p5b, still good?

hardc0re_tid

hardc0re_tid

hardc0re_tid

Soldato
Joined
4 Nov 2004
Posts
3,040
Location
Norn' Iron'
just a quicky, is the p5b still a good board, reason im asking is because im looking for a Q6600 in late december along with a 8800GTX. i currently have my 6300 cverclocked and intend on doing to the same with the Q6600.

any point in changing the board?
 
It's certainly one of the better P965 boards for the Quads.

I would see how yours does before changing it.
 
When I bought all my P35 boards I tried to sell my Abit AB9-QuadGT and I got no takers at £70 so I thought - Gosh! (or words to that effect) I wonder what it would do with a Q6600 SLACR and you know what - it's just as good as the ASUS and Gigabyte P35 boards. The Abit IP35 Pro get another 100MHz out of it, but a properly implemented P965 (like the QuadGT, P5B etc.) still seems very strong board for quad overclocking. It seems you'll struggle to get more than about £50 for the P5B at auction, so it's a lot of extra cost for not a lot of extra performance. Plus the P5B now officially supports Penryn, so why get a P35 unless the chipset cooling is doing your head in.
 
yes it is - got my q6600 @ 3.4 at the moment, had it at 3.6 but not stable and couldnt be bothered to try for more.
 
WJA96 said:
When I bought all my P35 boards I tried to sell my Abit AB9-QuadGT and I got no takers at £70 so I thought - Gosh! (or words to that effect) I wonder what it would do with a Q6600 SLACR and you know what - it's just as good as the ASUS and Gigabyte P35 boards. The Abit IP35 Pro get another 100MHz out of it, but a properly implemented P965 (like the QuadGT, P5B etc.) still seems very strong board for quad overclocking. It seems you'll struggle to get more than about £50 for the P5B at auction, so it's a lot of extra cost for not a lot of extra performance. Plus the P5B now officially supports Penryn, so why get a P35 unless the chipset cooling is doing your head in.
Click to expand...

Have you got a link for penryn support? always thought the 965 wasn't capable of supporting the CPUs
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom