Recent content by Raphael

Aye, it makes sense. If I ran what I'm planning to be my gaming rig 24/7, for more than 2 years full load, it might be wise to consider the M5A99X Evo (which I still do, btw: the 4 sata on the 970 chipset will do, but I'll use them all, so no room for possible apgrades). I didn't metion as much...

Halk, thanks for your 2cts., but are you sure about your calculations? I don't know the going rates in the US either, seeing I'm from the Netherlands (howdie, neighbour! ;) ), but the going rate for me is about € 0,22 _per unit_. To check, I took out the bill I got over last years use...

Oh, aye, I agree with you that's it not a drastic difference, but the 16% difference under full load with EPU on - (20 / 123) * 100% = 16,ish % - made me pause and wonder about the payback-ratio (the time it takes an investment to 'pay itself back'), and even under full load, 24/7 running, I...

That's good to hear! It'll make the choice just that much easier to make. That'll just leave me to decide between the energy efficiency of the two boards... I'd imagine what the tests showed for cpu power draw would apply to every other component installed, yes? Hmm... a few W/h more on my...

Great reviews, for both the m5a97 evo and the m5a99x. I'm just going to use a single gpu setup, so my choice between the two should be easy, though one single thing (well, appart from the lower power consumtion in the 99x) swings my prefered choice to the €40ish more exspensive 99x board. But...