Gigabyte Or Asus For C2D
- Thread starter Thebug
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You read my mind keeny
i have a tuniq tower coming monday from ocuk
mine was ds3 vs p5b deluxe though
just need to find out if tuniq fits ok on p5b del now.
I hear it's better than the ds3 for overclocking a 6400.
Cooling looks better too.Better build quality than the ds3.
i have a tuniq tower coming monday from ocuk
mine was ds3 vs p5b deluxe though
just need to find out if tuniq fits ok on p5b del now.
I hear it's better than the ds3 for overclocking a 6400.
Cooling looks better too.Better build quality than the ds3.
Well my only problem with the ds3 is the cooling
the northbridge heatsink looks very cheap
i'm still not decided i would like a board that can clock
a 6400 to say 3.5-3.8 ghz on the least volts possible
thus creating less heat i would'nt be able to sleep at night knowing
my northbridge was hitting 65-70 celcius.
But if the ds3 can do the job i see no reason why not to get it
seeing as it's far cheaper.
the northbridge heatsink looks very cheap
i'm still not decided i would like a board that can clock
a 6400 to say 3.5-3.8 ghz on the least volts possible
thus creating less heat i would'nt be able to sleep at night knowing
my northbridge was hitting 65-70 celcius.
But if the ds3 can do the job i see no reason why not to get it
seeing as it's far cheaper.
Given that the feature-set of the new Rev. 3.3 DS3P is almost exactly the same as the old DS4, why spend any more? I haven't had a P5B, but those that do seem to like them. The highest overclock I have yet seen 'proved stable' was done on a P5B-E by BlkNoel (4GHz on an E6300 I think) which must be some kind of recommendation.
Asus clocks higher but has issues like cold boot issue and vdroop, personally i'd go for the asus but gigabyte is a problem-free board with easy overclocking options, asus has some more advanced options extra though...
All depends what kind of user you are:
If you dont care about cold boot issue and get good cooling and u know a lot about oc's: get the asus.
If you want a problem free board and you are a beginner in overclocking or dont need the extra overclock options the asus gives: get the gigabyte
All depends what kind of user you are:
If you dont care about cold boot issue and get good cooling and u know a lot about oc's: get the asus.
If you want a problem free board and you are a beginner in overclocking or dont need the extra overclock options the asus gives: get the gigabyte
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I have the DS3 with a 6300 @ 460 fsb, fully stable, and no extra cooling.. I'm sure the cpu will go higher. but my ram is geil 5300 running @ 920.
I've tried a few other boards, including the Asus p5n sli plus, and none compare to the DS3.
On tuesday I will have the new DS3P, which really is the DS4 without the heat pipe.
I've tried a few other boards, including the Asus p5n sli plus, and none compare to the DS3.
On tuesday I will have the new DS3P, which really is the DS4 without the heat pipe.
geff_r said:
Abit: nvr read much info about it, how does it clock?
p5b deluxe: good board yes, p5b vanilla is fine though too seen a guy @ 4 ghz on it (with a c2d 6400)...
Commando: overpriced p5b with lcd on back and bragging rights ''republic of gamers'' imo