B browney New member Jul 26, 2007 #1 Hi, As you may have seen I've sold my DS3 so I'm after a new motherboard I'm currently looking at the P5K but are they any other boards for the same price range (£82 posted from ST)
Hi, As you may have seen I've sold my DS3 so I'm after a new motherboard I'm currently looking at the P5K but are they any other boards for the same price range (£82 posted from ST)
B BUFF New member Jul 26, 2007 #4 name='browney' said: I've heard bad things about the abit IP35-E/IP35 Click to expand... such as? The only "bad" thing about them is the start-stop-start behaviour on a cold boot (doesn't do it during a restart) & that may be fixed by a new BIOS. I can find you complaint posts about the Asus & Gigabytes too if you want ... There is no perfect mobo.
name='browney' said: I've heard bad things about the abit IP35-E/IP35 Click to expand... such as? The only "bad" thing about them is the start-stop-start behaviour on a cold boot (doesn't do it during a restart) & that may be fixed by a new BIOS. I can find you complaint posts about the Asus & Gigabytes too if you want ... There is no perfect mobo.
B browney New member Jul 26, 2007 #5 I'm sure there are things with all boards but overall it seems the P5K is better
C cuprasport New member Jul 26, 2007 #6 id try and stick witht he asus if your overclocking they seem to give better results, the best bang for buck board is the p5k-e but if you dont want crossfire or wifi the basic board will overclock fine
id try and stick witht he asus if your overclocking they seem to give better results, the best bang for buck board is the p5k-e but if you dont want crossfire or wifi the basic board will overclock fine
B BUFF New member Jul 26, 2007 #7 I think that you'll find that the P5K has more Vdroop & lower usable voltages (only 2.1 or 2.2V for Vdimm iirc). It also doesn't have ICH9R if you wanted it whereas the IP35 & DS3R do for similar money.
I think that you'll find that the P5K has more Vdroop & lower usable voltages (only 2.1 or 2.2V for Vdimm iirc). It also doesn't have ICH9R if you wanted it whereas the IP35 & DS3R do for similar money.
B browney New member Jul 27, 2007 #8 I think I'll go with Abit IP35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
F FarFarAway New member Jul 27, 2007 #9 I have an IP36 Pro and it's worth the money. Awesome board. Review very soon
B browney New member Jul 27, 2007 #11 name='Kempez' said: I have an IP36 Pro and it's worth the money. Awesome board. Review very soon Click to expand... Ah nice one the pro is a little over what i want to spend though
name='Kempez' said: I have an IP36 Pro and it's worth the money. Awesome board. Review very soon Click to expand... Ah nice one the pro is a little over what i want to spend though
