ASUS Striker II Extreme (nForce 790i Ultra SLI) review
Posted by Julio Franco on 19 March 2008 - 06:48 · 12 comments & 7497 views
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#1 Posted by Izlude on 19 Mar 2008 - 07:50
- Err... I don't see it talking about the blue LEDS like the original one had... Anyone know? I love bells and whistles... I'm sorry, I have an acrylic case!!!
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#2 Posted by RAID 0 on 19 Mar 2008 - 07:50
- I"ll stick with the Intel chipset when I buy Intel chips.
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#2.1 Posted by phiberoptik on 19 Mar 2008 - 12:51
- Yea because Nvidia and the others have proven a high rate of failure on a constant basis..... and Intels are so much better.
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#2.2 Posted by Smigit on 19 Mar 2008 - 14:20
- Well everything I've read on forums and reviews ect have Intel chipsets ahead of NVidia for stability and overclock potential. Currently I'd only go NVidia if I wanted SLI.
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#3 Posted by _Raven_ on 19 Mar 2008 - 15:26
- Intel has been making chipsets longer then Nvidia. I had a Nvidia chipset and man the problems I had with it. Got a new board with Intel and haven't had any issues.
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#4 Posted by X'tyfe on 19 Mar 2008 - 15:50
- so the word on the street is nvidia chips suck then
damn so much for SLI -
#4.1 Posted by Smigit on 19 Mar 2008 - 16:18
- Well if you want SLI I'd still go the NVidia route then since you will get those performance gains in games. However if you know you arent going SLI I'd lean towards the Intels.
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#4.2 Posted by X'tyfe on 19 Mar 2008 - 19:42
- (Smigit said @ #4.1)Well if you want SLI I'd still go the NVidia route then since you will get those performance gains in games. However if you know you arent going SLI I'd lean towards the Intels.
is there any information on why they suck, and whats wrong with them? -
#4.3 Posted by Smigit on 20 Mar 2008 - 07:19
- (X'tyfe said @ #4.2)I dont have specific articles, but have read claims though that ppl that have used both have taken preference to the Intels either in forums (hardforums which I also visit) or motherboard reviews (a few of the reviews I have read have mentioned this in the introductions).(Smigit said @ #4.1)Well if you want SLI I'd still go the NVidia route then since you will get those performance gains in games. However if you know you arent going SLI I'd lean towards the Intels.
is there any information on why they suck, and whats wrong with them?
Anyway dont be scarred to get the boards anyway. I hear they have a bit of stability issues and dont clock as well but if your going to go SLI youll be getting benefits from that which will likely outweight and overclocking restrictions by a large margin. I also doubt they are THAT unstable or noone would buy them at all. Considering the sort of sites I go to which are pretty enthusiast driven, it's likely the issues there arent the same most ppl would experience given that 85% of ppl have no intention to overclock ect.
so with that in mind, thats why my preference is Intel, namely I want to overclock but dont want SLI. If I thought SLI was for me believe me I'd be happy enough to get an NVIdia chipset.
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#5 Posted by TC17 on 19 Mar 2008 - 21:16
- If your smart, you will stay away from all these overpriced Asus boards. I just wasted $250 on their Maximus board, and never in my life have I seen a board with so many problems. Its only been out like 5 months and its already being discontinued.
You definitely do NOT get what you pay for. Your much better off going with a cheaper less expensive board. They can overclock just as easily as any overpriced board can.
The Asus boards are also killing many peoples memory. Read the forums if you don't believe me. -
#5.1 Posted by Smigit on 20 Mar 2008 - 07:20
- (TC17 said @ #5)If your smart, you will stay away from all these overpriced Asus boards. I just wasted $250 on their Maximus board, and never in my life have I seen a board with so many problems. Its only been out like 5 months and its already being discontinued.It's only discontinued because within the month they are releasing the Rampage Formula, the X48 equivalent of the Maximus ( X38 ). And for all I've heard the Maximus is a very fine board (as opposed to the Strikers which arent all that flash by the sounds of it)
Unlike the previous generation 780i, this new chipset has been completely redesigned to properly accommodate technologies such as PCI Express 2.0 and Triple-SLI. The nForce 790i adopts Nvidia's C73 north bridge and MCP55 south bridge, giving it proper 1600MHz FSB support for the latest Intel 45nm processors.
There is however one chink in the Striker II Extreme's armor, and that is its exclusive support for DDR3 memory. While this could be seen as both a positive or negative feature, at least for now we feel most consumers will look at this as a drawback. Currently DDR3-1333 costs roughly four times more than DDR2-800 memory, while offering next to none performance advantages. It is not until frequencies of 1600+ MHz are reached that DDR3 begins to come into its own.