Which mobo

[Tystrasza]

Which is the best for gaming, and the one that will be the better in the long run?

ASUS P5N32-SLI SE Deluxe Socket T (LGA 775) NVIDIA nForce4 SLI X16
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131031

ASUS P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131028


Also, will these work with either of these boards?

Corsair XMS2 2GB PC2-6400 DDR2
http://www.isquaredinc.com/MEMD64C2048info.html

Thanks!

 

[PC eye]

The Asus PSN32 SLI SE board is the model with the SLI capability for running two identical video cards. For gaming with a twin card setup to boost grahics performance that would be the model. The P5B Deluxe offers 7 over the other board's 5 SATA drive capability there for increased storage. Both boards are DDR2 800 capaable. There's no problem with memory there. Look over some Kingston performance dimms as well. For some reason.... Asus + Kingston

 

[Tystrasza]

What would you pick?

 

[ducis]

id go with the first 1

 

[Burgerbob]

I would agree, the first sounds like a solid option, even though the second board is almost as good.

 

[34erd]

The second one, the P5B has been getting insane FSB overclocks since the new BIOS. That and nvidia's nForce 4 Intel Editon was never that great.

 

[PC eye]

The question there is about which board is the best for gaming not OCing. If both models had SLI capability the chioce would then be made on other things other then support for dual card setups. The second board offers support for more storage and multi OSing capacity with the 7 not 5 SATA drive option there. Whether going with an SLI setup or installing 7 SATA drives you would need a hefty power supply for handling the load.

 

[Praetor]

What would you pick?

I'd get (and have) the P5B DLX. Multiplier unlocking is nice.

There's no problem with memory there.

Rather, there SHOULDNT be problems

That and nvidia's nForce 4 Intel Editon was never that great.

Yep

The question there is about which board is the best for gaming not OCing. If both models had SLI capability the chioce would then be made on other things other then support for dual card setups. The second board offers support for more storage and multi OSing capacity with the 7 not 5 SATA drive option there. Whether going with an SLI setup or installing 7 SATA drives you would need a hefty power supply for handling the load.

Dont be ignorant of the fact that OCing directly affects gaming -- and value.And regarding SLI, that's obviously not an issue to be contended otherwise there wouldnt be a question in the first place.