New 780I boards

tuxify said:
Just not in Sli?
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Yeah that's right , you could even save alittle more money by going with the P35 board if you are only running one card and I hear they overclock very well.
I'm going with the Asus P5K Premium, Q9550 and a G92 8800GTS when they come out.
 
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colt1911 said:
Yeah that's right , you could even save alittle more money by going with the P35 board if you are only running one card and I hear they overclock very well.
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Ok, so of the boards out now, that are Intel chipset, (I would only be using 1x8800GT for a while) I have narrowed them down to this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131219 - What ThatGuy16 suggested, looks pretty good.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131227 - A little better than what ThatGuy16 posted, not sure what the difference is.

*EDIT* http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131182 - The other one I was comparing it to was DDR3 only, so now theres just 3 in the running.

Keep in mind that this is my perspective future build, and I would like it upgradeable in the future:
CPU - Q9450 (When they come out - I plan on overclocking a lot)
Mobo - Depends on what you guys suggest
GPU - Single EVGA Superclocked 512MB 8800GT
RAM - 2 or 4 GB of Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
HDD - WD 320GB @ 7,200 RPM
Case - Antec 900.

So which Mobo would best suit my configuration?
 
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The P5K3 is a DDR3 memory board only. The DDR3 is very costly at the moment. I didn't think about the Maximus Formula it too is a good board.
Another board that is getting alot of good reviews on some of the forums is the Abit IP35 Pro.
 
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colt1911 said:
The P5K3 is a DDR3 memory board only. The DDR3 is very costly at the moment. I didn't think about the Maximus Formula it too is a good board.
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So the P5K3 only supports DDR3, not both DDR2 and 3? So I'll take that off the list. So which one is better considering my configuration, and knowing that I want a good overclock:
X38 P5E - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131219
P35 P5K - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131182
MAXIMUS FORMULA X38 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131227

Sorry for hijacking this thread...
 
Everyone tells me that the P35 is more stable.I've been on another forum and everything they say about the Abit IP35 pro is good. So I would read the reviews and then choose.
 
I just came from the Asus forums and there is alot of people having problems with their boards right now . So I would either go with the Abit or if you want the X38 then go with the Gigabyte board. From what I 've read there is no much difference between P35 and X38 except for $$$$$$$.
 
The main difference is, the X38 board support PCIe 2.0, also only if you were to get ATI is it can do crossfire at x16/x16. But if your getting nvidia it doesn't matter. Also the X38 should support the new quads as well. For the price, a P35 board is tempting. Oh most P35's should support quads, even if it needs a bios update.

So basicly the X38 board are the "next gen" board..
 
Yeah, I see the $100 price difference, but I also see that the X38 supports higher FSB, higher RAM frequencies, and dual graphics cards (which would be no use to me as I'm going nVidia). It seems like when overclocking, higher allowed FSB and RAM MHz would be helpful.
Does anyone have experience with overclocking the X38, P35, MAXIMUS FORMULA, or the ABIT?
 
ThatGuy16 said:
The main difference is, the X38 board support PCIe 2.0, also only if you were to get ATI is it can do crossfire at x16/x16. But if your getting nvidia it doesn't matter. Also the X38 should support the new quads as well. For the price, a P35 board is tempting. Oh most P35's should support quads, even if it needs a bios update.

So basicly the X38 board are the "next gen" board..
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Since I'm planning on the Q9450, would the X38 be more supportive of it?
Also, what in ATI is equivalent to 2 x 8800GT in Sli? I might be tempted to make the switch if it meant Crossfire in the future...
 
A single 8800GT beats the 3870. However Crossfire 3870's beat SLI 8800GT's. But the DS3L/DS3R are listed for full support for the full 45nm line. If you never plan to go dual cards, chances are im going to grab a DS3R.
 
ThatGuy16 said:
A single 8800GT beats the 3870. However Crossfire 3870's beat SLI 8800GT's. But the DS3L/DS3R are listed for full support for the full 45nm line. If you never plan to go dual cards, chances are im going to grab a DS3R.
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So the difference between the DS3L and the DS3R is that the DS3L supports DDR3 RAM? Does the DS3R support overclocking as well? I don't really plan on going dual ATI, so I think that would be fine.

Problem with discussing a good 45nm mobo now, is that they might have newer and better mobos in January.
 
Yep, im just going to wait untill january to see what money i have in my hand to decide what im going to get.

From what INTELCRZY to me, i think the major difference is that the DS3L doesn't support RAID? can't remember, but no major difference that im aware of, outside of its cheaper
 
ThatGuy16 said:
Yep, im just going to wait untill january to see what money i have in my hand to decide what im going to get.

From what INTELCRZY to me, i think the major difference is that the DS3L doesn't support RAID? can't remember, but no major difference that im aware of, outside of its cheaper
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Yup, if u want crossfire, you need DS3P
 
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