790i ULTRA SLi

**zbogorgon** · 03-09-2008, 05:29 AM

price is what people are prepared to pay

For example, I will never ever again buy nForce based board as long as NVIDIA is having monopol on SLI on motherboards and same goes for GeForces. 300+€ for motherboard that is only good for running SLI, you must be joking...

And same goes for every one of you! If you all run into stores and buy new 790i board for 360€, 890i will be 450€.

**SoulsCollective** · 03-09-2008, 05:34 AM

Originally Posted by zbogorgon

300+€ for motherboard that is only good for running SLI, you must be joking...

Erm...you did see the 600+ FSB and spanking3DMark scores on the previous pages, right?

All evidence is that this chipset isn't "only good for SLi", it's one of the best SocketT boards yet.

**zbogorgon** · 03-09-2008, 05:52 AM

I haven't seen 650+ FSB and I have seen it on 100€ Intel based board released in 2006 and I am quite confident that 2D, 3D Single card and non QX benching will stay on Intel based boards.

**George_o/c** · 03-09-2008, 06:26 AM

Originally Posted by SoulsCollective

Erm...you did see the 600+ FSB and spanking3DMark scores on the previous pages, right?

All evidence is that this chipset isn't "only good for SLi", it's one of the best SocketT boards yet.

These spanking 3D Mark scores that you lately saw with 790i, isn't only about the brand new n-Vidia chipset ... It's about sth else

... SKILLS ! Don't you think that Vince has the appropriate skills so that he crushes a 3D Mark WR ?

600MHz FSB ? ... hmm yes we 've seen that again with commando, P5B Deluxe etc etc ...

680i, 780i, 790i all of them are very good chipsets ...

And I really mean it ...

But on the other side of the coin, why do I have to pay an exorbitantly overpriced board so that I'm restricted in SLi ? Because the best 2D benching is an outcome of Intel chipsets ...

So, plz don't be a fanboy ...

**SoulsCollective** · 03-09-2008, 06:40 AM

Originally Posted by George_o/c

These spanking 3D Mark scores that you lately saw with 790i, isn't only about the brand new n-Vidia chipset ... It's about sth else

... SKILLS ! Don't you think that Vince has the appropriate skills so that he crushes a 3D Mark WR ?

Never said it wasn't mate. But you can't deny that you need the hardware as well - you can't pull a WR out of a s478 Dell beige box.

600MHz FSB ? ... hmm yes we 've seen that again with commando, P5B Deluxe etc etc ...

Again, never said that we haven't. I'm merely pointing out that there is no reason to dismiss this chipset just because it's an nVidia offering. They've come to the party, and now they need some recognition.

But on the other side of the coin, why do I have to pay an exorbitantly overpriced board so that I'm restricted in SLi ?

Now that, I will concede. They are expensive.

Because the best 2D benching is an outcome of Intel chipsets ...

Again (you guessed it), I never said it wasn't.

So, plz don't be a fanboy ...

Read my post. Read the post I replied to. I'm not an nVidia fanboi for pointing out that it is wrong to dismiss the 790i as "only good for SLi".

Bottom line - I couldn't care less if this was an Intel, AMD or VIA chipset - gross generalisations and off-hand dismissals help noone and nothing.

**George_o/c** · 03-09-2008, 06:49 AM

All right m8

Sorry if I was kind of rude ...

**SoulsCollective** · 03-09-2008, 06:51 AM

No worries mate, **** happens

**AndreYang** · 03-09-2008, 06:58 AM

Originally Posted by Zeus

Performance is awesome but so is the price unfortunenately.

Add another €300 for some good DDR3 and another €300 for a second videocard.

**Off to rob a bank**

Because it's ASUS motherboard.

**Oliver** · 03-09-2008, 07:01 AM

Originally Posted by AndreYang

Because it's ASUS motherboard.

True...

Like Vince says, its striker board @ $$...

But then instead of buying gold chain or sth like that to you girl, then buy a striker board to her and bench with it and say, hey man, its a striker... $$...

**zbogorgon** · 03-09-2008, 07:01 AM

you have to look it at different perspective. for ex.:

1st
You don't have a lot of money for comp stuff and like every smart person you won't buy two card system and you want the best performance for 2D and 3D and best overclockability. Any nForce board it at the very end of my list.

2nd
You have a little more money so two card system is an option so now you have to choose betwen CrossFire or SLI, you can't have both cause we are not $ loaded yet. If you choose CF, you'll have Intel based board that rocks 2D benching and not so bad at 3D. 3DMark01 sux, but 03, 05 and 06 are in pair with SLI. If you choose SLI you can forget 2D benching or Single Card benching but you'll have some decent results in 3D.
And there are some other things to consider, SLI costs much much more, you'll have constant headaches when overclocking, you'll have to give but loads of $ for graphic cards and now days 3D records are divided into graphic card models, vendors, single, multiple, so it's not really that important what you're benching as long as it's top benching

.

So now we come to loaded, millionaire category, where you can just buy everything you want, so there is really no need for reasons.

**massman** · 03-09-2008, 07:03 AM

Time to ask for review samples

**zakelwe** · 03-09-2008, 07:27 AM

I can't believe people are complaining about the cost of SLI

Check out this page

http://www.zenperformance.co.uk/p/pr...gement-sensors

and more specifically the

ESL Live Board
Subaru Impreza MY92-96

£550 for that sort of board which seems to be from 1980.

Good job you guys are not tuning cars.

Regards

Andy

**zbogorgon** · 03-09-2008, 07:31 AM

or maybe we are and that's why don't want to give 360€ for no good reason

**k|ngp|n** · 03-09-2008, 08:18 AM

Strikers are always expensive as hell, I would bet the msrp of the evga is lower.

Who knows, maybe we'll start seeing single video card records on NVIDIA chipset finally....would that change your tune ZBORG?

**zbogorgon** · 03-09-2008, 08:30 AM

depends on who makes them, if you not really

but if you do a Spi 1M or 32M WR, now that would be something

**k|ngp|n** · 03-09-2008, 08:32 AM

Originally Posted by zbogorgon

depends on who makes them, if you not really

but if you do a Spi 1M or 32M WR, now that would be something

LOL! Why the heck dont I count?

**zbogorgon** · 03-09-2008, 08:38 AM

not really, It's not really a fair game if someone has unlimited supply of graphic cards AND 2 or more month before everyone else

send my friend Moonman a couple of your cards and we'll see if you will be able to beat him and his 100€ P5K

**Russian** · 03-09-2008, 08:40 AM

But theres also the question of heat, will any overclocker be forced straight into water/LN2?

**k|ngp|n** · 03-09-2008, 08:46 AM

Originally Posted by zbogorgon

not really, It's not really fair game if someone has unlimited supply of graphic cards AND 2 or more month before everyone else

send my friend Moonman a couple of your cards and we'll if you will be able to beat him and his 100€ P5K

Which cards? ULTRA? GTS? Does it matter? This thread is about 790iSLI the motherboard, not graphics cards. Why should I send your friend any of my cards? I have every good P5K board made here with me not to mention X38.
Your preaching to the choir dude, every single card score I have ever made has pretty much been on INTEL chipset lol.

**k|ngp|n** · 03-09-2008, 08:51 AM

Originally Posted by Russian

But theres also the question of heat, will any overclocker be forced straight into water/LN2?

Question of heat on what? MOBO? This motherboards NB/SB is CRAZY cool compared to 680i boards. You could burn your fingers on striker 680i SB I swear it ran so damn hot. Even the 780i board put out a good ammount of heat on NB, but this mobo is very different. Running 450+ on quad 2006 is nowhere near same heat output. That was the first thing I noticed when I fired it up...BIG DIFFERENCE.

**zbogorgon** · 03-09-2008, 08:53 AM

well It was more of a joke that everything else and yes, we are talking about790i motherboard and I was comparing it to 100€ P5K which is probably still beter in many many ways

Originally Posted by k|ngp|n

Your preaching to the choir dude, every single card score I have ever made has pretty much been on INTEL chipset lol.

Originally Posted by k|ngp|n

Who knows, maybe we'll start seeing single video card records on NVIDIA chipset finally....would that change your tune ZBORG?

doh

**massman** · 03-09-2008, 09:01 AM

Zbogorgon ... wtf?

You haven't had any 790i board to play with, but you're already 100% sure any other Intel chipset will be better. C'mon, as a experianced bencher you should know better

**zbogorgon** · 03-09-2008, 09:08 AM

Originally Posted by massman

Zbogorgon ... wtf?

You haven't had any 790i board to play with, but you're already 100% sure any other Intel chipset will be better. C'mon, as a experianced bencher you should know better

I quess I am psychic then

**k|ngp|n** · 03-09-2008, 09:22 AM

Originally Posted by massman

Zbogorgon ... wtf?

You haven't had any 790i board to play with, but you're already 100% sure any other Intel chipset will be better. C'mon, as a experianced bencher you should know better

heh mm.
Honestly I kinda understand his/that logic based on precedent set with "some" past chipsets. Haven't done any direct comparisons in 3d or pi with intel chipset, so I can't sit here and say one thing or another
This thread is about the performance in SLI I'm seeing with the higher FSB capabilities of this chipset + DDR3 using current generation video cards on AIR(GTS's). Compared to what I was doing before..It's nice

.
There is a reason why I'm using GTS as it makes it more clear for guys with older boards/same cards. No next gen cards for smoke and mirrors. It's all the board.
First full LN2 runs this week will be with ULTRA's....now how old are those cards?

**zbogorgon** · 03-09-2008, 09:35 AM

Like nobody tested 790i Ultra SLI motherboard in Superpi at 5700MHz, 600FSB, 1000MHz DDR3 already?
And I got Asus Striker II Formula last week and some things just don't change.

and for me 8800 Ultra is as much graphic card as Enzo Ferrari is road car

p.s. I really think that there is as much Enzos in my country as there are Ultras

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