hey everyone,
we've just had the Gigabyte EP-45 Extreme motherboard up on the test bench - check it out!
looks like a damn fine motherboard! :thumbs-up:
Gigabyte P45 Mobo Reviewed
Started by razor, Aug 17 2008 07:49 PM
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Posted 17 August 2008 - 07:49 PM
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Posted 18 August 2008 - 08:07 AM
Good review! The numbers are so close on most of the tests that I can't help but make a comment about the margin of error though. 
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Posted 18 August 2008 - 08:34 AM
Looks like the oc'ability was limited by the speed of the ram used. I'd be interested in knowing what that quad can do, when not limited, with a board like this.
Also interesting that it seemed there wasn't much gained by oc'ing. From 2664mhz to 3570, the gains in all the tests were minimal. That's a 34% oc, yet the testing results were like 4% better:(
Also interesting that it seemed there wasn't much gained by oc'ing. From 2664mhz to 3570, the gains in all the tests were minimal. That's a 34% oc, yet the testing results were like 4% better:(
Edited by Fight Game, 18 August 2008 - 08:39 AM.
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Vista Premium 64 bit
Gigabyte EP45-UD3R
Intel e8400 @ 4.05ghz+ (in progress)
Xigmatek s1283 cooler
GSkill 4gb 1066 ram
Nvidia 8800gts g92 512mb
GSkill 64gb ssd's in raid0
Gigabyte GC-Ramdisk 4gb (page file, temporary)
Logitech speakers, mouse, and G15 keyboard
OCZ 600w psu
Antec 900
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Posted 18 August 2008 - 09:59 AM
I would attribute that to the video card more than anything.Also interesting that it seemed there wasn't much gained by oc'ing. From 2664mhz to 3570, the gains in all the tests were minimal. That's a 34% oc, yet the testing results were like 4% better:(
Booyah.
