- Nov 28, 2010
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I can't decide between:
Gigabyte:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128702&cm_re=gigabyte_gaming_gt-_-13-128-702-_-Product
Asus:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132125
I've always had asus and they've been great boards, but after getting Gigabyte's GTX 970 cards I realized the build quality is phenomenal and I figured I should try out some of their other parts. I am planning to upgrade from my 2600k to a 4790k soon and I need a new motherboard. These are the two that have jumped to the top of my pile and I can't choose between them.
Again I'd like to try Giga, but the Asus Hero looks pretty nice. My needs are that I run 2 GTX 970s in SLI and I have an Asus Xonar Essence STX sound card. This also means that the onboard sound doesn't matter for me. The Giga GT seems nice for the space I'll get in between the cards, but the Hero also looks like it has decent space there as well. M.2 storage isn't a big deal for me as long as I can get SATA Express (which they both have). I will want to OC the devil's canyon a little, so overclocking is important. I don't plan on running any other video cards outside of the two so the PLX chip might be overkill on the Giga board, but it will give me the nice space. Also will two cards running in x16 be faster than two running in x8? If it is that will favor the Giga GT. I hear the build quality feels a little better with Giga boards these days, but ASUS has always been reliable and I've been using ASUS for 9 years now with success.
Not sure if many people have either of these...but any suggestions are appreciated
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Gigabyte:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128702&cm_re=gigabyte_gaming_gt-_-13-128-702-_-Product
Asus:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132125
I've always had asus and they've been great boards, but after getting Gigabyte's GTX 970 cards I realized the build quality is phenomenal and I figured I should try out some of their other parts. I am planning to upgrade from my 2600k to a 4790k soon and I need a new motherboard. These are the two that have jumped to the top of my pile and I can't choose between them.
Again I'd like to try Giga, but the Asus Hero looks pretty nice. My needs are that I run 2 GTX 970s in SLI and I have an Asus Xonar Essence STX sound card. This also means that the onboard sound doesn't matter for me. The Giga GT seems nice for the space I'll get in between the cards, but the Hero also looks like it has decent space there as well. M.2 storage isn't a big deal for me as long as I can get SATA Express (which they both have). I will want to OC the devil's canyon a little, so overclocking is important. I don't plan on running any other video cards outside of the two so the PLX chip might be overkill on the Giga board, but it will give me the nice space. Also will two cards running in x16 be faster than two running in x8? If it is that will favor the Giga GT. I hear the build quality feels a little better with Giga boards these days, but ASUS has always been reliable and I've been using ASUS for 9 years now with success.
Not sure if many people have either of these...but any suggestions are appreciated
.
I've got both (in sig) I did have a SB build that I sold, so I put together the Z79 (still somewhat in flux, just got a 980 Strix for it today, and may have a couple more changes coming), and also have sold my IB (the 3570K) so will prob replace it with another Z97 (maybe the Formula mobo) and am going to put together a AMD rig this weekend (the CPU cooler should arrive Sat)
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