Asus P5K Premium/WiFi-AP Intel P35

WillSpengler · 23 Apr 2008 at 14:48

Just wondering if anyone has experience with this mobo?

Is it any good for OC-ing?

Going to be (most likely) using a Q6600 processor.

Anyone have anything to say regarding the wireless?

Price, Wireless and Passive cooling at all big pluses for that board.

dazz25 · 23 Apr 2008 at 17:13

Very good board. A friend of mine has one and I wish I had this instead of the P5B!

He has had no problems with the wireless.

TheVoice · 23 Apr 2008 at 17:21

I've got one, it's been solid. Thw wi-fi is usually fairly good, drops every now and again but overall it's stable.

Mr Paul · 23 Apr 2008 at 17:47

Get the P5K-E Wifi-AP, excellent board

PinkFloyd · 23 Apr 2008 at 17:49

Got the P5K-e wifi-ap. Cracking board, on my third one, not down to the board mind. Killed the first one by trying to go too mental overclocking (4GHz on a q6600)
Second one the bios died when I flashed it using the official flashing software.

Still wouldn't hesitate to recommend them, most stable board I have ever used apart from the DFI Expert I used to have back in the AMD64 days

Very easy to overclock. Not really used the wifi much, but when I have used it, it has been fine.

Paolo · 23 Apr 2008 at 18:20

Another vote for it,great board.Not a mental clock like PinkFloyd`s,but easily got to 3.4 with a Quad.

deadite66 · 23 Apr 2008 at 19:25

runs leopard fine too o/

crazyDAJT · 23 Apr 2008 at 19:41

+1 vote for the P5K-E Wifi-AP

only problem, my big GFX card blocks some ports, but you can get to them if you get some left (or is it right???) handed sata cables

WillSpengler · 23 Apr 2008 at 19:46

What's the difference between the P5K-E and the P5K premium?

And thanks for the warning regarding the SATA ports, will have to make sure to get some angled cables

chrispystix · 23 Apr 2008 at 21:04

P5K premium has more cooling especially around the VRM. That said you are unlikely to need it unless you push your overclock considerably.

I have the Premium but would have been happy with the E. Nice to have the best though.

PinkFloyd · 23 Apr 2008 at 21:09

crazyDAJT said:
left (or is it right???) handed sata cables

Right Angled you mean, not right handed

WillSpengler · 23 Apr 2008 at 21:45

chrispystix said:
P5K premium has more cooling especially around the VRM. That said you are unlikely to need it unless you push your overclock considerably.

I have the Premium but would have been happy with the E. Nice to have the best though.

Hmm, may just go for the P5K-E then if thats the only difference (and it's 25 quid cheaper).

How does the P5K Deluxe stack up compared to the "E" and "Premium" models?

OCUK have some deluxe models going cheap as B-stock.

Admiral Huddy · 23 Apr 2008 at 21:49

get this board

I've just installed one for a client and well impressed.. I own the P5KC and wish I'd gone for this since it supports RAID5/10 whereas mine doesn't.

Rock solid board.. Loads of features. Got this chaps Q6600 to 3.2Ghz on first attempt with very few changes in BIOS.

mr griffin · 23 Apr 2008 at 23:16

P5K Premium gets a vote from me. I have had no problems at all... its very stable and dead easy to overclock with.
Custom pc had it as the board to get in a review! its also a very cheap board. I got miine for £103 inc vat.