EVGA E758-A1

jaggerwild

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Just trying to get some feed back on it, figured I'd post as it's in the mail. Now I need a CPU and Memory too.

thanks!
 

jaggerwild

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Well I bought this board instead of the classified as I will not be using all those PCIe slots, but do want to clock out pretty high I have a buddy who got 5GHz on air with the classified board. Witch is damn impressive, though far from stable too. I will be water cooling the CPU was thinking about getting the Bitspower NB/SB water block as I will be beating on this board hard.
Anybody else can confirm that there is no need to cool the NB more than the stock cooler? Also any suggestions for memory too, as from what I've read here @ Anandtech there is no need for the high dollar stuff.
Any feed back good bad or indifferent where is everybody?
 

lopri

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I heard good things about that board and I myself would pick that over the Classfied as well. My recommendation when it comes to north bridge cooling is to testing it for yourself. Not just the NB but also everything around the CPU socket and the heat pipes as well. Using a thermo-gun or thermal sensor will get you accurate readings, but often times your fingers can do the job just fine. :)

Touch the heat sinks on NB, SB, mosfet, etc. gently while running stress test and see how warm they get.. If they get too warm for my liking I'd employ a better cooling whether the heat causes a stability problem or not.