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we have a computer with a sapphire mobo and i am sure it makes the pc extremely slow, i checked all other components and the tests were fine.

did someone of you encounter problems with a sapphire mobo?

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when did sapphire make mobos, i thought they only did gpus

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Wow. I didn't know Sapphire did motherboards. Probably a bad sign.

 

Also, this : 

 

MOTHERBOARDS DON'T CAUSE PERFORMANCE ISSUES.

 
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pfft, even if sapphire made motherboards... it's prolly overheating, add case fans

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Sapphire motherboard.

 

Damn.

 

But no, motherboards don't generally cause performance issues. Try again.

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we have a computer with a sapphire mobo and i am sure it makes the pc extremely slow, i checked all other components and the tests were fine.

did someone of you encounter problems with a sapphire mobo?

Well Sapphire aren't really that mainstream like asus, msi or gigabyte. I wouldn't expect the same standard of quality & stability unless they're an underdog like foxconn, asrock evga etc.

 

when did sapphire make mobos, i thought they only did gpus

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Well Sapphire aren't really that mainstream like asus, msi or gigabyte. I wouldn't expect the same standard of quality & stability unless they're an underdog like foxconn, asrock evga etc.

 

You'd be surprised if you look a round ya'know.

They make some interesting stuff, like the Pure Platinum Z77 and A85XT.

 

http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/?cid=2&gid=1040&sgid=1167&pid=1557&psn=&lid=1&leg=0

http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/?cid=2&gid=1181&sgid=1182&pid=1477&psn=&lid=1&leg=0

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Well Sapphire aren't really that mainstream like asus, msi or gigabyte. I wouldn't expect the same standard of quality & stability unless they're an underdog like foxconn, asrock evga etc.

 

You'd be surprised if you look a round ya'know.

 

If by not mainstream you mean despite being AMD's no1 GPU partner (and ATi before) and having been in the PC tech game since 2001 then sure, they haven't been around since the 80s like Gb/Asustek/Msi but they're definitely not a company I'd sideline, Sapphire make good products.

 

I agree with you if you mean just for motherboards and not overall though, but Sapphire is a big name IMO.

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I have seen some of their motherboards, i have never heard of anyone have performance issues though with the boards them selfs.

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If by not mainstream you mean despite being AMD's no1 GPU partner and having been in the PC tech game since 2001 then sure, they haven't been around since the 80s like Gb/Asustek/Msi but they're definitely not a company I'd sideline, Sapphire make good products.

 

I agree with you if you mean just for motherboards and not overall though, but Sapphire is a big name IMO.

They do great GPU reskins and overclocks, but MOBOs? Never heard of them doing that until now.

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They do great GPU reskins and overclocks, but MOBOs? Never heard of them doing that until now.

 

Yeah they've made motherboards for years, but like Zotac (who again are not exactly well known to produce motherboards either) I think they sell the majority of them in Asian territories like China.

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Yeah they've made motherboards for years, but like Zotac (who again are not exactly well known to produce motherboards either) I think they sell the majority of them in Asian territories like China.

Zotac still exists? I thought they went up in smoke like Biostar.

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Zotac still exists? I thought they went up in smoke like Biostar.

 

Zotac still do Nvidia GPUs, they have custom coolers on up to 780Ti on the market so they do the whole range of Nvidia consumer GPU products pretty much.

 

They are a large supplier in Asia.

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I've read some shit in my time but this..

 

What's the CPU/OS/Hard drive?

i hope it will work better with the new cpu and mobo

the os is win 7 64bit running 8gb ddr3 corsair ram and the cpu is AMD Athlon II X4 645, another guy said he has a 635 and runs crysis 3, bf3, etc. without problems so it aint a problem the cpu

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Zotac still do Nvidia GPUs, they have custom coolers on up to 780Ti on the market so they do the whole range of Nvidia consumer GPU products pretty much.

 

They are a large supplier in Asia.

Ah that's it. They've disappeared from U.S. markets apart from GPUs (I always buy EVGA or the Gigabyte Windforce in the case of the 750 TI). I thought they were dead and gone. Guess not.

 

Why does Sapphire only sell AMD GPUs? Wouldn't they make better profit selling from both teams?

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I like there X79 motherboard looks sweet. I like the look of the Z77 pretty nice.

52043-00_PURE_BLACK_X79N_C01_63459299976

The amount of pci-e 16x slots is a bit ott but not an ugly board.

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Ah that's it. They've disappeared from U.S. markets apart from GPUs (I always buy EVGA or the Gigabyte Windforce in the case of the 750 TI). I thought they were dead and gone. Guess not.

 

Why does Sapphire only sell AMD GPUs? Wouldn't they make better profit selling from both teams?

 

Why does EVGA only sell Nvidia?

 

Neither of the no1 partners for either company sell the competitor's product, maybe some kind of exclusivity deal on the brand name IDK but I'd say EVGA have a pretty valuable reputation.

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