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MODdaBOX
11-21-04, 10:05 AM
Im looking to get a new board bacause my lanparty has been craping out on me and i think its holding back my oc. I was planning on buying a max3 but the price is kinda alot and max2's are going pretty cheap on ebay. So is there really a big difference between them? Im going to be running my 3.2e so i was planning on doing the capmod to give it a little more power. Does anyone have a link to one for a max2 or can help me set one up? Thanks for reading this.
madhatR
11-21-04, 04:34 PM
im in the same boat as you .. but i think the max 3 is worth the money .. im gonna get that alone with a 3.2 e .. maybe i can hit close to 4ghz
MODdaBOX
11-21-04, 05:28 PM
yeah ill try to get my hands on a max3 because woutertal's mods are amazing and id like to give them a try. Unless someone can help me set up a max2 capmod or has a link?
woutertal
11-23-04, 11:23 AM
The Max3 is a good board full of gizmos, but the Vcore powerplant is 25% less than the IC7-G fpr example. If you want to OC a Prescott you are better off with Max2 or IC7-G
mtb856
11-23-04, 01:50 PM
Isn't the IC7-G and the Max II the same thing? I got my IC7-G and it had a MaxII sticker stuck on it..... I think it's just a marketing scam to replace to MaxIII.

Did they change the board at all when they switched to the MaxII advance?
MODdaBOX
11-23-04, 03:30 PM
i thought it was the same board. Thanks for the help woutertal i guss im going with the ic7-g then.
mtb856
11-23-04, 03:46 PM
Oh yeah, forgot to put my opinion in...... I love the IC7-G, my only complaint is the vdimm selection and you can do a vdimm mod to fix that. It's a 100% better than my MSI board, the dual channel actually functions correctly and it overclocks just as well.

Relatively low price for an excellent overclocking board as well. Good choice :thup:
woutertal
11-23-04, 04:21 PM
Isn't the IC7-G and the Max II the same thing? I got my IC7-G and it had a MaxII sticker stuck on it..... I think it's just a marketing scam to replace to MaxIII.

Did they change the board at all when they switched to the MaxII advance?


You are right. IC7-G=MAX2. IMHO the MAX3 was pulled because of the problem I described above; icompatibility with high Prescott OC's
MODdaBOX
11-23-04, 04:57 PM
You are right. IC7-G=MAX2. IMHO the MAX3 was pulled because of the problem I described above; icompatibility with high Prescott OC's
wow i didnt realize that i couldent figure out why it was pulled thanks again. Also could you help me convert your max3 capmod to a ic7-g capmod or help me set a new one up?
woutertal
11-23-04, 05:05 PM
wow i didnt realize that i couldent figure out why it was pulled thanks again. Also could you help me convert your max3 capmod to a ic7-g capmod or help me set a new one up?


Anytime. Please post in the prescott quest thread so that others can pic it up as well ok?
MODdaBOX
11-23-04, 05:41 PM
No problem
Sucka
11-23-04, 11:12 PM
I own both, and have had better luck with the IC7-G (which is a max-2). The Max 3 is great, and is a very worthy board, but unless you need the extra sata ports, and really want otes, i say go with a max 2. Just my personal opinion, they both have worked very well for me with pressy's.
MODdaBOX
11-28-04, 07:00 PM
thanks for the help everyone just ordered a ic7-g
flapperhead
11-28-04, 10:20 PM
i had an ic7 that i did hipros 5in1 mods to. (agp/nb/vdimm/ vtt/ extra capacitor in line with cpu) and it ran like a bat outta H%ll. im not sure how hi the nb and vagp voltage can be raised with the max3, but theres nothing like hitting ur nb with 1.9 volts..