pcie-x16 slots that will operate as x8/x8, and that they preferably have a extra space between for airflow.
Of the 3, the asus.
Which would you have bought?
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