Re:How much of a performance decrease will I see with my current mobo?
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 11:04 PM
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Your board should be fine. If you have not done so lately, You may have to clear CMOS and update the MB BIOS if you have install issues with the 780's. I think the power consumption is slightly better with the 780's
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