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post #41 of 86
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Oh wow sorry, I put the wrong one down, I meant the P5K SE version
post #42 of 86
haha lol it's alright. I still recommend the p5k/p5k-deluxe. you can see on the previous page the advantages the deluxe model has. It's a lot more future proof & configurable.
post #43 of 86
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The only differences I see are Wifi which I don't need, RAID controller which I don't need, and some advanced bios features which I don't really need. Only thing I might want to do in the bios is OC the CPU,GPU or make sure the RAM is running at the right timings etc.
post #44 of 86
exactly, that board you have selected has very limited OC ability. Why do you think it is so cheap? Look at the P5K deluxe/P5K. You see the heatpipe system on that board? That is essential to good OC capability, as well as an 8 phase power system. W/o all those extras you will get a small OC but that is it. in addition you have 6 SATA ports (newer DVD drives use SATA)... I'm just saying the last place to skimp on a build is the motherboard. THat is the basis for everything else. Not to mention all he advanced overclocking options you lose when you use that budget board.


Lol I am not going to push it anymore after this post, but I suggest you spend the extra $90 and get something that will keep you happy for a long time vs getting something & sayign damn...this bites, I thought it would be better!
post #45 of 86
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so the P5K will be a better OCer than the P5K SE, and the deluxe will be better than the P5K? Which one then, the P5K or Deluxe is the best value all around
post #46 of 86
the p5k-Deluxe offers the best OC options & featureset of all of them. it's one heck of a board. As I said you can find tons of in-depth reviews on the P5K Deluxe, it's a very popular board
post #47 of 86
The P5K series looks quite good from what I have seen. The P35 chipset is simply a wonder right now offering a tremendous amount of upgradability. If you think about it, you can upgrade to PCIe x16 2.0 cards when those begin being released as well as buy into the penryn family at the new 1333mhz FSB. What could be better? Nothing in my eyes
post #48 of 86
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What are PCIe x16 2.0 cards haha? And how can the p5k board be upgradeable to them if I haven't even heard of em!
post #49 of 86
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Actually I just looked it up "Intel's first PCIe 2.0 capable chipset will be the X38 and will be released in Q3 2007"
post #50 of 86
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Should I wait for the X38 then?
post #51 of 86
lol no. the current cards don't even tap all the bandwidth. Trust me P35 is going to be fine for a long time. The X38 has a few minior tweaks, and quite frankly it's nothing important unless you need 4 pcie x16 slots.
post #52 of 86
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what bandwidth to cards use?
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post #54 of 86
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lol no. the current cards don't even tap all the bandwidth. Trust me P35 is going to be fine for a long time. The X38 has a few minior tweaks, and quite frankly it's nothing important unless you need 4 pcie x16 slots.
P35 supports PCIe x16 2.0 as well. Somewhere I Was reading multiple articles about how they released info that it is available with P35 chipset boards. However, I'm not sure current boards actually have implemented the standard.
post #55 of 86
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So P35 boards can use pci-e2 but there aren't any actually out?
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post #57 of 86
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I'm slightly disappointed not to have full availability of PCIe 2.0, but what can ya do. I'll just hold out with my P5K until games demand PCIe 2.0 to run it with the goodies I would like
post #58 of 86
2.0 is quite a ways out as far as actual usability. I think at least 2 years b4 cards require it
post #59 of 86
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Just because P35 supports it, doesn't mean that the P5K is using it, actually I'm pretty certain that it doesn't have it. But if we think two years before its even useable, then I think I can wait
post #60 of 86
that's what BIOS updates are for
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