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| [Parts Check] Ivy Bridge Configuration Options + Price check for So I'm about the pull the trigger on an i7 3770k and possible a z77 Sabertooth or a P8z77, I'm not sure which, I'm also eying an Asus Xonar DX, so I'm wondering if this will be overkill with these two boards, the Xonar has 7.1 and Dolby headset, which would be nice for my usual gaming time, when my wife and kids go bed.
So what I'm asking is: Which out of the two boards do you guys like best the Sabertooth or the P8z77? Why and should I get the Xonar on top of either of these boards... I originally started checking out the Xonar based on my current system...
Which brings me to my next question...
I got an offer on my current system which is an Asus P5Q, with an Intel Core Duo Quad Q6700, and 8 gigs of RAM, the prospective buyer is a buddy of mine that's a notorious cheapskate so I'm going to have to set a price, how much should I let it go for (In your opinions)
Cheers,
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El QuintronResident Mouth BreatherPremium
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kudos:2 | Re: [Parts Check] Ivy Bridge Configuration Options + Price check Bump... |
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There is 1 to many P8z77.
There is P8Z77-V LX, P8Z77-V LK, P8Z77-V Deluxe, P8Z77-V Pro, P8Z77-V, P8Z77-V LE, P8Z77-M, P8Z77-M Pro, the list goes on and on. »www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLi···A%201155
You could also check the box for ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77. And then check on the other P8Z77 to compare it.
If I have money, I might go with ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77. |
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| True dat, was looking at the deluxe version, but it's a bit much, might go for the "pro" version
said by FizzyMyNizzy9:If I have money, I might go with ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77.
Most likely my choice as well... do you think adding a Xonar DX to this would be overkill?
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I use a Xonar STX for my earbuds. Doesn't seem over kill to me.. Because I hate creative labs sound card. Time to time creative labs sound card for get it self. I finally throw that pos out the window and got the Asus Xonar STX and it works fine. Never have that issue any more.
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kudos:2 | So you would definitely take the Xonar over the onboard Audio then?
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Anon | As it is easy enough to buy and add a xonar after you have built your machine why not try the onboard with your own ears and judge for yourself? It isn't like you are taking any additional risk by doing it this way as you aren't paying extra for the onboard sound. You are going to get it either way. It also won't require any radical reconfiguration of your machine to add it later. |
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| said by :As it is easy enough to buy and add a xonar after you have built your machine why not try the onboard with your own ears and judge for yourself?
Ultimately that depends, because the Xonar is available now, and the 3770k will only be available at the end of the month... so I may actually install it now, and just add it to my new configuation later.
All lust for tech aside you do have a good point... I'll do a few searches to see if either of those boards support dolby headphone out of the box
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With slower pc. Me and my brother notice. It does slow down a bit in games for onboard vs. pci/pcie card.
Another thing I almost for got to tell you. Tho, those asus are great. Asus does have bad support. As in, they dont really update their drivers. I use »brainbit.wordpress.com/category/uni-xonar/ and install on top of the asus drivers. =D
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| said by FizzyMyNizzy9:With slower pc. Me and my brother notice. It does slow down a bit in games for onboard vs. pci/pcie card.
Another thing I almost for got to tell you. Tho, those asus are great. Asus does have bad support. As in, they dont really update their drivers. I use »brainbit.wordpress.com/category/uni-xonar/ and install on top of the asus drivers. =D
Again up to you.
All good points to know... so the PCI is technically slower than the onboard?
Thanks for letting me know about the drivers, something I should be aware of before buying the ASUS card...
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| PCI card, and PCIE card, we found out while gaming is faster than onboard. Me and my bro's stop using onboard sound.
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PCIE card and PCIE x1 Card better than on-board. IMO |
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| said by FizzyMyNizzy9:PCI card, and PCIE card, we found out while gaming is faster than onboard. Me and my bro's stop using onboard sound.
In short:
PCIE card and PCIE x1 Card better than on-board. IMO
Duly noted, sounds like good times other than the drive issue with the Xonar DX... which is too bad because that was the one I liked best.
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Personally I'm going X79, going to buy bleeding EDGE for the first time in my life.
I'm just debating between the 6 core 3930,. or 3960.
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kudos:1 | said by elwoodblues:Personally I'm going X79, going to buy bleeding EDGE for the first time in my life.
I'm just debating between the 6 core 3930,. or 3960.
Same here, I just went with an Intel Sandy Bridge-E Core i7 3930K for ~$499.99 at Microcenter (MSRP is ~$555) and an Asus P9X79 Deluxe from Amazon (had a ~$207 coupon so it only cost about ~$150). Microcenter has the Sandy Bridge-E Core i7 3820 for ~$229.99 which is a great price IMO.
However, I wouldn’t necessarily say that Sandy Bridge-E is the bleeding edge since its been out for roughly 6 months and the platform is due for an update IMO. Ivy Bridge / Z77 chipset has a number of new technological advances. For example, most Asus Z77 motherboards come with an Intel Thunderbolt “TB_Header” for use with an upcoming add-in card for full Thunderbolt support. This is the first implementation of Intel Thunderbolt on retail motherboards. The X79 / LGA2011 platform is supposedly the high-end enthusiast level platform so there no excuse for it to be outshined, outclassed or out featured by a lower-end solution like the Z77 but it is what it is. And there is more,…. |
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| I realize SB-E is not bleeding edge, but Intel has not released any IVB 6 core processors and I don't see any on the roadmap.
Do I need 6 core? No, but it'd be nice.. I figure I can hold out till Broadwell/Skylake come out and upgrade at that point again.
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| IVB-E is 6 core. Should be out Q4 this year. But you better of getting Haswell by that time. DDR4... maybe even PCI-Express 4.0. lol |
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kudos:1 | Not a chance for DDR4. Intel has said it is coming to servers in 2014 and desktops in 2015. |
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pnjunctionTeksavvy ExtremePremium
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kudos:1 | Right from that article: Intel previously revealed that its Haswell-EX platform would only add DDR4 support in 2014.
That's a server platform. Desktops won't get it until later. |
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| There always AMD.
you forgot the rest of it
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.....but Micron is one of the companies who want to speed things up. It is in 2013 that it wants to unleash its new RAM upon the world. Volume production will commence in Q4 2012.
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