LED'S EVERYWHERE BITCHES
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even with the led fans it still looks awesomely clean
Does the shroud on the Sabertooth really make much of a difference?
That looks awesome Xuvial, I'm not normally a fan of LEDs (especially blue LEDs), but you made it work well.
It's supposed to work with stock cooling or an additional 50mm fan, neither of which people tend to use. So it's basically pointless.
It's fully detachable but I keep it on for looks, as do most Sabertooth owners
P67 was the only generation of Sabertooth with shroud, it was unusual for Asus to do it. The sabertooth series' most attractive feature continues to be robust durability and solid overclocking at an affordable price.
It's interesting to see the generations...
990FX
X58
P67
X79
...I forgot where I was going with this.
Last edited by Xuvial; 2012-04-07 at 01:49 PM.
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Personally I like the shroud, xuvial's build is a good example why, it ends up with a very simple and clean look
Which was my point exactly; it looks very asthetically pleasing. It serves very little real funtion though as the 2-5 degrees lower temperature it achieves is hardly needed on a 1155 board.
anyone have a link to where i can find the ivy bridge motherboards?
AsRock: http://www.asrock.com/mb/index.asp?s=1155
Gigabyte: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/lis...jid=2&p=2&v=24
Asus: http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Int...1155/Intel_Z77
MSI: http://www.msi.com/product/mb/#/?sk=...%20i3/i5/i7%29
Basically just go to the manufacturer websites, look for their motherboard selections and click on the Z77 link...
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P67 was the only generation of Sabertooth with shroud, it was unusual for Asus to do it. The sabertooth series' most attractive feature continues to be robust durability and solid overclocking at an affordable price.
I ask because the shroud is back for the Z77 Sabertooth. In a video that Tweaktown made with an Asus guy they were talking about how it reduces temperatures by so much (something like 10 degrees) and I was wondering how true those assertions were (although the guy from Asus didn't seem to have prepared himself very well for the piece to camera).
Said video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwdNBaSg0nM
Last edited by Butler to Baby Sloths; 2012-04-07 at 05:07 PM.
Another shroud Sabertooth, and none other than the Z77 chipset! I notice you cannot get the P67 Sabers anymore, so this might be another option for me for a new motherboard.... hmm
However I like the ASRock boards too... and the P8Z77 WS does not look like a bad idea either.
Grrrr so many choices! >_<
And is Asus REALLY not planning to make a full ATX Maximus V? All I see is the Gene and it's a measly mATX.
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Think I saw in a video that they are planning an ATX Maximus V Formula for about a month after launch.And is Asus REALLY not planning to make a full ATX Maximus V? All I see is the Gene and it's a measly mATX.
It's funny how mobo manufacturers are now sticking their own fans on Z77 and X79 motherboards. Did VRM/mobo temps really go up by that much over the years? Why are they so crazy about cooling the mobo?
It's the same situation with how crazy case manufacturers get with HDD cooling, e.g. completely blocking the intake with a giant HDD cage. Or dedicating 120mm fans just for the HDDs in the case of 800D and Cosmos 2. I wonder if these people realize that the best operating temperature for HDD's is 35-45c (for max lifetime) which is pretty damn warm. They don't need a freaking fan blowing on them all day.
Last edited by Xuvial; 2012-04-07 at 10:03 PM.
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