to choose motherboard

ramarao · Apr 3, 2009

hi,
i am new to this forum , i want to buy asus rampage formula and the problem is i have intel DX48BT2 which is running fine for about 8 months without problems. i just wanted to know that is their any advantage of replacing intel board to asus. what should i do?please help.

ShadowFold · Apr 3, 2009

Well, you could probably OC better on the ASUS, but that's about it.

zanzabar · Apr 3, 2009

u can oc better and u would have better memory settings, but isnt that a ddr3 board, so a much better pick is a foxconn black ops

ramarao · Apr 3, 2009

zanzabar said:
u can oc better and u would have better memory settings, but isnt that a ddr3 board, so a much better pick is a foxconn black ops

yes it is ddr3 motherboard

ramarao · Apr 3, 2009

i am thinking to upgrade e8400 to q9650 and add extra 2 gigs of ram with the same motherboard. is it good to upgrade or to go to asus motherboard with the same processor and ram.

ramarao · Apr 3, 2009

i am not overclocker

p_o_s_pc · Apr 3, 2009

if your not an overclocker and the board that you have now supports your CPU i wouldn't waste the money

ramarao · Apr 3, 2009

thank you,
i would just upgrade processor and add extra ram

p_o_s_pc · Apr 3, 2009

no problem
if you get the Q9650 make sure you have BIOS 1782 OR HIGHER(or newer) so it is fully supported if it isn't already and may have some bugs worked out. good luck and have fun :toast:

EDIT: if you haven't already updated there is a new BIOS out its v 1902
here is a link to the donwload on intel's download center <---- clicky! :roll:

(sorry kinda bored showing started to act immature)

Processor	E8400 @ 3.0ghz
Motherboard	asus rampage formula
Cooling	asus silent knight Al
Memory	corsair xms2 ddr2 800mhz 4gb
Video Card(s)	zotac GTX260
Storage	250gb,500gb
Display(s)	acer
Case	CM690
Power Supply	corsair hx1000w

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Processor	AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 2.8ghz
Motherboard	ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870
Cooling	Stock
Memory	Kingston ValueRAM 4GB DDR3-1333
Video Card(s)	XFX ATi Radeon HD 5850 1gb
Storage	Western Digital 640gb
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Case	Antec Nine-Hundred
Audio Device(s)	Onboard + Creative "Fatal1ty" Headset
Power Supply	Antec Earthwatts 650w
Software	Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Benchmark Scores	-❶-❸-❸-❼-

Processor	e6850
Motherboard	foxconn blackops
Cooling	mcr220, mcp355 w/EK v1 g3/8, dtek v2, mcw30
Memory	gskill HZ w/micron gts
Video Card(s)	3870
Storage	2x samsung 501j
Display(s)	trinitron 24"
Case	p180b
Audio Device(s)	SBA2 plat pro
Power Supply	750TX
Software	server08

Processor	E8400 @ 3.0ghz
Motherboard	asus rampage formula
Cooling	asus silent knight Al
Memory	corsair xms2 ddr2 800mhz 4gb
Video Card(s)	zotac GTX260
Storage	250gb,500gb
Display(s)	acer
Case	CM690
Power Supply	corsair hx1000w

Processor	E8400 @ 3.0ghz
Motherboard	asus rampage formula
Cooling	asus silent knight Al
Memory	corsair xms2 ddr2 800mhz 4gb
Video Card(s)	zotac GTX260
Storage	250gb,500gb
Display(s)	acer
Case	CM690
Power Supply	corsair hx1000w

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