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

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gamerxx13

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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!
 
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.
 
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.
 
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? 😉
 
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? 😉
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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...
 
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