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re: In the market for Video Editing PC - help
Posted on 6/7/14 at 4:08 pm to BoogerNuts
Posted on 6/7/14 at 4:08 pm to BoogerNuts
Look, I am not going to go back and forward over it. You have a Sabertooth and you like it...cool.
It is not going to make that much, if any, of a difference in overclocking over the Extreme 3 and for the money the best overclock board for a 990 chipset is the Extreme 9 due to the power phases.
That being said, he has a budget and he would be better served spending the money on other components than to MAYBE make minimal gains on his overclock.
I have had all 3 boards spoken about and I will tell you that none of it mattered as much as you think. The Extreme 9 was the most stable of them all FWIW.
Side by side by side comparison
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The Sabertooth and the Extreme 3 are virtually identical spec wise. You are paying for buzz words on the Asus Like "Military Grade". What does that even mean on a motherboard? Sorry to burst your bubble but it's true. You get a little more bang for your buck on ASRock. ASUS makes some good looking boards but they do that to distract from the fact that MSI, Gigabyte, and ASRock boards actually have more features for the money.
It is not going to make that much, if any, of a difference in overclocking over the Extreme 3 and for the money the best overclock board for a 990 chipset is the Extreme 9 due to the power phases.
That being said, he has a budget and he would be better served spending the money on other components than to MAYBE make minimal gains on his overclock.
I have had all 3 boards spoken about and I will tell you that none of it mattered as much as you think. The Extreme 9 was the most stable of them all FWIW.
Side by side by side comparison
LINK
The Sabertooth and the Extreme 3 are virtually identical spec wise. You are paying for buzz words on the Asus Like "Military Grade". What does that even mean on a motherboard? Sorry to burst your bubble but it's true. You get a little more bang for your buck on ASRock. ASUS makes some good looking boards but they do that to distract from the fact that MSI, Gigabyte, and ASRock boards actually have more features for the money.
This post was edited on 6/7/14 at 4:10 pm
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Posted on 6/7/14 at 4:37 pm to stout
I don't have a Sabertooth because I bought into some marketing. And I'm not recommending it just because I have one. I bought it because I did a lot of reading on experiences of many people who have many different boards.
I'm definitely not trying to argue with you man. At the very least its good for the OP, as I would never buy any component based on one person saying "they are all the same" when that clearly is not true. There is a reason the world records for overclocking are on ASUS Crosshair boards. Now I know that's not even remotely what OP is using it for, but the Crosshair is basically a Sabertooth with options for using LN2.
As a side note, the marketing for the Sabertooth is a little silly as far as what they call certain things. However, it does have some truth to it. You can easily see and feel the difference in build quality just holding it in your hand compared to other boards. I've held in my hands the Gigabyte UD7, ASUS Sabertooth, and an ASROCK Extreme 4, and the ASUS definitely had the best actual build quality.
I frequent sites like Overclock.net daily, and there are people on there who know way more about this than either of us probably ever will, and I have yet to see anyone swear by an ASRock board. 90+% of the guys there will tell you ASUS is the go to, with Gigabyte having a few as well. In fact OP, I would encourage you to go check out www.overclock.net and do a little browsing around to get an even broader scope of your options.
Basically my point comes down to buying the best product I can without completely wasting money on something I absolutely do not need. Especially when this isn't just a PC used for having fun playing games or watching movies, but a primary tool with which to make a living. Spec wise, the ASRock might be very close to the ASUS, but the quality is definitely on the ASUS.
I'm definitely not trying to argue with you man. At the very least its good for the OP, as I would never buy any component based on one person saying "they are all the same" when that clearly is not true. There is a reason the world records for overclocking are on ASUS Crosshair boards. Now I know that's not even remotely what OP is using it for, but the Crosshair is basically a Sabertooth with options for using LN2.
As a side note, the marketing for the Sabertooth is a little silly as far as what they call certain things. However, it does have some truth to it. You can easily see and feel the difference in build quality just holding it in your hand compared to other boards. I've held in my hands the Gigabyte UD7, ASUS Sabertooth, and an ASROCK Extreme 4, and the ASUS definitely had the best actual build quality.
I frequent sites like Overclock.net daily, and there are people on there who know way more about this than either of us probably ever will, and I have yet to see anyone swear by an ASRock board. 90+% of the guys there will tell you ASUS is the go to, with Gigabyte having a few as well. In fact OP, I would encourage you to go check out www.overclock.net and do a little browsing around to get an even broader scope of your options.
Basically my point comes down to buying the best product I can without completely wasting money on something I absolutely do not need. Especially when this isn't just a PC used for having fun playing games or watching movies, but a primary tool with which to make a living. Spec wise, the ASRock might be very close to the ASUS, but the quality is definitely on the ASUS.
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