Need a new mobo

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I need a new mobo for my quad 9550.

Which one would be best? Below are 3 i am looking at.

Gigabyte S775 Intel P45 DDR2 ATX Audio Lan 10SATA RAID
Asus P5Q Deluxe Motherboard
Asus P5QC Motherboard
 
Can't vouch for the other two, but the P5Q Deluxe is a rock solid board that can clock nice and high, the 12 power phases mean I have pretty much 0 vDroop (as far as CPU-Z reports anyway, although I will try again with the new CPU-Z to clarify)
 
The last P45 mobo I had was a Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P, it overclocks very well and runs cool. I had the ASUS P5Q Deluxe also, both managed to clock my E8500 well and stable.
 
Well i bought the Asus P5Q Deluxe for €140, to replace my faulty Abit IN9 32X Max.

So will slap it into the case later and see how it runs.
 
Well i bought the Asus P5Q Deluxe for €140, to replace my faulty Abit IN9 32X Max.

So will slap it into the case later and see how it runs.

how's that board running with the Q9550, just got 1 & looks like i need a new mb myself. interested in your feedback m8 :)
 
Currently running an EO stepping q9550 in the asus p5q deluxe, very nice combo, got the cpu clocked at 3.8ghz so far with relative ease.
 
after reading a few reviews on this, it's this board or the gigabyte UDP, got till monday to make up mind :)
 
Hi mate,

Was testing it over the weekend and i am very impressed with it.

Looks a lot better than the Abit IN9 32x it replaced.

Some really cool features like allowing you to surf the web and install drivers etc before you even boot into the os. It gives you this option when it posts.

I am using 4gb corsair dominator, 8800 ultra and an adpatec scsi controller and all runs great so far.

The io shield is handy as its padded so no sharp metal. And the copper heat sink comes with a optional small fan to help cool it. Also it looks a lot sturdier as the heat sink has a lot more support from under the mobo.
 
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