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my rampage iv extreme didn't even cost that much...............................

 

Do you think an m power will have that "delid gaurd" thing? I may just delid and mount my block on the die, I'd imagine that's enough cooling to push over 1.5v for funsies

 

 

only the xpower ships with it as far as I know. I wanna run naked too. I dont feel alive until I hit 1.7-1.75V. Then I m really livin.

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only the xpower ships with it as far as I know. I wanna run naked too. I dont feel alive until I hit 1.7-1.75V. Then I m really livin.

 

 

I did that on my 6 core, can anyone say 500 watt TDP? LOL

 

It wouldn't boot doe, I shall try someday again with boot voltage+ boot frequency

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None, I like my MSI board with its integrated M-Sata slot :)

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Im gonaget the sabertooth MK1 or the Gryphon Z97 series

i love my tuf class

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My fav board, also the best bang for buck IMO is the asrock extreme6. ASROCK FTW.

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only the xpower ships with it as far as I know. I wanna run naked too. I dont feel alive until I hit 1.7-1.75V. Then I m really livin.

I think you can buy the dedid guard thingy on the internet for a few bucks soon, from the guys that buy the XPower and don't dedid (I know its stupid but I'm sure they exist).

 

Anyway, I'm planning to do a gaming built in a month or so with the devils canyon i7 and dual sapphire 290 tri-x, what do you guys think? Should I go with the Maximus VII hero (and go a red colortheme, red sleeving, red corsair AF fans etc?) or should I go with the Mpower and do a yellow built (yellow sleeving, yellow fan rings on the fans etc)?

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Whiplash: 4790k@4,4Ghz|Maximus VII Hero|4x4Gb Red/Black HyperX fury 1866Mhz|R9 290 Tri-X|Modded 450D|Sleeved cables on a M12II evo 850W|M500 480Gb| BenQ XL2411T@144Hz

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I think you can buy the dedid guard thingy on the internet for a few bucks soon, from the guys that buy the XPower and don't dedid (I know its stupid but I'm sure they exist).

 

Anyway, I'm planning to do a gaming built in a month or so with the devils canyon i7 and dual sapphire 290 tri-x, what do you guys think? Should I go with the Maximus VII hero (and go a red colortheme, red sleeving, red corsair AF fans etc?) or should I go with the Mpower and do a yellow built (yellow sleeving, yellow fan rings on the fans etc)?

 

 

i vote mpower!

 

the hero made my naughty list so i cant vote for that board, plus I think its overpriced. but hey bro the Hero has Keybot, we all need keybot! (jokes)

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i vote mpower!

 

the hero made my naughty list so i cant vote for that board, plus I think its overpriced. but hey bro the Hero has Keybot, we all need keybot! (jokes)

 

 

You think an m power max will be enough to push a 4790k/4770k to above 5 ghz?  I sort of want to go absolutely insane when I get it, since the chip is so cheap and the intel tuning plan is the best thing in existence :D

 

Although if the m power max doesn't come with that delid guard thing I may not, I really want to mount my block directly on the CPU and just literally murder it lol like 1.8v+ xD

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i vote mpower!

 

the hero made my naughty list so i cant vote for that board, plus I think its overpriced. but hey bro the Hero has Keybot, we all need keybot! (jokes)

Well :P I think I'll make a poll here somewhere on the forums what board to get :P, I'm a bit of a fanboy though, however the Hero might indeed be a bit overpriced however it is a really sexy board to imho... (with the rog emblem lighting up  :wub: ). But I'll wait what the prices here in the Netherlands are going to be... If the Mpower is like 40 euro's cheaper I know which of both its going to be :D

I'm not doing any extreme overclocking however, I'll just throw a 240mm AIO on there (probably h100i). Isn't that mpower not focused more on custom watercooling and ln2?

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Oops I think I should go and prepare myself for the shitstorm of noctua fanboys incoming... 

 

 

(That wasn't ment in a mean way :P But I just don't like the look of (regular) air coolers (and especially noctua's fans), but thats just personal preference I can understand why people like regular air coolers/noctua)

Build log "Whiplash" : http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/158477-the-hero/

Whiplash: 4790k@4,4Ghz|Maximus VII Hero|4x4Gb Red/Black HyperX fury 1866Mhz|R9 290 Tri-X|Modded 450D|Sleeved cables on a M12II evo 850W|M500 480Gb| BenQ XL2411T@144Hz

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Well :P I think I'll make a poll here somewhere on the forums what board to get :P, I'm a bit of a fanboy though, however the Hero might indeed be a bit overpriced however it is a really sexy board to imho... (with the rog emblem lighting up  :wub: ). But I'll wait what the prices here in the Netherlands are going to be... If the Mpower is like 40 euro's cheaper I know which of both its going to be :D

I'm not doing any extreme overclocking however, I'll just throw a 240mm AIO on there (probably h100i). Isn't that mpower not focused more on custom watercooling and ln2?

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Oops I think I should get my noctua fanboy gun ready...

 

 

I just feel the mpower is more stable when pushing the core and uncore to there limits.

 

I have always had really good luck with the  mpower lineup, hence my recommendation :)

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You think an m power max will be enough to push a 4790k/4770k to above 5 ghz?  I sort of want to go absolutely insane when I get it, since the chip is so cheap and the intel tuning plan is the best thing in existence :D

 

 

 

the intel tuining plan is not needed. delid your chip without physically damaging it. if it fails from overvoltage, just re adhere the ihs and let intel honor their 3 year warranty.

 

good luck getting a haswell i7 to 5.0GHz on water or air. these chips do exist but they are extremely rare:)

 

lets get naked! hook me up with the die guard!

 

I think the regular mpower will take any piece of silicone to its limit. max only if you want AC wifi.

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the intel tuining plan is not needed. delid your chip without physically damaging it. if it fails from overvoltage, just re adhere the ihs and let intel honor their 3 year warranty.

 

good luck getting a haswell i7 to 5.0GHz on water or air. these chips do exist but they are extremely rare:)

 

lets get naked! hook me up the the die guard!

 

I think the regular mpower will take any piece of silicone to its limit. max only if you want AC wifi.

 

I wanna watercool the VRM though, so I can fill up my 900D a bit more, it looks really empty, adding a few extra pieces of tubing may help that.

 

Surely I can push well over 1.6v on a low TDP chip with my custom loop, especially if it's mounted on a naked die?  I'd assume it'll hit 5 if I push enough voltage through the sucker.

 

Obv I won't be able to have it like that 24/7, but maybe for benches here and there ETC.

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I wanna watercool the VRM though, so I can fill up my 900D a bit more, it looks really empty, adding a few extra pieces of tubing may help that.

 

Surely I can push well over 1.6v on a low TDP chip with my custom loop, especially if it's mounted on a naked die?  I'd assume it'll hit 5 if I push enough voltage through the sucker.

 

Obv I won't be able to have it like that 24/7, but maybe for benches here and there ETC.

 

my i7 hits the wall at 4.9Ghz even if I blast it with 1.75V oh my.

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my i7 hits the wall at 4.9Ghz even if I blast it with 1.75V oh my.

 

 

lets cross our fingers xD

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you guys have a good day! I gotta go make some $$$$$

 

Thanks everyone who has shared what Z97 board they like or dislike. No wrong answers !

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you guys have a good day! I gotta go make some $$$$$

 

Thanks everyone who has shared what Z97 board they like or dislike. No wrong answers !

 

 

adios bud

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Asus fails once more with the looks it's better but the gold is just awful, ROG looks good DOE

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Haven't liked any of them. Make a full black board and cover the IO with a heatsink like on the RIVBE

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Not even this?

 

 

Except Evga :P

Just kidding, will be my next board definitely when the new haswells will clock to 5GHz without a hassle. Probably a 400$ pricetag but dont care

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