cm0002@lemmy.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 days agoIs a $1,300 motherboard worth the expense? I tested MSI’s Z890 Godlikewww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down12
arrow-up138arrow-down1external-linkIs a $1,300 motherboard worth the expense? I tested MSI’s Z890 Godlikewww.tomshardware.comcm0002@lemmy.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squarePoopfeast420@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·4 days agoIf you pay 1.3k for a motherboard, you’re into Extreme OC (or extremely dumb), and probably don’t really care that they’re worse than AMD for gaming or whatever. At 7.5GHz the only thing you’re running is probably CPU-Z to validate your score.
minus-squareWereCat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoIf you’re into extreme OC you won’t buy board with 4 DIMM slots in the first place
minus-squareMesophar@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoIt’s because high end Intel chips have been eating themselves, not because x3d chips are better for gaming…
minus-squarePoopfeast420@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoThat’s the last two generations. Still doesn’t change that Extreme Overclockers don’t care about that, and have OCd them to 9GHz.
If you pay 1.3k for a motherboard, you’re into Extreme OC (or extremely dumb), and probably don’t really care that they’re worse than AMD for gaming or whatever. At 7.5GHz the only thing you’re running is probably CPU-Z to validate your score.
If you’re into extreme OC you won’t buy board with 4 DIMM slots in the first place
It’s because high end Intel chips have been eating themselves, not because x3d chips are better for gaming…
That’s the last two generations. Still doesn’t change that Extreme Overclockers don’t care about that, and have OCd them to 9GHz.