Soundmanred
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noDumb question, the i7-2600 won't be able replace my i7-920 in my x58 evga motherboard, will it?
noDumb question, the i7-2600 won't be able replace my i7-920 in my x58 evga motherboard, will it?
I can flash my p55-gd80 in Windows... and my EVGA X58... lots of overclock options on both... just sayin'For motherboards, BIOS flashing, overclocking, ease of use, forum support, etc, both Asus and Gigabyte > MSI. I would even add EVGA to this list. I haven't had a chance to use S1155 boards yet, but on S1156 MSI boards you couldn't even flash the BIOS in Windows. Completely unacceptable.
The GD65 has less power phases than the $10 more expensive Asus P8P67 board and the cheaper Gigabyte UD3P board. You also get advanced replacement with Asus for the first year of warranty and dual-BIOS chips on Gigabyte in-case you brick one of them flashing.
http://techreport.com/articles.x/20190
Maybe MSI realizes that using a Windows-based utility to flash the BIOS is just asking for trouble. :whiste:For motherboards, BIOS flashing, overclocking, ease of use, forum support, etc, both Asus and Gigabyte > MSI. I would even add EVGA to this list. I haven't had a chance to use S1155 boards yet, but on S1156 MSI boards you couldn't even flash the BIOS in Windows. Completely unacceptable.
I can flash my p55-gd80 in Windows... and my EVGA X58... lots of overclock options on both... just sayin'
Maybe MSI realizes that using a Windows-based utility to flash the BIOS is just asking for trouble. :whiste: