EVGA & XFX's 780i Motherboard

JonSimonzi

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Tell me I'm not going crazy, but these motherboards are virtually the same things, are they not?

 

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Not virtually, they are the same thing. But you are still crazy

 

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JonSimonzi

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Now to just decide between that or an MSI P7N Platinum...

Or an open box P7N Platinum for only $99...

 

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Personally I would avoid anything open box. Who knows though, you may get lucky.

 

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i have question about XFX and nVidia? which one is more better? and easy to use? im planning to buy new mobo, but i dunno which one? tnx in advance

oops. additional question. open box? ebay? craigslist?(more cheaper) or brand new? (expensive)

 

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Whoa there Killer, easy does it, lol. the 780 Chipset is Nvidia regardless of brands like XFX, EVGA, etc. I wouldn't advise open box, try Newegg or Tigerdirect if not retailer direct.

 

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Well, I've decided on a 750i board, as I don't need the extra 2 SATA slots, and all the benchmarks I've seen show with current cards the 8 lanes vs. 16 lanes don't matter (would be 8800GTS G92's in SLI). So the Evga board at $190, MSI P7N Platinum at $150, or try the P7N Platinum open box from Newegg for $99...