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Thx, updated the availability :)
And some boards are online at several (European) hardware stores. At least I can preorder some of them like the Asus P5B - P5B Deluxe - P5W DH Deluxe. Also the MSI P965 boards... But I am not sure if that counts for the rest of the world :) And most of the boards are not yet on the manufacturers site...
n00b question:
I want to either get the Nforce 590, Intel 975X or the RD600. I'm assuming u can't run SLI on the RD600, can't run crossfire on the Nforce 590, and the 975x you can run both? Or how does that work? Thanks
U got the first two right, no CF on NForce, no SLI on RD600, and with the 975x its certified for CF and not SLI but (correct me if i'm wrong) theres a mod that'll let you run SLI on it
975x = crossfire native (hacked sli, too, I believe. Poor support tho)
590 = sli only
In theory all three chipsets can do CF and SLi, but it's the driver that don't let them do it. Check Coolaler's thread were he is testing the RD600 board. He is running CF and SLI with hacked drivers :) With the same hacked drivers you van run SLI on 975X. ANd you could use the same trick to let CF work on an ATi chipset. But like I said, it's all in the driver...
what about just running a single card? that doesn't matter right
also i heard something about motherboards allowing for full 16x per card on each pci-e slot
will all conroe boards have that?
No indeed, it doesn't matter when you are running single card. And what do you mean with the second question? If you mean when you have 2 PCIe 16x and you plug in 2 graphic cards that both will run at 16x and not 8x. Well that is not possible with an intel chipset because those have not enough PCIe lanes... But the upcoming nForce 590 SLi IE does provide enough PCIe lanes. So when running SLI on a nForce 590 SLi IE both cards will run at 16x ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by hookid
Will the mATX boards be out soon too? A lot on the list say "Available in June" but no mATX :eek: !?
Is the nforce 590 Sli IE in any current conroe boards that are coming out soon?Quote:
Originally Posted by Skyline GT-R
Also will RD600 most likely run at 16x?
this is what im talking about: http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/s...leID=188703087
but i guess its not coming out until way later, so nvm
Well, the availability is kinda hard to tell, but normally the boards based on the P965 chipset should be here soon. The other 965 variants will follow soon :)
As for the nForce 590 SLi IE... Should be expect somewhere in august, just like the ATi RD600. And I believe that RD600 doesn't support 2x 16x PCIe but I'm not sure of that.
does using 16x on each card cause a huge speed increase? have there been any tests? because maybe ill wait then...Quote:
Originally Posted by Skyline GT-R
Thats the route I may opt for, £38 for the cheapo Asrock board (works with my existing DDR1 modules) will do for a few months until the prices start to drop then upgrade to a revised Asus/DFI board along with a decent pair of DDR2 modules.Quote:
Originally Posted by Metroid
I'm thinking of getting the Pentium D 805/930 first and running it on that Asrock board but it doesn't seem to have any vcore bios options :slapass:
Any ideas how far a 805 or 930 chip will go @stock vcore anyone? :stick:
3.6 roughly and probably similar on the 930...
Shame. I'm in the States... need a board so when Connie comes... at least I'll be ready to play!!!
775Twins-HDTV R2.0 uses DDR2 not DDr1 from the spec on the link there Stealthbomber
Actually it can use either: http://www.asrock.com/product/775Twins-HDTV%20R2.0.htmQuote:
Originally Posted by Pete
Quote:
Supports DDRII667 (DDRII x 2 DIMMs) with max. capacity up to 4GB / DDR400 (DDR x 2 DIMMs) with max. capacity up to 4GB
Get the ASRock if you want, but be prepared for many problems (at least with my expeirence of their company), i've had three of their boards (all different models), 2 didnt post, and the 3rd (my current board) has many problems, i have to wipe the HD once a month cuz it refuses to load windows for some reason, cant run certain games or programs cuz of driver problems and when i update the driver and restart, it wont load windows, random crashes..... but my expeirence, if u get it, hopefully u have a better one
For Asus P5WDG2-WS/Pro & P5WD2-E Prem. you will definitely need an
REV 1.03G for Conroe.
http://www.computerbase.de/artikel/h...erating_nvidiaQuote:
Originally Posted by hookid
overall it does make a very slight difference. but the difference might increase when Dual Core Graphic Cards will arrive ;)
you're currently offline.
another ASrock Mobo. but only FSB800 with 945? might be a misstake :D
http://www.asrock.com.tw/product/775i945GZ.htm
Look at the little picture on that page where it shows the CPU support, it says Conroe E4xxx so i'm guessin its only the cheap conroe thats not comin out till after the 23rd that has the 800mhz FSB
yeah, only E4xxx, due to the fact that the 945GZ can only handle FSB800. but I think there were some others who had this Chipset as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Meefle
the Edit doesn't work any more :(
775XFire-eSATA2+ <- this one only supports E4xxx as well.
that AASRock is only PCIE 4x too...
Is there really any advantage to buy a 975x vs buying a nforce 590 or RD600.
I mean other than the graphics card support. (being sli or CF)
do the 590 and RD600 perform a lot better in gaming? im assuming not.