Top 2 Mobos, which one?

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joeswm8

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I am stuck in deciding between these two mobos for OC purposes and for lasting 5 strong years and highly upgradeable. I see that they are basically the same, but I am more concerned in which one OCs better because it is my first build and I want it to be a good one. I would prefer the ASUS for hte price, but I want the best OC and long lasting performance. Does anyone have either one that would like to share their experiences? So which one?


(1) EVGA 122-CK-NF68-AR Socket T (LGA 775) NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813188009

(2)ASUS P5B Deluxe Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131045

Thanks
 
Well, The first one comes with a lot of features and all, but the 680i for the Intel isn't the best way to go, but it doesn't mean it's crap.

The other one, you could have a bit bnetter chipset than the 965P.

Although, I pick the first one.
 
Doesnt the FSB come from the CPU? cause I am gonna overclock and Im going to change the FSB.

So it seems like the eVga, thats where I was at first, then I changed again.
Does anyone have either one, and could share experiences?
 
lhuser said:
Well, The first one comes with a lot of features and all, but the 680i for the Intel isn't the best way to go, but it doesn't mean it's crap.

The other one, you could have a bit bnetter chipset than the 965P.

Although, I pick the first one.
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The 680i is far superior to the 965. The 965 is more the low/mid range chipset for Core 2 Duo motherboards.

The 680i is considered the best chipset for the C2D right now, for many reasons. It supports the 1333Mhz FSB chips, which also means generally you can overclock the FSB higher since it's designed for higher speeds. It also has 3x PCI-E slots, two of which run at 16x in SLI mode.

btw, look in my sig, I have that same mobo.
 
sweet OMEGA! and I see you got the e6300 OCed to 3.13 which saved you soo much money from like a 6800, and would erase all difference in money from the ASUS easily.

Was the OC on the 680 really easy?

And you said 1333 FSB chips, so would that only be 333 bus on the C2D becuase of quad pump, or is 1333 the actual bus speed?
 
Yes it was easy, and theres a good article on it as well.

Another advantage the 680i has is loads of voltage options, and tons of tweakable settings. One of the best things was the ability to set the memory speed different from the CPU, so you dont have to worry about getting high end memory to handle the OC.
 
The 965 may overclock about the same, or better in some cases, however the 680i is a brand new chipset, so hopefully there will be some BIOS updates later on that may improve overclocking.

Overclocking aside, the 680i is more future proof then most 965 boards. The 680i has full x16 SLI capabilities, and another PCI-E x16 slot which can be used for the new physx cards, or can be used for a third graphics card for either physics or for multiple monitors. It also supports Quad Core's and Intels upcoming CPU's with a 1333Mhz FSB.
 
I definately dont need 3 PCIe slots, I dont even need 2, but you said that the 965 OCs better, and I am definately not upgradeing to quad, and 70 bucks saved looks good, so should I go with the 965 then? I have read soooo much about how excellent the 680i OCs and there are tons of great guides, and I cant seem to find the same guides like that for the 965, unless somebody could give me some?
 
joeswm8 said:
I definately dont need 3 PCIe slots, I dont even need 2, but you said that the 965 OCs better, and I am definately not upgradeing to quad, and 70 bucks saved looks good, so should I go with the 965 then? I have read soooo much about how excellent the 680i OCs and there are tons of great guides, and I cant seem to find the same guides like that for the 965, unless somebody could give me some?
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You may not need them now, but it's a great thing to have if you want your PC to last a while.

And you say you wont get SLI or upgrade to Quad... why not? Are you saying that in the future your going to only use your E6300 and not upgrade the CPU again?
 
i guess i will upgrade in like 4-5 years, the price for the quads will definately go down a ton by then right? And what else do you think the PCIe slots will be used for in 4-5 years?
 
joeswm8 said:
i guess i will upgrade in like 4-5 years, the price for the quads will definately go down a ton by then right? And what else do you think the PCIe slots will be used for in 4-5 years?
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PhysX cards will be moving to PCI-E (not sure which speed, but may be x16). If so, then you can use that slot for a PyhsX card.

Or you can install a third graphics card dedicated for physics.
 
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