New Mobo and

Infin1ty · 12-01-2007, 07:46 PM

Hi there again folks, I just have a few small questions, I am building a new PC, and getting rid of the old stuff. I got most of my issues worked out, but I have a few minor questions on parts. First of all I just got my Thermalright Ultra 120 eXtreme in the mail

love that thing. Looks evil, anyhow, now Im trying to get a proper board for it (clearance issues etc). Now I saw a smokin deal here for this bad boy, and Im wondering if anyone has some experience with it: http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2959594&Sku=P450-9102

Anyhow, Im just wondering if you guys think it could work. Now Thermalright has a compatability page but this board is not listed, but its sister company EVGA, apparently has one listed. Pretty much the same specs, but I will ask here to see of you guys have a good oppinion, before I go waste money. I think I will ask Thermalright as well just to be sure, thanks for looking, and hope you can fill me in.

**TheMatt** · 12-01-2007, 08:58 PM

XFX abd eVGA didn't do a very good job with their 680i boards. I would avoid this one considering it has active cooling, aluminum heatsinks, no MOSFET cooling or heatpipes, and electrolytic capacitors. I would look at a board from MSI, Gigabyte, or Asus for the 680i chipset.

12-01-2007, 07:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
Infin1ty Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 9 OS: Windows XP Home SP2	New Mobo and Hi there again folks, I just have a few small questions, I am building a new PC, and getting rid of the old stuff. I got most of my issues worked out, but I have a few minor questions on parts. First of all I just got my Thermalright Ultra 120 eXtreme in the mail love that thing. Looks evil, anyhow, now Im trying to get a proper board for it (clearance issues etc). Now I saw a smokin deal here for this bad boy, and Im wondering if anyone has some experience with it: http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2959594&Sku=P450-9102 Anyhow, Im just wondering if you guys think it could work. Now Thermalright has a compatability page but this board is not listed, but its sister company EVGA, apparently has one listed. Pretty much the same specs, but I will ask here to see of you guys have a good oppinion, before I go waste money. I think I will ask Thermalright as well just to be sure, thanks for looking, and hope you can fill me in.

12-01-2007, 08:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
TheMatt Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,693 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: New Mobo and XFX abd eVGA didn't do a very good job with their 680i boards. I would avoid this one considering it has active cooling, aluminum heatsinks, no MOSFET cooling or heatpipes, and electrolytic capacitors. I would look at a board from MSI, Gigabyte, or Asus for the 680i chipset. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides Last edited by TheMatt : 12-01-2007 at 08:59 PM.