Should I Upgrade?

bassybekx · Dec 6, 2013

Ok so I currently have an AsRock Extreme 3 970 board specs: 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16, 1 x PCIe x4, while I have crossfire enabled, also it has a power phase of 4 + 1 (not very stable for overclocking,

I really want to upgrade to the asus Crosshair v- formula z should? as 1. the power phase is 8+2 and it runs crossfire at 2x PCIe x16

or should i got for the AsRock Extreme 4 990fx with similar specs to the crosshair v??

3Dns · Dec 6, 2013

Ex4 will save you 100-150$ i guess

Novuake · Dec 6, 2013

The Crosshair V is not worth the cost by any means.

bassybekx · Dec 6, 2013

Novuake :

Can I ask why and what your reccomendation would be?

Novuake · Dec 6, 2013

bassybekx :

Because its all about branding.

A Gigabyte 990FX UD4 for example can provide the same overclocking and features at less than half the cost.

bassybekx · Dec 6, 2013

Novuake :

so if i go for the gigabyte i can get the same performance as i would from an asus crosshair v .. just to explain for a sec I cant overclock my FX-8320 past 4.1Ghz as its unstable I want to push it to 4.6Ghz maybe a little more .. and i can do this on the gigabyte board .. on the gigabyte board my crossfire will run at x8 x8 i want it at x16 x16

Novuake · Dec 6, 2013

bassybekx :

If the chip itself can handle 4.6GHz and the cooling is good enough for 4.6GHz(wattercooled for example), then yes the board can do it.

16x16 is overrated.

What graphics cards are you xfiring?

bassybekx · Dec 6, 2013

Novuake :

The chip is capable of 5.6Ghz

At the moment I'm crossfiring HD 7850 Oc Editions however after xmas i'm upgrading to the r9 290 and planning on crossfiring those

Novuake · Dec 6, 2013

bassybekx :

Then you do not need 16*16 at all.

How do you know YOUR SPECIFIC chip is capable of 5.6GHz.

bassybekx · Dec 6, 2013

Novuake :

It told me in the UEFI Bios .. said Maximum Clock Speed 5.6GHz

maybe i dont need it but is its kinda what I want

Why wouldnt I need it?

Novuake · Dec 6, 2013

bassybekx :

LOL its not that simple.

Each and every single chip(even 2 exact same 8320 from the same batch of chips), is different when overclocked.
One can get to 4.2Ghz, while another will reach 5Ghz.

You CAN not know what they are capable of until you actually get it to a given speed and its stable.

bassybekx · Dec 6, 2013

Do you know what the power phase of the Gigabyte board is ..I'm a dumbass is an appropriate ending to this thread thanks dude! Most greatful for your help!

Novuake · Dec 6, 2013

bassybekx :

8+2.

And nothing dumb about you.

You could not know this without actually knowing this.
So there you go.

bassybekx · Dec 6, 2013

Novuake :

one last question .. you said the GA-990fx-ud4 .. what about the GA-990FXA-UD5? its pretty much the same ..its all i can see online to purchase?

Novuake · Dec 6, 2013

Sorry, I mean the UD3.

The UD5 is better but only if its similarly priced is it worth it. Notably it has 16x16 xfire support.

bassybekx · Dec 6, 2013

Novuake :

I think I'll go with the UD5 its €150 here so thats fine rather the Crosshair V was over €200

Novuake · Dec 6, 2013

bassybekx :

Thats a decent price! Have fun!

bassybekx · Dec 9, 2013

Novuake :

You will be sorry to hear that i bought the crosshair v formula z after all haha .. the run up to christmas i thought .. why not i'll spoil myself and it will look great in my Cooler Master Haf-x 932 case

Novuake · Dec 9, 2013

bassybekx :

Novuake :

You will be sorry to hear that i bought the crosshair v formula z after all haha .. the run up to christmas i thought .. why not i'll spoil myself and it will look great in my Cooler Master Haf-x 932 case

Dat wastage/// :pfff:

bassybekx · Dec 9, 2013

Novuake :

I had the sabertooth in the basket and went nearly all the way through the payment but right before i clicked confirm purchase I was just like .. "No I want the Crosshair V I deserve it! LMAO .. so now Im 200euro down and awaiting arrival eagerly

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