Which Asus P5 Board?

[P1Fanatic]

Looking to build a new rig. Nothing fancy and based around an Intel 8400 cpu and some faster memory (everything else taken from sig). There are so many versions of this Mobo Im confused. I really dont need Wi-Fi as my pc sits next to my router and isnt likely to move any time soon.

So for a pure gaming machine which I may overclock at some point - would the standard P5K do for my needs?

Cheers,
Simon

 

[Fraservet]

you just have to work out what features you need, then take the cheapest version that has them.

i.e.
wifi
raid
firewire
esata
memory (ddr2/3)

if you don't need any then get the basic one.

 

[topshot]

P5K-E

 

[PinkFloyd]

P5K-E

Great little board.

 

[P1Fanatic]

you just have to work out what features you need, then take the cheapest version that has them.

i.e.
wifi
raid
firewire
esata
memory (ddr2/3)

if you don't need any then get the basic one.

I dont need any of the above other than DDR2 of course. Would a P5KE offer me anything over the standard P5K if I do decide to overclock?

Cheers,
Simon

 

[HeX]

I dont need any of the above other than DDR2 of course. Would a P5KE offer me anything over the standard P5K if I do decide to overclock?

Cheers,
Simon

P5K-E has voltage dampner to stop vdroop, P5K doesn't AFAIK.