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DFI Bloodirons - any good?

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I put together an Asus P5Q a few weeks ago with an E6700 and without changing anything except the bus speed got 3.9 ghz. The auto settings work very well on this board. Besides the usual tweaks it adds GTL values which can help fine tuniing.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131299

Not a flashy board...but very solid.

Auto on ASUS is misleading tho....Auto means that the mobo will fix /raise voltages to make it boot.

Auto on a DFI means stock value which does not change!

EDIT: maybe its misleading on the DFI. maybe auto should be labled as stock instead, who knows.
 

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The thing about the DFI is that you better like tweaking. It will take a fair amount of rebooting and testing to find the values that acheive the most stable OC. I spent about a month playing with my P35 T2R before I got the magic 4ghz. My P5K dlx would only give me 3.8 benchable max voltage...and the DFI gave me 4.05 with some headroom. The memory tweaks int he DFI BIOS are superior to any IMO. If you are a SuperPi fanatic looking for another .001 you'll love the DFI.
 
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actually, scratch that, i have found a P5K premium black pearl edit. i might be buying.
 
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bought the black pearl edition, set me back £70, im well chuffed :D
 
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cool amd cheap , nice searching
 
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cheers, read a review that gave it a 100% rating, no cons at all. Apparently its a good overclocker too, plus the built in wireless will be nice. Fleabay, we salute you! :toast:
 
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cheers, read a review that gave it a 100% rating, no cons at all. Apparently its a good overclocker too, plus the built in wireless will be nice. Fleabay, we salute you! :toast:


only on tip left , this is really good mobo but if you do overclock keep you eye on mobo temperature cuz this mobo have poor chipset cooling so maybe small fan on chipset heat sink can solve this problem
enjoy with new mobo :toast:
 

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The finnned heatsinks surrounding the CPU socket can lose contact with the chips they are supposed to cool if the board is warped by the heatsink. Use a backing plate on the HS to avoid that. Great choice: it's a kickass board.
 
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The finnned heatsinks surrounding the CPU socket can lose contact with the chips they are supposed to cool if the board is warped by the heatsink. Use a backing plate on the HS to avoid that. Great choice: it's a kickass board.

ive read up about the possible heat issues, but im sure an antec 900 will be able to cope.

Is it a good board? i got a damn good price on it mind, bought it a minute after it had been listed haha :laugh:
 
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