Hipro tested Striker and this is not good mobo for high oc and is slow, 25FPS slow with compare to IN9-Max form ABIT?
25 fps in a game is bloody much if you ask me , I think he was impying to 25Mhz FSB
well Hipro isn't a day to day user either , if you compare both mobo's at stock(meaning no volt mods no extra cooling...) I don't think there's much difference between Striker and Beast. All marketing crap form the sponsored reviewers/overclockers. All boards have their issues and stories, too bad no boards are bulletproof anymore like they used to be...
This paragraph ment Hipro that you guys push these boards for extreme testing and benching and it's not not a direct attack or anything, you guys are far superior to my humble little self I just wanted to comment, that for those that like SLI and a healthy easy overclock ( 450mhz or so 24/7) and a little bling the Striker ain't bad . I just want a day to day safe and stable overclock and sometimes a bit more to bench. On a note I always thought the ES versions always seemed to be better, meaning a higher overclock at a lower voltage ? I almost bought one via Ebay thx for the tip
It should be called Anus Striker Xtremely Xpensive.
And indeed The 680I is expensive but isn't the Abit in the same price league ? Only 5 euros (8 dollars) difference here in my country, EVGA is 49 euro's less... (59 dollars)
If one board manufacturer would release a board with the same specs and extras and it would cost 100 euro's less then his rivals he couldn't keep up with the demand , but hell no they just suck our the cash out of those that wanted that little extra....
In the new 0803 BIOS, be careful. At certain FSB speeds, if 1.2v HT voltage is set to AUTO, the board will pump a whopping 2.0v into a 1.2v circuit.
I downgraded since I tested the 0803 to 0402 again and I must say the voltages are spooked , I need less voltage on my CPU VTT ( set at 1.35 now and reads 1.55in Probe,previously 1.45 for 1.5 probe read out) and NB ( according to Asus probe it was overvolting quite a bit now, so I backed down to EVA2000's tips) but a bit more on the CPU core to get 1.55 for 1.41 Probe volts... Reflashed 3 times to 0402 now issue remains
Maybe my comment was a bit misplaced or badly phrased ( very bad in that), it's good that there are mad overclockers which test these boards to their limits, I never dream of pushing my boards this far, but some comparisons aren't reflecting the real overclock many users can get on daily basis( we just ain't got the hardware or cooling for that), plus there's more to a pc then just running nature test at 500fps for the average users...
Saaya yupp, I agree
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