Comparing Hardware side by side

[Drakeeee92]

Need a good website that compares hardware side by side like comparing two motherboards z170 or two gtx 1080 cards

 

[Justiceinacan]

For video cards and cpus, userbenchmark.

 

[Drakeeee92]

For video cards and cpus, userbenchmark.

what about motherboards ?

 

[k1114]

I've seen userbenchmark very wrong many many times. It also doesn't even do what he wants which is z170 vs z170 or 1080 vs 1080. Newegg does it but you don't see it too often. There's not much point to it really.

 

[Justiceinacan]

Ah, I misread that thought he said another card vs. 1080.

Some people go out of their way for tests and stuff like that. For instance, you might find one guy's take on the thermals of an MSi Gaming X vs. an Asus strix 1080 for instance.

As far as motherboards go - pay attention to your needs. Note the fan headers, usb headers, internet, read up on what people have had problems with, is the BIOS workable with, is it good for overclocking, are the vrms cool, etc. There isn't a "direct comparison" but that would be a nice thing to make, would take lots of testing time and electrical bills.

 

[Drakeeee92]

I've seen userbenchmark very wrong many many times. It also doesn't even do what he wants which is z170 vs z170 or 1080 vs 1080. Newegg does it but you don't see it too often. There's not much point to it really.

can you recommend me a good site for comaprison ?!

 

[Drakeeee92]

Ah, I misread that thought he said another card vs. 1080.

Some people go out of their way for tests and stuff like that. For instance, you might find one guy's take on the thermals of an MSi Gaming X vs. an Asus strix 1080 for instance.

As far as motherboards go - pay attention to your needs. Note the fan headers, usb headers, internet, read up on what people have had problems with, is the BIOS workable with, is it good for overclocking, are the vrms cool, etc. There isn't a "direct comparison" but that would be a nice thing to make, would take lots of testing time and electrical bills.

What vrms stand for ?

 

[Justiceinacan]

Voltage Regulation Module ; basically you need those to have a decent heatsink so you can draw more power into the CPU for overclocking I believe.

 

[k1114]

More stable power actually as mobos tend to have plenty for enough power. But phases are not created equally so still not an easy decipher. But I'm wondering if you don't know what vrms are if seeing more detailed specs is useless. For what purpose do you need a comparison site? Other than seeing what ports a mobo has that newegg can do, there is no point. A 1080 vs 1080 is going to be by cooler and price. A spec sheet won't tell which cooler is better and you already see other details without having a separate comparison site. They tend to have the same ports and speeds are mostly irrelevant since any gpu can oc. More technical things are not relevant to most especially to those who don't know what vrm is.

 

[Drakeeee92]

More stable power actually as mobos tend to have plenty for enough power. But phases are not created equally so still not an easy decipher. But I'm wondering if you don't know what vrms are if seeing more detailed specs is useless. For what purpose do you need a comparison site? Other than seeing what ports a mobo has that newegg can do, there is no point. A 1080 vs 1080 is going to be by cooler and price. A spec sheet won't tell which cooler is better and you already see other details without having a separate comparison site. They tend to have the same ports and speeds are mostly irrelevant since any gpu can oc. More technical things are not relevant to most especially to those who don't know what vrm is.

I am building my pc for the first time so ofc i won't know what all the terms stand for !!!!
and ofc 1080 vs 1080 comparison will matter cuz i want to know what gpu will give u more fps at the same clock ,, which one keeps its temp. cooler than the other at the same stress and how far can they be OCed !!

 

[Justiceinacan]

Then like I said, research how well certain coolers do.

FPS at the same clock? It will be the same unless you have bad case cooling. A 1080 is a 1080.

 

[Drakeeee92]

Then like I said, research how well certain coolers do.

FPS at the same clock? It will be the same unless you have bad case cooling. A 1080 is a 1080.

r u sure some reviews dont say the same !!

 

[k1114]

Same gpu at the same speed = same performance. Temps is more complicated as most sites don't compare all the different models and what's the best for one person's setup is not the best for another. For the most part, you can just look at the best price and performance will be too close to all 1080. Else there is much more research involved and no easy to see comparison is going to tell you where a few pages of explanation are needed. The only way is looking up reviews.

 

[Justiceinacan]

Then like I said, research how well certain coolers do.

FPS at the same clock? It will be the same unless you have bad case cooling. A 1080 is a 1080.

r u sure some reviews dont say the same !!

People have different personal standards on performance.