05-06-2018 07:28 PM - last edited 3 weeks ago by ROGBot
05-08-2018 04:31 PM
05-09-2018 04:43 AM
syldon wrote:
There really is no reason to upgrade if you have a CH6:cool:
05-09-2018 05:03 AM
Syaoran wrote:
Perhaps, but with Z490, I plan on switching manufactures to get a few things the Crosshair VI Hero lacks. I was really close to buying the Gigabyte X470 Gaming 5 but they have been sold out here over priced the odd place I can find them. I figured I would wait until I come back to Canada after the summer to swap out the board and by then, Gigabyte should have their Z490 option available.
05-08-2018 11:41 PM
05-09-2018 11:16 AM
syldon wrote:
I am interested in opinions on the benefits of upgrading to the CH7 from the CH6. I have followed the OCers forum posts. People discuss fixes and problems of the board, but no one has yet made an early opinion of the benefits to the upgrade. I am well aware any upgrades will be minor, and very much just throwing cash at a toy.
I bought the board when it was originally released. Unfortunately, it was a dud that could not get past qcode error 8. I had an 1800x and an 2700x to test on it, along with enough savvy from the last years ownership of the CH6 to know it was a knacker. It has since been RMAed and refunded.
I know the CH7 will have lower VRM temps. I am hoping this migrates to better OCing on both CPU and memory. This is probably what I am after most. A back to back comparison from someone who owned a CH6 prior to the CH7.
I can see the board isn't any easier to set up than the CH6 was from posts I have read. The CH7 also has some of the same issues (pci lane allocation failings etc). I have enjoyed the fight with the CH6 over the last year, sadistic as that may sound. RL has stopped me gaming till I finish work maybe later this year. OCing is an easier pastime, and the PC does the work for you 🙂
ATM I have the 2700x in the CH6. It is far from stable. I am waiting for the next revision release, hopefully it is better than 6101. But at least the memory is back to 3466. It fails on stability testing, but hasn't crashed on me yet. So I will leave it as is until the next release.
I have no doubt that I will buy the CH7 again in a month's time, and probably regardless of what is posted here. But it would be nice to have an expectation of what to expect in difference. I am going to wait a month, I want to let the second wave of stock to come in, with hopefully no teething issue.