Help : Asus P8P67 Or MSI P67A-GD65

maj said:
I'm also stuck between which of these two to buy (although I will be getting the Pro version if I choose the Asus) . Still can't decide even after the info given in this thread and all the reviews (as far as I can tell the features on both are very similar). On brand name alone I would choose Asus over MSI but been a couple of threads in the past few days on here with people having problems with the P8P67's so it's putting me off a bit.
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This is exactly where I am. I simply do not know which one to choose :confused:
 
[TW]Fox;18217768 said:
This is exactly where I am. I simply do not know which one to choose :confused:
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I'm still in the situation. Glad I checked the MSI website as the info on OCUK website states that the MSI board only supports:

4x DIMMs with support for DDR3 1133/1066 up to 16GB MAX
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where as MSI website says the mobo actually supports:

DDR3 Memory: DDR3 1066/1333/1600*/2133*(OC)
Memory Channel: Dual
DIMM Slots: 4
Max Memory (GB): 32
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Quite a difference....

edit: seems it's already been mentioned in a similar thread.
 
jbloggs said:
Better BIOS...

Asus have 3 year warranty...

Generally Asus make better boards than MSI...
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I disagree,I have used boards for virtually all brands,warranty is not really that important(btw MSI has 3 year warranty too) since normally a motherboard will either be DOA or go faulty within 6 months,I still have an old Epox motherboard I use that's 6 years old and a DFI board that's 7 years old both going strong and that's with the older type capacitors not the solid caps like on most boards nowadays.

Asus have a good BIOS for overclocking,however I read one guy has his MSI P67 GD55 at 5GHZ stable plus your overclocking mileage varies from hardware to hardware even with same brand.

I really think its an old myth about Asus being the best or better etc from my experience.
 
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jbloggs said:
Not a problem...I can agree to disagree...;)

EDIT: Bit-Tech have reviewed both of these boards, see Here and Here

The Asus is cheaper as well...
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I agree we disagree ;) ,btw nice review of MSI GD65 over at Guru3d here http://www.guru3d.com/article/msi-p67gd65-motherboard-review/1


Manually overclocking leads to performance levels that are nearly silly to observe. Nearing 4.8 to 5 GHz on Intel's Stock cooler is impressive, very impressive. Bare in mind though, to do what we did today you'll need a K model Sandy Bridge processor with the unlocked multiplier.

The real tweakers out there will love the features but most of all the fast overclockability. The MSI P67A-GD65 is a motherboard we can wholeheartedly recommend.
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Hopefully this helps some people:

http://techreport.com/articles.x/20190/1

Even if the content doesn't help is has some very good pictures of the boards.

For me the fan header positions of the P8P67 Pro are perfect (Two around CPU socket for H50 power / Fan power), one at the top right for the top case fans and one bottom right for the front case fans. I will use a Y splitter for both so the absolute lack of headers isn't an issue.
 
oweneades said:
Hopefully this helps some people:

http://techreport.com/articles.x/20190/1

Even if the content doesn't help is has some very good pictures of the boards.

For me the fan header positions of the P8P67 Pro are perfect (Two around CPU socket for H50 power / Fan power), one at the top right for the top case fans and one bottom right for the front case fans. I will use a Y splitter for both so the absolute lack of headers isn't an issue.
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What use is a motherboard fan header that provides NO control over the fan at all though? You can't even use Speedfan :(
 
[TW]Fox;18222907 said:
What use is a motherboard fan header that provides NO control over the fan at all though? You can't even use Speedfan :(
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The two front intake fans I will be using come with variable resistor cables so I am not really bothered if the 3 pin headers can't control the speed.

The two top exhaust will be the Fractal Design fans that come stock in the R3, just like the R2 fans they are inaudible even at max RPM (1350).

Given that all of the motherboards seem to not have any decent fan controls it might be worth approaching it from a different angle and getting fans that can be adjusted accordingly.
 
I might have to, my last hope is that the MSI at least allows adjustment of two of the case fans. I think it does?

I am honestly staggered that such a minor feature is becoming an issue. Why in this day and age do boards not have universal fan control? And I am hearing you cant even use Speedfan to control the ports the motherboard wont control!
 
AlexTrickle said:
Well my GD65 arrived today and it has been flawless. I've read so many threads about people having problems nearly all of them have been on asus boards (or at least it seems).

Personally I love MSI's new bios and its been really intuitive and has performed everything setting I've asked without fault.
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Yo, Alex. I just bought the MSI too and, like you, have a couple of Palit Sonic GTX460's. I was freaking out as I read about MSI making an SLI oversight for people with the longer cards and people basically having to bend the pins on their second card to fit it in. Is this what you did, or do they fit ok outta the box?

Cheers!
 
[TW]Fox;18222907 said:
What use is a motherboard fan header that provides NO control over the fan at all though? You can't even use Speedfan :(
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If I was to plug the 2 fans on the Silver Arrow (3 pin) into a 4 pin PWM Y cable and run them throught the CPU header would this enable me have some fan control? Would they run at full speed?
 
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