Seems I was too premature in buying my Asus. Now I'm not sure what to do?
Like everyone else with an Asus 680i mb, I can't get anything stable over 320FSBx10 after playing with voltages/memory with the QX6700. It is rock solid and cool at the 3.2ghz and and I haven't yet tried any other multiplier e.g. 11-12 but this FSB is disappointing compared to the C2D performance of the board.
I also now find out that the HD throughput on this 680i platform is effectively (although not by design) capped relative to Intel's 975. Something like 120mb/s versus 190mb/s.
The only other alternative is to get the revised EVGA 680i which allows better Quad OC and add a hardware RAID controller. This seems kind of silly given the controller itself is about $200 where a good 975/965 board has maybe slightly less OC room on the quad but superior HD performance.
Given that there is a problem both with OCing the quad on this Asus board specifically and a HD ceiling on the 680i generally, what Intel 975 board with 3PCI-E slots would you recommend?
Thank you.
Like everyone else with an Asus 680i mb, I can't get anything stable over 320FSBx10 after playing with voltages/memory with the QX6700. It is rock solid and cool at the 3.2ghz and and I haven't yet tried any other multiplier e.g. 11-12 but this FSB is disappointing compared to the C2D performance of the board.
I also now find out that the HD throughput on this 680i platform is effectively (although not by design) capped relative to Intel's 975. Something like 120mb/s versus 190mb/s.
The only other alternative is to get the revised EVGA 680i which allows better Quad OC and add a hardware RAID controller. This seems kind of silly given the controller itself is about $200 where a good 975/965 board has maybe slightly less OC room on the quad but superior HD performance.
Given that there is a problem both with OCing the quad on this Asus board specifically and a HD ceiling on the 680i generally, what Intel 975 board with 3PCI-E slots would you recommend?
Thank you.
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