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Best Brand/chip model for OC?
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My mother is a Asus m4a78e-m 790GX chip.
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The FX series chipsets are the best for overclocking. The 790FX is older but less expensive, the 890FX is newer and usually has more features. The 890FX will also handle an X6 better if you plan to upgrade the CPU in the future. Here are a few choices ...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138193R
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131363
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131655
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128441
Uh, I think he's talking about the motherboard, since he mentioned that in both posts, not the CPU ...
Sorry man, I just read the title.. Best Brand/CHIP model for overclocking. CHIPSET was the word he was looking for I believe.
I read and saw 'mother' but wondered why anyone would upgrade from a 790GX if it already supports a hex (like my second post basically said).
My bad though, I apparently missed it.
I read and saw 'mother' but wondered why anyone would upgrade from a 790GX if it already supports a hex (like my second post basically said).
My bad though, I apparently missed it.
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The 790GX isn't the best chipset out there but it's not bad, either. As mentioned above the FX series is the best and below that, if you can find them, is the X series - both better OC'ers than the GX (= with IGP) chipsets ...Sorry man, I just read the title.. Best Brand/CHIP model for overclocking. CHIPSET was the word he was looking for I believe.
I read and saw 'mother' but wondered why anyone would upgrade from a 790GX if it already supports a hex (like my second post basically said).
My bad though, I apparently missed it.
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The 790GX isn't the best chipset out there at all. As mentioned above the FX series is the best and below that, if you can find them, is the X series - both better OC'ers than the GX (= with IGP) chipsets ...
What are the relevant differences between GX and FX, other than IGP?
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Don't know why anyone would suggest a GX chipset for OC'ing unless the IGP was requested or they were looking for budget boards, though many GXs aren't budget.
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The FX boards typically have higher quality parts, which shows itself in better power delivery, and can clock higher if the HTRef is being used. Never seen a GX board that could run over ~260 MHz, and most can't go that high, while most (not all) FX boards will run 300 MHz or more. Beyond component quality I suspect the difference is because FX boards have more than 2 PCIe X16 slots so the minimum power requirements for the board are higher. Since most people don't use more than two slots that's just gravy.
The 'X' chipsets are very similar to the FX but with slightly cheaper parts. A good GX board is as good as an X but usually cost a little more ...
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If on a budget, it seems as tho the GX based boards may not be so bad... Sno seemed fairly happy with the MSI 890GXM-G65, albeit voltage options were limited (coming in bios update according to msi) and core unlocking is not supported:
http://www.overclockers.com/msi-890gxmg65-review/
He hit 3.7Ghz on that.
Also experienced good results with the MSI 760GM-E51:
http://www.overclockers.com/amd-core-unlocking-msi-easier/
He hit 3.6Ghz on that one. Both boards he really liked the bios also... For daily drivers I'm not sure it makes a difference which chipset suits your fancy... But if you want to have the option of running something extreme, it is the 890FX chipsets I've seen the best results from.
http://www.overclockers.com/msi-890gxmg65-review/
He hit 3.7Ghz on that.
Also experienced good results with the MSI 760GM-E51:
http://www.overclockers.com/amd-core-unlocking-msi-easier/
He hit 3.6Ghz on that one. Both boards he really liked the bios also... For daily drivers I'm not sure it makes a difference which chipset suits your fancy... But if you want to have the option of running something extreme, it is the 890FX chipsets I've seen the best results from.
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Instead of a hex core just light your next paycheck on fire and move on. Why people insist on buying a hex core when most apps dont even support quad cores is beyond me.
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((We keep cross-posting - I edited my previous post but you slipped in between, again!)) I guess my wording was bad.If on a budget, it seems as tho the GX based boards may not be so bad... Sno seemed fairly happy with the MSI 890GXM-G65, albeit voltage options were limited (coming in bios update according to msi) and core unlocking is not supported:
http://www.overclockers.com/msi-890gxmg65-review/
He hit 3.7Ghz on that.
Also experienced good results with the MSI 760GM-E51:
http://www.overclockers.com/amd-core-unlocking-msi-easier/
He hit 3.6Ghz on that one. Both boards he really liked the bios also... For daily drivers I'm not sure it makes a difference which chipset suits your fancy... But if you want to have the option of running something extreme, it is the 890FX chipsets I've seen the best results from.
(edited previous post) I didn't mean to imply the GX chipset was bad - but it's not the best. Like I posted above the good GX boards are as good as the X series, which is only a step down from the FX. In reference to the reviews you'll notice both of the GX reviews used X2 CPUs? I've seen the same 550's run very close to 4.0 GHz on FX boards. If you take a look at the FX review it uses an X6 and it clocked higher - much higher. That isn't all CPU.
Another factor in this thread was the price range quoted by the OP, $150-200. For AMD boards that's all the high-end boards with only two exceptions - and those two boards are overkill for people not using extreme cooling ...
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Gotcha, thanks for the info. Makes sense.
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Well, that's a first for me!
We had the same problem in another thread as well ...
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Yep, on the 790FX you only need to flash your Bios to be hex compatible
FYI, if your going to flash a MSI board, I suggest you check out the MSI forums flash tool.
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I already order the 1055t so nothing to do about it. Also i read that the 6core suport DDR3 at 2000mhz or more. And also my old 945 was C2. This 1055t will be C3
.And thats exactly what i wanted to know!! With my old 945 i couldn't pass the Bios bus over the 265mhz. At 266-270 = unstable. I was wondering if it was the CPU or just the mother who was limiting me. But if yours could do 330mhz bus stable...
Also i read that this mother have a Bus FSB hole
between 255mhz and 270mhz. Maybe i was just in that "hole" 
What i want from this Asus m4a78t-e is 2 things:
1- I will OC my 1055t to 4.0ghz (no Black Edition CPU), so i need the mother to support bus at 285mhz at least (285x14 = 3990).
2- I also need the mother to support DDR3 memory running at 2000mhz. With the 945 i could only raise it to 1700mhz. (Mushkin DDR3 - PC2000 CL7)
I know the new chip 870 or 890 does both things. But nor sure if this will.
My new 1055t will arrive in 1-2 weaks, so if u say me that it wont work with those 2 thing, i will order a 870 or 890 (not sure witch)(asus or gigabyte i read they r the best).
Iam not planing to do Crossfire. Just maybe, but not for now.
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