| Benchmark Scores | Faster than yours... I'd bet on it. :) |
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Anyone getting the SOC FORCE and not taking it subambient are simply buying a Ferrari but limiting it to driving in a school zone. Save your money boys until you are ready to benchmark with the big boys is my advice.
| System Name | Neverending Story |
|---|---|
| Processor | 7700X / 4790K / 4670K / G3258 / 3770K / 8750 / 6800K / 5800K / 3870K / QX6700 / 6500K / 5750M |
| Motherboard | X670H / Z97X-SOCF / Z77X-UP5 / Z77CROWN-U1D / F2A88X-UP4 / A75-UD4H / IX48-GT3 / BlackOps / FS1r2A75 |
| Cooling | HR-22 / Silver Arrow IB-E / Archon SB-E / Mega Shadow / TRUE-Black |
| Memory | Corsair Dominator GT / GTX / Platinum, G.SKILL Flare / Perfect Storm / Pi / Trident (X/Z), OCZ Blade |
| Video Card(s) | mostly obscure stuff |
| Case | Lancool / Silverstone / Thermaltake / Cubitek |
| Audio Device(s) | - |
| Power Supply | 80plus Platinum |
| Software | - |
| Benchmark Scores | - |
Then how about three m.2 sockets?
| System Name | Athenna |
|---|---|
| Processor | intel i7 3770 *Dellided* |
| Motherboard | GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 Rev. 1.1 |
| Cooling | Thermaltake Water 3.0 Pro + Tt Riing12 x2 / Tt ThunderBlade / Gelid Slim 120UV fans |
| Memory | 16GB DRR3 Kingoston with Custom Tt spreaders + HyperX Fan |
| Video Card(s) | GeForce GTX 980 4GB Nvidia Sample |
| Storage | Crucial M4 SSD 64GB's / Seagate Barracuda 2TB / Seagate Barracuda 320GB's |
| Display(s) | 22" LG FLATRON 1920 x 1280p |
| Case | Thermaltake Commander G42 Window |
| Audio Device(s) | On-board Dolby 5.1+ Kingston HyperX Cloud 1 |
| Power Supply | Themaltake TR2 700W 80plus bronce & APC Pro backup 1000Va |
| Mouse | Tt eSports Level 10M Rev 1.0 Diamond Black & Tt Conkor "L" mouse pad |
| Keyboard | Tt eSports KNUCKER |
| Software | windows 10x64Pro |
| Benchmark Scores | well I've fried a 775' P4 12 years ago, that counts? |
the board really attracts me… but that’s it … I rather to keep my system and add just a unlucked i7 for future proof a little more my rig,Anyone getting the SOC FORCE and not taking it subambient are simply buying a Ferrari but limiting it to driving in a school zone. Save your money boys until you are ready to benchmark with the big boys is my advice.
| Processor | Intel 2500k OCed at 4.6ghz |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | Intel Z77 |
| Cooling | Thermalright Macho Rev.A |
| Memory | 8GB G.Skill 2133 |
| Video Card(s) | Gigabyte GTX 670 Windforce 3X OCed at 1050mhz base and 1600mhz vram |
| Storage | Mushkin Enhance 256gb SSD, Western Digital 750gb and 3TB HHDs |
| Display(s) | Asus 24" 1080p |
| Case | Lian-Li Mid Tower |
| Audio Device(s) | Mobo sound |
| Power Supply | SeaSonic 560 watt gold |
| Mouse | Logitec 3 button laser mouse |
| Keyboard | Das Keyboard Model S (the blank key model) |
| Software | Windows 8.1 64 bit |
IF you have to save money to OC at that level, you're doing it wrong.Anyone getting the SOC FORCE and not taking it subambient are simply buying a Ferrari but limiting it to driving in a school zone. Save your money boys until you are ready to benchmark with the big boys is my advice.
| System Name | Redemption(Fractal DD XL R2 mod) |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core i7 4770K |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte Z97X-G1 Gaming BLK WIFI |
| Cooling | Water Cooled |
| Memory | G. Skill Ripjaws Z 16 GB 1866 MHz |
| Video Card(s) | 2 x Gigabyte R9 290X with EK blocks |
| Storage | 256 GB Samsung 830 SSD |
| Display(s) | Dell U2713HM |
| Case | Fractal Design Define XL R2 (Modified) |
| Audio Device(s) | Creative SB Z |
| Power Supply | Silverstone Stider Evolution 1000 Watt Gold with individual MDPC sleeves |
| Software | Windows 7 Ultimate |
I still think it's kinda meh
http://www.maximumpc.com/gigabyte-teases-upcoming-z170-chipset-motherboards/
Then again i would still pick what ever one had best options \ price for me how ever it looked.
I like the ASRock boards more once again looks wise although i wish they would do more gold\black micro boards
| Benchmark Scores | Faster than yours... I'd bet on it. :) |
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Cool story...
