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  1. 1. Which mobo is better?

    • XFX nFOrce 790i Ultra SLI
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    • Asus Maximus II Formula
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I'm trying to decied what mobo to get for my q6600 that looks good with a black PCB and green slot covers would be nice. I've narrowed it down to this nForce 790i mobo and this ASUS Maximus II. The Asus has better VRMS but the XFX has a more modern look which i value. Though the current pricing is really expensive I going to try and snipe one for cheap. But I can also go with P45 but every board I've seen looks like trash and i'm wondering if Linus's painting the motherboard with plastidip is safe to use.

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Why are you spending so much for a board on the LGA775 socket?

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13 minutes ago, arnavvr said:

Why are you spending so much for a board on the LGA775 socket?

i'm trying to find cheap ones i can get online i'm not getting those exact listings. however I already have a q6600 and running out and buying a new mobo ram and cpu would cost more than just finding a mobo for the cpu i already have.

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Just now, NvidiaIntelAMDLoveTriangle said:

300$ for a 775 motherboard, what the actual fuck?

idk that seller is just tring to sqeeze as much money out of it as possible

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Just p45 is already enough

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1 minute ago, Jurrunio said:

Just p45 is already enough

can you find a good looking one though (black pcb and no crazy copper heatsinks for the chisets

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P45 is WAY better than nForce. It benches higher and OCs higher.

 

MIIF is exactly that... A Mobo I'd Like to Fug. My favorite DDR2 board in my collection.

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8 minutes ago, SuperCookie78 said:

idk that seller is just tring to sqeeze as much money out of it as possible

Are people willing to pay that? I understand that you might since you want a specific thing, but in general do you think are people willing to that much?

I ask because I do have a 775 motherboard in the house, and that's really easy money.

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1 minute ago, Turbo_Muncher said:

P45 is WAY better than nForce. It benches higher and OCs higher.

 

MIIF is exactly that... A Mobo I'd Like to Fug. My favorite DDR2 board in my collection.

any p45 MIIF you suggest?

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3 minutes ago, SuperCookie78 said:

any p45 MIIF you suggest?

The one on ebay a week ago for $50 lol. X48 Rampage Formula are commonly under $100USD but you may have to wait a few days.

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2 minutes ago, Turbo_Muncher said:

The one on ebay a week ago for $50 lol. X48 Rampage Formula are commonly under $100USD but you may have to wait a few days.

ok thanks i don't like the copper but amount of it is livable compared to some other boards

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I got a really nice B350 motherboard and Ryzen 5 1600 brand new for less than 300 dollars... Anyways, if you want to paint it or plastidip it, don't get it on any heat-dissipating surfaces and make sure whatever you're using is nonconductive. 

 

*And make sure to cover up the slots on the motherboard as well.

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3 minutes ago, thegreengamers said:

I got a really nice B350 motherboard and Ryzen 5 1600 brand new for less than 300 dollars... Anyways, if you want to paint it or plastidip it, don't get it on any heat-dissipating surfaces and make sure whatever you're using is nonconductive. 

 

*And make sure to cover up the slots on the motherboard as well.

the point of the plasti dip is to paint the slots them selves so they would all be the same color at least

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3 minutes ago, SuperCookie78 said:

the point of the plasti dip is to paint the slots them selves so they would all be the same color at least

That's fine, just be really careful with it

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