Hello!
Last friday by Gigabyte Z97 UD-3H-BK died after 8 months of usage. I can send it back, but since I`m not i`m in Europe and I bought it from Newegg, sending it back would cost more then the mobo itself, so not worth it.
Instead I just bought a brand new Asus Sabertooth Z97 Mark 2.
So here it comes:
when I was using the Gigabyte board, the voltage on the CPU was fluctuating between 0.8 V and 1.23 V by default.
when using the ASUS board, the voltage fluctuates between 0.8 and 1.17, which is much lower (from the CPU point of view).
Now the fact that the voltage is lower is definitely a good thing, but does that imply a better potential OC as well?
The fact that the voltage is lower, means the board is of better quality?
System specs:
4790K CPU
2 x 4 GB Ripjaws RAM
GTX 970 Gigabyte Mini Itx version
OCZ Vertex 460 240GB
Thermaltake 750W Gold PSU
Noctua NH D15 on the CPU
Stock clocks for the moment.
It`s just last night that i fitted the new mobo in place.
Last friday by Gigabyte Z97 UD-3H-BK died after 8 months of usage. I can send it back, but since I`m not i`m in Europe and I bought it from Newegg, sending it back would cost more then the mobo itself, so not worth it.
Instead I just bought a brand new Asus Sabertooth Z97 Mark 2.
So here it comes:
when I was using the Gigabyte board, the voltage on the CPU was fluctuating between 0.8 V and 1.23 V by default.
when using the ASUS board, the voltage fluctuates between 0.8 and 1.17, which is much lower (from the CPU point of view).
Now the fact that the voltage is lower is definitely a good thing, but does that imply a better potential OC as well?
The fact that the voltage is lower, means the board is of better quality?
System specs:
4790K CPU
2 x 4 GB Ripjaws RAM
GTX 970 Gigabyte Mini Itx version
OCZ Vertex 460 240GB
Thermaltake 750W Gold PSU
Noctua NH D15 on the CPU
Stock clocks for the moment.
It`s just last night that i fitted the new mobo in place.
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