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11-25-2010, 06:57 PM
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#1 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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| Thoughts on the Rampage III mobo?
Hey guys,
just wondering if any of you have thoughts on this motherboard: http://ncix.com/products/?sku=55363&...nufacture=ASUS
I was thinking about buying this board for Boxing day (hoping it drops in price). I'm just wondering if you techies have anything that would be equivalent or better, and quite possibly cheaper in price?
the plan I have in mind is building a gaming rig. So, I'm pretty much going to buy an i7 chip, 4g ram, and a vid card with this on boxing day.
Budget is about $1000. Lower if possible. I'm really liking the specs on this board.
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11-25-2010, 07:00 PM
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#2 | | I STILL don't get it
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Can't comment on that specific board but i'm using an Asus Crosshair IV also a Republic of Gamer series board and its been serving me very well  | |
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11-25-2010, 07:06 PM
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#3 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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I've been told that the intel chips are doing a lot better for processing games and such, over the AM3 stuff.. So I thought to get this board. I've been told RoG puts in some quality work on their stuff though, so I figure your Crosshair is pretty nice.
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11-26-2010, 12:53 PM
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#4 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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I sport that mobo. i went from an ASUS maximum III gene to the rampage III and im loving every bit of it. if your planning to do some major overclocking, this mobo will handle the pressure well. if you want something close but save money then buy the maximus III gene with the price match on memory express. after taxes i got the maximus III for $130.
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11-26-2010, 04:50 PM
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#5 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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How is the Maximus? I don't really OC but I read this is still good for it with i5's. Did you upgrade because you didn't like or just for the extra power the rampage has? Posted via RS Mobile | |
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11-26-2010, 04:57 PM
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#6 | | I *Fwap* *Fwap* *Fwap* to RS
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Damn I got no input for that board, but it looks sick!!
sidenote: sandybridge board and chips are coming out sometime in dec-jan so you might wanna wait a bit before getting an outdated board since:
a) prices on those boards might drop when the new ones come out
b) low end sandy bridge board + cpu may out perform the rampage iii + a decent i7
just my 2c.
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11-26-2010, 05:16 PM
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#7 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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Hmmmm also a good thought. Thanks Tegz Posted via RS Mobile | |
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11-26-2010, 05:19 PM
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#8 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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Originally Posted by Playyground  How is the Maximus? I don't really OC but I read this is still good for it with i5's. Did you upgrade because you didn't like or just for the extra power the rampage has? Posted via RS Mobile | if you don't plan on ocing then don't bother going with this board its a great board for gaming and OCING and tegz is right too new chips are coming out, if not just buy those gigabyte mobo they are decent too not crazy ocing stuff but decent!
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11-26-2010, 06:13 PM
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#9 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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LOL...2 months later, you will be smashing your head against the wall, when the new socket is coming out in early 2011
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11-26-2010, 07:39 PM
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#10 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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well i do plan on running some OC, just not hardcore. My current rig is 2.5ghz OC'd to 3, with a sink fan.
Also please consider I'm trying to find a decent setup for boxing day. So yeah, new chips may come out, but they won't be on sale.
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11-26-2010, 08:03 PM
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#11 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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^ thats is correct they maybe do have like a big sale on the first week and thats it lol just like the 875k first week sales with mobo for 370 something, again new chips less heat less energy as usual I don't think it changes that much so really it don't change anything lol fuking technology release every fukin year so why bother?
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11-26-2010, 10:56 PM
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#12 | | Need my Daily Fix of RS
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if you aren't going to be doing some fairly decent OC, including ram, then its pretty pointless to spend 300+ on a mobo.
200-250 should probably be able to net you all the needed features/slots. Even the cheapest of the cheap mobos will allow you to do mild OC'ing (+20% or so) without issues these days.
i would just suggest reading the forum posts on ncix for any mobo's you're considering, lots of good info there.
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11-30-2010, 09:40 PM
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#13 | | I STILL don't get it
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I can hook you up with an I7 970 http://ncix.com/products/?sku=54680&...ufacture=Intel for about $400~450 in January if your interested. But your looking to spend ~1k on your build and your mobo costs 300 already x_x
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