ASUS' 790i can be yours...for $400+

2008-03-28 02:17:45

#1

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,054|7044|PNW

Alright, does $470 strike anyone as extreme?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6813131274

Perhaps it's just an excuse to not drive down the price of the 780 series.

XFX and EVGA's are cheaper by $100...

Last edited by unnamednewbie13 (2008-03-28 02:19:03)

2008-03-28 02:51:51

#2

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6469|Winland

Well, there's gotta be something leet about it...

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-03-28 03:08:51

#3

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6765|N. Ireland

Fusion Block System: *H2O ready - The next step in thermal solution
CPU Level Up: A simple click for instant upgrade
Memory Level Up: Next Step for instant upgrade
Fusion Block System
Loadline Calibration
CPU Level Up
Memory Level Up
Pin-Fin Thermal Module Design
COP EX (Component Overheat Protection Extension)
Voltiminder LED
Frequescy LED

^Newegg

Also comes with a SupremeFXII sound card. And the popular, reliable "ASUS" brand and warranty. The whole sensor and LED thing would be handy for a serious overclocker probably; I'm sure it'd warrant the $100 extra dollars to them; maybe not to us.

2008-03-28 03:12:57

#4

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6839|NYC / Hamburg

Well it does come with watercooling and all those useless asus accessories

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2008-03-28 03:54:33

#5

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6765|N. Ireland

Useless? I actually use the bulk of the accessories I got with my P5W DH Deluxe! Some of it is really handy; others I have no idea why they included but it's like "hey okay, i'll use it!"

2008-03-28 04:04:24

#6

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6725|The Twilight Zone

maybe it has gold plated chipset cooler

https://www.shrani.si/f/3H/7h/45GTw71U/untitled-1.png

2008-03-28 04:04:44

#7

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6839|NYC / Hamburg

Asus owner here too (P5N32-e SLI). It's not that they aren't handy and all that, but I could do just as well without them

_{once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.}

2008-03-28 04:08:51

#8

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6765|N. Ireland

Yeah, basically. It's nice to have lots of accessories though

2008-03-28 05:52:19

#9

RDMC: Enemy Wheelbarrow Spotted..!!; +736|6837|Area 51

*awaits prices of 780i going down *

2008-03-28 05:56:06

#10

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6686|Finland

ROFL! that is expensive...

3930K | H100i | RIVF | 16GB DDR3 | GTX 480 | AX750 | 800D | 512GB SSD | 3TB HDD | Xonar DX | W8

2008-03-28 06:00:05

#11

Sydney: 2λчиэλ; +783|7115|Reykjavík, Iceland.

The 780i is $420 in Iceland right now, 790i isn't even here yet.

2008-03-28 09:03:51

#12

The#1Spot: Member; +105|6812|byah

Looks nice but the water cooling parts already on the board need to go along with the pci-e 16x slot or replaced with a 2.0.

2008-03-28 09:10:35

#13

Bell: Frosties > Cornflakes; +362|6821|UK

Too bad DDR3 is still kinda crazy and the timings are horrible Think am right in saying the quickest 3dmark record is still using DDR2.

Martyn

2008-03-28 10:48:10

#14

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,054|7044|PNW

I'd keep the wi-fi and drop extras like the sound card, if I could, but ASUS wants to make a push against Creative. I suppose it's good for business both ways, but leaves me with an extra part that's just going to get replaced by an X-Fi in something like a gaming rig, anyway. They'd do better to put it in their mid-line MB's.

2008-03-28 10:52:30

#15

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|6921

kylef wrote:
Yeah, basically. It's nice to have lots of accessories though

It is, but I'd rather they let us waste our money on them if we really want them and knock 50 bucks off the price. And I wish they'd stop putting those caps so close to the CPU socket. Means you can't rotate the CPU cooler for those of us with large fans in the tops of our rigs.

2008-03-28 10:53:33

#16

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,054|7044|PNW

ghettoperson wrote:
kylef wrote:
Yeah, basically. It's nice to have lots of accessories though
It is, but I'd rather they let us waste our money on them if we really want them and knock 50 bucks off the price. And I wish they'd stop putting those caps so close to the CPU socket. Means you can't rotate the CPU cooler for those of us with large fans in the tops of our rigs.

That's all well and fine, but there needs to be a trimmed down edition for people who don't need what are essentially duplicates of what they already have.

2008-03-28 10:59:04

#17

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|6921

unnamednewbie13 wrote:
ghettoperson wrote:
kylef wrote:
Yeah, basically. It's nice to have lots of accessories though
It is, but I'd rather they let us waste our money on them if we really want them and knock 50 bucks off the price. And I wish they'd stop putting those caps so close to the CPU socket. Means you can't rotate the CPU cooler for those of us with large fans in the tops of our rigs.
That's all well and fine, but there needs to be a trimmed down edition for people who don't need what are essentially duplicates of what they already have.

A trimmed version of what? I'm confused. It sounds like you agree with me, but don't. :S

2008-03-28 11:06:32

#18

RDMC: Enemy Wheelbarrow Spotted..!!; +736|6837|Area 51

Mmm..theres an XFX 790i available here for $440 dollars. Meh I'll just wait for the 780i pricedrops

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