650 sli or p35 chipsets..which is better for overclocking

[gamerxx13]

okay i know the p35 chipsets are great for overclocking. i was actually really leaning toward the gigabyte p35 ds4 ultra cooling. I know its awesome for overclocking that is why i was ready to buy it. But is it really that great? What are the pros/cons of the 650 sli chipset. are those equally as good in overclocking..or should just wait for the 680 to come out. thanks!

 

[JustaGeek]

You mean 780 chipset, correct...?

The difference is mainly due to being able to run the FSB and the Memory bus "unlinked", creating theoretically an unlimited number of memory dividers/multipliers. Easier overclocking procedure - just enter the required CPU and Memory frequencies in BIOS.

And they also support SLI.

 

[AFurryReptile]

It seems that quite a few of the 650i chipsets have problems running with intel processors, I've had nothing but trouble trying to get 4 stick of memory to run correctly in my board, but a lot of people can't even get theirs to post.

 

[Heidfirst]

650i has memory holes & runs very hot, P35 is just a lot easier to work with.
Oh & P35 overclocks quads better than 650i SLI plus seeing as many 680i mobos won't support Yorkfield how many 650i SLIs will?

 

[JustaGeek]

Originally posted by: Heidfirst
650i has memory holes & runs very hot, P35 is just a lot easier to work with.
Oh & P35 overclocks quads better than 650i SLI plus seeing as many 680i mobos won't support Yorkfield how many 650i SLIs will?

They probably won't...

I somehow believe that it is related to some weird Intel strategy of withholding certain instruction information from NVidia, in order to increase sales of their own chipsets.

It is just a theory, and I can't back it up, but we know about the SLI licensing dispute, and NVidia being exclusive here...

IMHO, if my suspicions are true, it is a bad marketing strategy - people with the MBs with 680i and 650i chipsets will just hold on to their CPUs, and this might hurt the Intel processor sales next year.

I will not think about the upgrade of the CPU if I can't get it to work on my MB - I like my motherboard and the "unlinked" FSB/CPU settings, plus the ability to SLI if I decide to do so.

But it is just my little theory, no facts whatsoever...