Dont know which P67 board to go for.

Stryda09 · 9 Jan 2011 at 21:28

Rossdh said:
Will the UD7 do 2-way sli @ x16 on both slots?

No from what I have read SB supports 16x or 8x8x.
I went for MSI as my current amd setup is on an MSI board and have had no problems with it at all. And who can complain about the £23 rebate?

roadie · 10 Jan 2011 at 11:16

Stryda09 said:
And who can complain about the £23 rebate?

I think it is a relatively shady business practice. If you're going to offer a discount across all UK retailers, then why not just drop the RRP of the board instead of making consumers jump through hoops? If this goes badly, then MSI can expect a backlash.

Read the T&Cs very carefully is my advice, especially:

4.4) MSI reserve the right to interpret the rules of this promotion at its sole discretion and all decisions made by MSI are final

What the hell kind of language is that!? Read everything carefully (link to application form)...

Here's the MSI site for the promotion.

Stryda09 · 10 Jan 2011 at 12:49

Well I would have gone for the MSI board regardless of the offer. Have loved my current one and have always come across some problems with the ASUS boards I have had before.

2StepSteve · 11 Jan 2011 at 19:36

The MSI P67A-GD65 does look very appealing.. the HardOCP review has my head turning.

[TW]Fox · 11 Jan 2011 at 19:40

2StepSteve said:
The MSI P67A-GD65 does look very appealing.. the HardOCP review has my head turning.

I find it hard to choose between this and the Asus.

2StepSteve · 11 Jan 2011 at 19:54

I know what you mean it is difficult especially as the boards are very new.

The ASUS board seems to perform slightly better in benchmarks but it really is only a whisker better. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/p67-motherboard-roundup-lga-1155-sandy-bridge,2837.html they have tested the pro edition of the Asus P8P67.

What has caught my eye with the MSI is that dave_beast is using 4x2GB RAM modules on the MSI P67A-GD55, a version down on the GD65 and it hasn't had any impact on performance or affected his overclock. I would be looking to run in this configuration in the near future.

roadie · 11 Jan 2011 at 22:44

Memory controller is on the CPU, so the motherboard shouldn't have that much of an influence...

My P67A-GD65 is arriving tomorrow, but I don't yet have RAM and am waiting for the 2500K to drop under £175 before moving on it. I will of course be sending in all the rebate forms & info as quick as I can!

Steves1982 · 11 Jan 2011 at 23:20

Hmmmm, thought I had settles on the Asus Pro, not so sure now!

chippy08 · 11 Jan 2011 at 23:30

Well i got my asus pro and 2500k coming tomorrow didnt really need the pro but the price was very good so couldnt refuse.

2StepSteve · 11 Jan 2011 at 23:58

Sod it.

Just went for the MSI P67A-GD65.

I hope OCUK get stock of them tomorrow like is scheduled.

AlexTrickle · 12 Jan 2011 at 00:19

My GD65 and 2500K arrived today. Paired it with my old Corsair Dominator ram even though thats rated at 1.65V (changed in bios to 1.6) and I have to say the motherboard has been faultless so far. I've read so many people having issue with Asus boards yer my MSI has done everything I've asked of it flawlessly.

Reserving benching for tomorrow when my replacement GeIL RAM (due to lower stated voltage) arrives

NVid'did'it · 12 Jan 2011 at 00:35

^^ Nice. I rang up ocuk earlier in the day and ordered the 2500k, Geil Values, but Asus P8P67. Was about to get the GD55, but I bailed out for an Asus due to majority here interested in the Asus board, therefore oc'ers will be able to provide support should I come across problems.
Anyways, give us all a verdict on the geils please, and whether they are stable in overclocking, should you decide to o. them. cheers.