Intel DP45SG (Skyburg)

[WolfSoul]

Don't know.. always had nvidia so Im used to it I guess and no complaints
I once had ATI.. back in the AGP days.. with 32.. or was it 64 MB memory
Hm well I say MS and Intel are both on same path.. too fast pace
I had a peek at the X58.. well as for the CPUs only the 920 is affordable atm

[CrowdAds]

[preyingrazor]

Originally Posted by chuckbam

I am a big Quad Core fan.

Your Motherboard is not that old. Don't you have PCI-E 2.0? But, I don't think you can overclock with the Intel board.

You can with the 0108 BIOS and above.

See here:

http://www.abxzone.com/forums/f41/ov...sg-114501.html

There are BIOS screenshots with how-tos and OC benchmarks on that thread.

Originally Posted by chuckbam

In many benchmarks etc, I don't see that great a leap with the i7 and the Quad Q6600. I made the change to the i7 because I had a older motherboard (P-965 Express). I don't like to change boards often so I went i7.

I've read a few reviews where games that are CPU limited fly with the i7. Crysis would be a case in point.

Originally Posted by chuckbam

This is what I get on the ST31000340AS - same

Even if it's not your C:\ drive and you probably use it as your data store drive, the buffer to disk speed shouldn't be that low. Make sure it's running in Generation 2 mode from Intel Matrix Storage.

Btw, why do you write "Two ATI Radeon RV670 GPU, 512MB DDR3" in your signature. Why don't you specifically mention the cards you use?

[chuckbam]

Originally Posted by preyingrazor

You can with the 0108 BIOS and above.



Btw, why do you write "Two ATI Radeon RV670 GPU, 512MB DDR3" in your signature. Why don't you specifically mention the cards you use?

Because they made so many versions of the HD 3850 and HD 3870 the name does not tell you anything.






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[preyingrazor]

I ran Intel's LinPack test again after the 4GB RAM upgrade.

With 4GB:




With 8GB RAM, I get considerably higher temps (8 to 9 degrees) and the test takes much longer. These are just 5 iterations. 10 would take approximately 6126s. Contrast that with only 1630s with 4GB RAM.

[preyingrazor]

General info post: If you're a RAID user, do NOT use the Windows built-in defrag utility. It will defragment the file system but destroy the RAID stripes.

Use a good program like Diskeeper Enterprise Edition for efficient RAID defragmentation.

See here for a more comprehensive write-up: Processor Editorial Article - Defragmenting RAIDs

[WolfSoul]

Ordering the 9550
Might concider some more testing and publish the results when I have it

[WolfSoul]

Ok guys a little issue.. it might seem small and ridiculous but yea
My boot on this board seems to hang.. reboot from within Windows seems to work alright but when I push reset button on the case it hangs.. have to switch it off and back on and then it works fine

[PsyChoses]

Ok guys, here's the situation, I just got word that my Skyburg is on its way back, also instead of getting the Rampage Extreme my sister got me the Maximus Extreme. Now I have to mobos to go crazy over

Which is better, the x38 Maximus Extreme or the P45 Skyburg, I am torn here guys, I need your advice

[hawkeyelom]

Originally Posted by PsyChoses

Ok guys, here's the situation, I just got word that my Skyburg is on its way back, also instead of getting the Rampage Extreme my sister got me the Maximus Extreme. Now I have to mobos to go crazy over

Which is better, the x38 Maximus Extreme or the P45 Skyburg, I am torn here guys, I need your advice

Thought you already had the replacement skyburg--Confused ?? I think Skyburg is better than the x38.

[OldDeadOne]

If you got the Asus Maximum Extreme,I thought that board wasn't out yet? I heard this was a totally new board that's about to be put out.

[OldDeadOne]

Pychoses,once you get that Maximus Extreme just exchange it for the Rampage(you might have to pay some) if you don't want it.

[PsyChoses]

I did not say I didn't want it ... I am just confused .. Plus the Maximus is like a year and a half old .... Came out December 07 .... Anyway, Shall I open a new thread for this board coz I want tips on how to upgrade its BiOS to latest version and stuff ...

[hawkeyelom]

Originally Posted by PsyChoses

I did not say I didn't want it ... I am just confused .. Plus the Maximus is like a year and a half old .... Came out December 07 .... Anyway, Shall I open a new thread for this board coz I want tips on how to upgrade its BiOS to latest version and stuff ...

Yes the board is a year and a half old and uses the 38 chipset rather than the 4000 series in the Skyburg and Intel X48 boards.... Man, the Skyburg is a better mother board---keep to the Rampage or Skyburg.

Again, don't you have the replacement Skyburg yet? I am confused???

[preyingrazor]

Originally Posted by WolfSoul

Ok guys a little issue.. it might seem small and ridiculous but yea
My boot on this board seems to hang.. reboot from within Windows seems to work alright but when I push reset button on the case it hangs.. have to switch it off and back on and then it works fine

What BIOS version are you using?

Originally Posted by PsyChoses

Which is better, the x38 Maximus Extreme or the P45 Skyburg, I am torn here guys, I need your advice

Skyburgs better. IDCC will be out this week too.

[PsyChoses]

Guys I like the Maximus, coz it has a total of 8 SATA ports, supports 1800 FSB, better cooling, better OC options .. I could o on ... Plus as the Rampage it has an LCD poster ... Anywho I find it way better than the skyburg coz it also has Dual x16 PCIe 2.0 that remain @ x16 in Crossfire ! Unlike the Skybur that becomes x8 in Crossfire