Hey guys,
I'm in the market looking for a new Z77 motherboard. One of the big annoyances with my current Gigabyte P35-DS4 is that I can literally hear the interference of devices on my machine. For example, if I move my mouse, I can hear a monotonic frequency on my earphones. When I click, it's similar. When my video card is spinning up to play a game, the same thing happens. I'm pretty sure this is a cross-talk/interference issue. And since it's sensitive to just my mouse moving, I don't think it's a wall socket issue.
Now, my question is, given that this happens on a Realtek 889A (the one in the P35-DS4, I believe) and/or the Gigabyte board's layout, what's everyone's experience on the newest crop of Gigabyte and Asus Z77 motherboards with Realtek chips and/or board layout? I'm looking at the Realtek 898 (people have been clamoring how good they are). I've also been looking at the Asus Maximus V Gene and its supposedly isolated onboard sound, as well as waiting for the Maximus V Formula's reviews. Anyone have impressions/predictions for the latter as well?
Thanks
I'm in the market looking for a new Z77 motherboard. One of the big annoyances with my current Gigabyte P35-DS4 is that I can literally hear the interference of devices on my machine. For example, if I move my mouse, I can hear a monotonic frequency on my earphones. When I click, it's similar. When my video card is spinning up to play a game, the same thing happens. I'm pretty sure this is a cross-talk/interference issue. And since it's sensitive to just my mouse moving, I don't think it's a wall socket issue.
Now, my question is, given that this happens on a Realtek 889A (the one in the P35-DS4, I believe) and/or the Gigabyte board's layout, what's everyone's experience on the newest crop of Gigabyte and Asus Z77 motherboards with Realtek chips and/or board layout? I'm looking at the Realtek 898 (people have been clamoring how good they are). I've also been looking at the Asus Maximus V Gene and its supposedly isolated onboard sound, as well as waiting for the Maximus V Formula's reviews. Anyone have impressions/predictions for the latter as well?
Thanks