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Originally Posted by Messerschmitt I noticed how the GD45 is 40$ cheaper. AFAIK, in terms of performance, the GD65 has 12 phases while the GD45 8 phases. I don't really know what exactly they mean, but it has something to do with the ability to OC?
Basically in terms of performance I would like to know if it's really worth paying the extra 40$ (190$ for the GD65 vs 150$ for the GD45). |
Short answer, no. The extra phases are supposed to help with stability. I believe (my opinion) that it is more a placebo than an actual help. Sure, if you went to four phase you may see a problem OC'ing but with Haswells inability to be stable has more to do with thermals than extra clean signals or more power (=more heat=brick wall). Again, this is just my opinion from what I have seen of OC'ing on the Z87. Heck,
Asus are supporting OC'ing on their non Z87 chipsets.
As has been said on many review sites, your overclocking is going to depend more on the CPU itself and the OC lottery than ever before. The boards this gen are really the stars of the show. Any board from Asus, MSI or Gigabyte you pick from 100 on up to 400+ dollars are going to do you just fine. It's all going to come down to the features you want/need and how many clams your willing to part with in order to get it. If you haven't already read the glut of reviews on the G45, I suggest
this one.
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