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Name: zigster80 Date: February 13, 2008 at 17:08:01 Pacific OS: xp CPU/Ram: e8400, 2gb ddr2 800
Comment:
should I go with a p35 or nvidia 700 series with an e8400? I found alot of mobo for the p35 but I like the nvidia chipset. what should I do?
Name: jam Date: February 13, 2008 at 18:37:33 Pacific
Reply:
If you wanna pay $250+ for a motherboard with a chipset that's inferior to the Intel P35, go right ahead.
"Based on what we've seen so far, NVIDIA has dropped the ball with the 700i series refresh. Barring SLI support (which is monopolized by NVIDIA anyway), it features no additional value to compete in the current Intel chipset market. However, if you are going after an SLI setup, there really isn't any other choice, except to wait for the nForce 790i SLI to arrive"
Name: Cobra_R Date: February 14, 2008 at 11:12:30 Pacific
Reply:
The last greatest nForce chipset was the 4 series. 5, 6 and 7 series has not performed nearly to their expectations. It seems like Nvidia has been ahead for so long in the chipset wars overall, that they have become lazy. But now Intel threatening, Nvidia better do something with the 8 series before they get totally surpassed.
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