Maximus IV Extreme On Newegg

[Face2Face]

$350 for a SB board ? --- way to much money for a middle player in the next CORE generation.

 

[smakme7757]

$350 for a SB board ? --- way to much money for a middle player in the next CORE generation.

As it stands now an i7-2600K is the king of the hill apart from the $1000 980X (990X).....and most likely will stay that way for over half a year. I think it's irrelivent that 2011 wil be released in 8 months time because a high end 1155 boards offers so much power and flexibility that your pretty much set for a few years anyway.

Granted, you can buy a Rampage Extreme IIII for $450 when 2011 launches and get a 6core cpu for $600, but i still think 1155 (even with a $350 mobo) offers fantastic performance for the price and with the NF200 chipset you get a full featured board.

But like i said earlier these high end board are just a want, normally you can do just as much with a lower end board, but in 1155 case you are slightly pigeon holed because if you want to go SLI with 2x16 PCI-E you need the NF200 chipset which is only offered by the high end boards.

 

[Dadofamunky]

Geesh. You guys are all wimps. Back in the days when dinosaurs roamed the earth, I got used to paying $700-$800 for 386 motherboards. The chip doubled that. Heck, I remember buying a 286-20 CPU/mobo combo for $400 and thinking that was a kickass deal, which it actually was at the time. I made that sucker last me over four years. The 4x1MB RAM sticks ($40 a meg!) lasted much longer than that. That thing made Windows 3.0 sing. It almost matched my 386-33.

To one of the main points of this thread, I personally decided to go for the lower-end board since I don't seriously game. Nothing I do will ever challenge even an X16 single-slot. The other boards are drool-worthy. I just don't need the extra capability and need to spend the money elsewhere on a limited budget.

 

[RussianSensation]

but in 1155 case you are slightly pigeon holed because if you want to go SLI with 2x16 PCI-E you need the NF200 chipset which is only offered by the high end boards.

2x16 PCIe 2.0 slots have 2% performance advantage over 2x8 PCIe 2.0 slots. Even when comparing 8x/8x PCIe 1.0 on P55, Socket 1366 PCIe 2.0 16x/16x have little to no performance advantage.

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2134562

 

[Castiel]

I'm getting my hands on a pair of reference 5870's as well as trying to find another for tri for benching. Main reason i went with this board.

 

[smakme7757]

2x16 PCIe 2.0 slots have 2% performance advantage over 2x8 PCIe 2.0 slots. Even when comparing 8x/8x PCIe 1.0 on P55, Socket 1366 PCIe 2.0 16x/16x have little to no performance advantage.

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2134562

You don't have to prove it, i know , i've mentioned it countless times on the forums i frequent, but if you WANT 2x16 PCI-E you have to buy boards with the NF200 chipset.

That is why you are pigeon holed, as i put it.

 

[Face2Face]

Geesh. You guys are all wimps. Back in the days when dinosaurs roamed the earth, I got used to paying $700-$800 for 386 motherboards. The chip doubled that. Heck, I remember buying a 286-20 CPU/mobo combo for $400 and thinking that was a kickass deal, which it actually was at the time. I made that sucker last me over four years. The 4x1MB RAM sticks ($40 a meg!) lasted much longer than that. That thing made Windows 3.0 sing. It almost matched my 386-33.

To one of the main points of this thread, I personally decided to go for the lower-end board since I don't seriously game. Nothing I do will ever challenge even an X16 single-slot. The other boards are drool-worthy. I just don't need the extra capability and need to spend the money elsewhere on a limited budget.

Sorry you paid so much for those old trash cans. I guess back in the day you really didn't have much of a choice. I guess I was cheap even back then just got on my dad's 386 33 MHz and playing Prince of Persia in all of its EGA glory. All I am saying is that you should be able to spend a lot less on a SB motherboard and acheive the about the same performance. Asus can get away with charging $350 on a mobo that had pretty black and red colors and 1 poorly laid out PCI-E 16X slot -- Sorry not me.

 

[adairusmc]

I can care less what anyone thinks so it's definitely not that. Why did i buy this over a Fatality? Simple

1. Have a Maximus III and had a Crosshair IV. Love Asus boards
2. Best overclocking board on the market.

http://hwbot.org/hardware/motherboard/maximus_iv_extreme?tab=info

3. I never settle and buy whatever i want. I'm not married, have any kids.. That i know of .. Have an amazing career. I buy what i want whenever i want. I wanted this board ever since the first time i laid eyes on it.

4. Fatal1ty wasn't available and i needed to order a board by noon so i ordered this. Yeah it's expensive but who cares. It's only money

This.

If I was going to go with 1155, I would definitely pick up this board. I am running a Maximus III right now, and it has been probably the best board I have ever owned. Based on my experience with this I would not hesitate to get this board if I was in the market for one of these sandy bridge processors.

 

[s3s]

I dunno I got the 2600k and board for $300 a piece... Since I was going to build X58 with an x980. I think I'm getting a great deal. The board is pretty pimp. P8P67 PRO dosn't have the nf200 chipset... I fill all my slots 2 video cards and a revox2. Also it is a better quality board then the P8P67...