Which Goes Better With A 9800 GX2

drwho · Mar 26, 2008, 05:05 AM

Which of these two motherboards would be a better choice for a 9800 GX2?

This one?

Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-X48T-DQ6 LGA 775 DDR3 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Or this one?

Newegg.com - XFX MBN790IUL9 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI DDR3 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

One of these boards will be teamed with an e8400 processor and 4 gigs of G.Skill DDR3 1600 memory.

Tipstaff · Mar 26, 2008, 07:42 AM

Personally I'd go with the Gigabyte board. Overall better quality, better support, and stability. However, going with the XFX board gives you 2 benifits: 1) it's running on a chipset designed for nVidia products, and 2) you have the ability to go with SLI in the future, which is something the Gigabyte board doesn't offer you (only Crossfire).

PandaZ3 · Mar 26, 2008, 01:10 PM

I would agree with Tipstaff, I would like a Gigabyte board with that Invidia chip-set for the best of both, but the Intel chip-set will handle a single 9800X2 just fine. The Chip-set doesn't matter much until you try to use two Video card slots.

drwho · Mar 26, 2008, 01:54 PM

Well, I can certainly say that I definitely have no plans to go with a dual video card setup, just don't see the need for it. I have my certain games that I like to play, but don't consider myself an avid gamer.

drwho · Mar 27, 2008, 04:22 AM

Well, I just ordered the Gigabyte x48T-DQ6 from the Egg and 4 gigs of G.Skill DDR3 1600 memory. After taking a closer look at both boards tonight, decided that I didn't like the heatsink pipes going all around the CPU Socket on the 790i. I have a Thermalright SI-128se that I use for cooling and no way did it look like it would fit the XFX 790i board. Hopefully I will have the board and memory by the weekend.

CDsDontBurn · Mar 27, 2008, 06:59 AM

i was going to say to get an EVGA 790i board if you were going with an NVIDIA based MoBo, but whatevers. you got the gigabyte board instead

.

still a good choice

looking at the gigabyte board pictures though, i'm astonished that it needs heatsink material on the back side of the PCB!

PangingJr · Mar 27, 2008, 08:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drwho

Well, I just ordered the Gigabyte x48T-DQ6 from the Egg and 4 gigs of G.Skill DDR3 1600 memory. After taking a closer look at both boards tonight, decided that I didn't like the heatsink pipes going all around the CPU Socket on the 790i. I have a Thermalright SI-128se that I use for cooling and no way did it look like it would fit the XFX 790i board. Hopefully I will have the board and memory by the weekend.

i think i like that RAM kit, and it's a 4GB kit as well. the G.Skill HZ is usually means, the kit is a very good overclockers RAM.

i'll be very interested in using a DDR3 platform a lot more than now, only if it's not selling for more than a half grand (for one kit, this is what i have to pay for it).

anyway, good luck and have fun with the computer building.

PangingJr · Mar 29, 2008, 10:25 PM

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**Mousey** · Apr 3, 2008, 11:58 PM

Holy shhhhhh have you seen the amount of USB Ports on that gigabyte board? MEH!!

PangingJr · Apr 4, 2008, 04:31 AM

taken from www.hardware.feichti.com
i don't understand the language itself, but from the pics the cooling system looks nice.

CDsDontBurn · Apr 4, 2008, 08:57 AM

that's a bit overkill on the watercooling there...

Judas · Apr 10, 2008, 03:43 PM

holy crap lol... walk about water cooling everythign

they should use kyrotech at that point...

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Apr 10, 2008, 07:46 PM

I like intel chipsets, nice and stable. In addition, they get supported for a long time. If you are doing SLi, no other way to go but nVidia IMO. But single card I like intel chipsets better.

Mar 26, 2008, 05:05 AM	#1
drwho HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 572 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Which Goes Better With A 9800 GX2 Which of these two motherboards would be a better choice for a 9800 GX2? This one? Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-X48T-DQ6 LGA 775 DDR3 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail Or this one? Newegg.com - XFX MBN790IUL9 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI DDR3 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail One of these boards will be teamed with an e8400 processor and 4 gigs of G.Skill DDR3 1600 memory. __________________

Mar 26, 2008, 07:42 AM	#2
Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 6,773 Rep Power: 190 System Specs	Personally I'd go with the Gigabyte board. Overall better quality, better support, and stability. However, going with the XFX board gives you 2 benifits: 1) it's running on a chipset designed for nVidia products, and 2) you have the ability to go with SLI in the future, which is something the Gigabyte board doesn't offer you (only Crossfire). __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick.

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PandaZ3 HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cornelius, Oregon Posts: 419 Rep Power: 0	I would agree with Tipstaff, I would like a Gigabyte board with that Invidia chip-set for the best of both, but the Intel chip-set will handle a single 9800X2 just fine. The Chip-set doesn't matter much until you try to use two Video card slots. __________________ It has to be Plugged In? To electricity? Video cards in house, 5770, 4650, HD 3870, X1950 XTX, X1900 XTX, X1900 XT and X1900 Crossfire, 2 X1800 XT's, X850 Pro, X800 Pro, AIW 9600XT, 9600 Pro, 9550 SE, 9200, 7000. XFX 6800 GS

Mar 26, 2008, 01:54 PM	Thread Starter #4
drwho HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 572 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Well, I can certainly say that I definitely have no plans to go with a dual video card setup, just don't see the need for it. I have my certain games that I like to play, but don't consider myself an avid gamer. __________________

Mar 27, 2008, 04:22 AM	Thread Starter #5
drwho HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 572 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Well, I just ordered the Gigabyte x48T-DQ6 from the Egg and 4 gigs of G.Skill DDR3 1600 memory. After taking a closer look at both boards tonight, decided that I didn't like the heatsink pipes going all around the CPU Socket on the 790i. I have a Thermalright SI-128se that I use for cooling and no way did it look like it would fit the XFX 790i board. Hopefully I will have the board and memory by the weekend. __________________

Mar 27, 2008, 06:59 AM	#6
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,779 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	i was going to say to get an EVGA 790i board if you were going with an NVIDIA based MoBo, but whatevers. you got the gigabyte board instead . still a good choice looking at the gigabyte board pictures though, i'm astonished that it needs heatsink material on the back side of the PCB! __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

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Mousey Synth's Long Lost Bro Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Web Design Hell Posts: 7,188 Rep Power: 245 System Specs	Holy shhhhhh have you seen the amount of USB Ports on that gigabyte board? MEH!! __________________

Apr 4, 2008, 04:31 AM	#10
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71	taken from www.hardware.feichti.com i don't understand the language itself, but from the pics the cooling system looks nice.

Apr 4, 2008, 08:57 AM	#11
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,779 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	that's a bit overkill on the watercooling there... __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

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