Quote Originally Posted by kromosto View Post
i think x58 has a problem with pci-e interface. think that core i7 is a very powerful cpu as we can all see from cpu intensive tests but when it come to games we cant see its performance. now we know cpu has the power and we know what gpus can do so only thing that might cause this situation is x58.
Ditto!
The performance scalling drops non-linearly with the resolution(read with the increased PCI-e traffic).

Quote Originally Posted by dogsx2 View Post
C0 to D0 and B-2 to B-3..... glad I made myself wait this time. Everyother time I jump right in.
If you wait for the perfect steppings you'll never buy anything.