Asus P5N32-E SLI... any good?

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Hi guys and gals,

Mainly an intel chipset kind of guy... hence the x38.

Not heard much about this board... is it ok? Had a bit of a search but a bit confused by what the 'plus' version offers over the 'non plus'? A few conflicting comments. :confused:

Looking to clock a dual core for now but will it cope with clocking a quad if i upgrade?

Would an MSI P7N Diamond be a lot or only a bit better?

Thanks in advance. :)

gt
 
Im also interested in the same board, saw one in MM.

However im sure the board in question is not a 680i, i think its a modified 650i with dual x16 slots instead of x8

If its 650i its no good to me as i already have a 650i board

EDIT : It is a 650i board http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2958

EDIT2: The Asus webisite says its 680i, so im at a loss now
 
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It's a dreadful motherboard. All the P5N motherboards have the same 650i/680i Northbridge, but on this one, they slapped on the old Southbridge from the previous generation SLi boards which makes it a bit cheaper than a proper 680i but still gives dual 16x PCIe slots. AVOID.
 
It's a 680i. I had to RMA my first one (wouldn't POST), and the replacement won't allow an fsb over 270 because of the rubbish northbridge. And that's with an extra fan on it. Unless you plan to run SLI, there's no reason to use an nVidia chipset board. And certainly not 680-based. If you don't overclock then it's probably OK.


M
 
Cheers guys.

Was worried this might be the case. Had an EVGA 680i that ran hot as the surface of the sun and then died. Thought that this might be the same.

Such a pity as i loved the NF4 chipset of my old DFI SLi-DR. Just wish ASUS/Nvidia would release a mobo/chipset comparable to the stability of the current crop of intel chipsets.

Thanks for all the advice.

gt
 
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