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Discussion in 'bit-tech Folding Team' started by enigmo, 18 Jan 2011.

  1. enigmo

    enigmo Kettleboiler Extraordinaire

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    Just a quick one as I'm about to pull the trigger on a motherboard for a dedicated Sandy Bridge folding rig; when running two GPUs, will I see any appreciable difference between an Asus P8P67 with slightly hobbled PCIe lanes (one 16x, and one 4x max), or a full fat Pro version with two 8x PCIe? I'm guessing either definitely not as the cards will nowhere near saturate even a 1x PCIe when just folding, or at least not enough to justify the £40 premium.
    Any thoughts?
     
  2. Ph4ZeD

    Ph4ZeD What's a Dremel?

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    Stick with the P8P67 - BTs review demonstrated that its still an excellent overclocker and folding cards don't need much bandwidth.
     
  3. enigmo

    enigmo Kettleboiler Extraordinaire

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    All the persuasion I needed... Thanks :)
     
  4. enigmo

    enigmo Kettleboiler Extraordinaire

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  5. standinwave

    standinwave Folding in memory of my mum

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    Funny how none of the reviewers noticed this! I don't feel quite so 'last year' with an X58 Sabertooth now, but I'm sure I will do in about another month :waah:
     

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