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Old 12-29-2006, 10:24 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Asus P5B Deluxe or Gigabyte DS3??
was going to by Asus P5B Deluxe, but all of the sudden I've been hearing alot about Gigabyte DS3. I plan to OC a little to make my e6600 to the speed of e6700, thats 2.4ghz to 2.66ghz.

WHich would you perfer?
DS3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128012

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P5B Deluxe
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131045
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Old 12-29-2006, 10:30 PM   #2 (permalink)
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both can oc.
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e6600 can be oc-ed over 4.23 GHZ according to tom's hardware.

DS3!!! its cheaper and overclocks just as well.
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I'd say the DS3. I've had both Gigabyte and Asus motherboards, and I find the Gigabytes to be better quality and easier to use.
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where the link that says it can go 4.23ghz.
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where the link that says it can go 4.23ghz.
Not all chips can. Tom's Hardware is the one that got one to 4.23Ghz I believe.
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thats a demo chip i think.
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I don't think you want to push it that high anyway.
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I'd go with the DS3
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they're running ddr2 900 though.
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