Asus P5B Deluxe?

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Asus P5B Deluxe?

Thu Nov 9, 2006 8:45:49 PM #26842 Perm Link

Does anyone have an Asus P5B Deluxe? I am wondering what you think of the board. I'm probably going to get this board for a Core 2 Duo system I am building.

This would be the non-Wifi one. I want a P5B due to the unlocking of the CPU multiplier.

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Re: Asus P5B Deluxe?

Fri Nov 10, 2006 7:24:36 AM #26874 Perm Link

In response to Aron Schatz #26842

I personally was waiting for the 975X chipsets to be paired with the ICH8R.

I know the Intel Bad Axe 2 is coming out, but come on already.

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Sat Nov 11, 2006 10:42:29 AM #27036 Perm Link

Since you are gonna pay a high premium why not get a 680i-SLi board since they offer performanace levels on par with the best Intel chipsets and adds extreme overclocking as well as SLi support.

http://techreport.com/reviews/2006q4/nforce680i/index.x?pg=21

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Sat Nov 11, 2006 10:45:40 AM #27040 Perm Link

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The P5B does Crossfire, not that I would ever bother spending money on two video cards. My monitor only runs at 1280x1024.

What board would you recommend? I'm going to be purchasing the board tonight.

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Sat Nov 11, 2006 10:53:31 AM #27042 Perm Link

For a 680i board I would have to say either aneVGA 680i mobo since I don't know of anyother 680I manufacturer at this point but I am sure other board makers will make boards with the 680i chipset. eVGA was just the first to reelase it I think. If you don't care for Crossfire and SLi, the P5B is a great choice for overclocking.

Heres a review of the eVGA board: http://pcper.com/article.php?aid=320

General 680i reviews:
http://anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2869
http://www.hothardware.com/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=902&cid=3
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/chipsets/display/nforce-680i-sli.html

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Sat Nov 11, 2006 11:06:47 AM #27044 Perm Link

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The 680i boards are much more expensive than the P5B Deluxe.

If you can link me to a board that is around $200, I'd consider it.

The P5B Deluxe is less than $200. Granted, the 680i is better.

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Sat Nov 11, 2006 11:36:06 AM #27053 Perm Link

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Damn I never realized how expensive the 680i boards are. I thought they were supppose to be price along the same lines as the 975X lineup.

975X boards are even cheaper than the 680i boards but I guess thats given since the 680i is new.

For now I think the P5B-Deluxe would be a good choice.

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Sat Nov 11, 2006 11:41:17 AM #27056 Perm Link

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i would suggest if you could, just wait for a bit and then there should be slightly cheaper variation of the 680i. Of course we all want 680i Smile

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the board looks nice and reviews seems good: http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2006/08/03/asus_p5b_deluxe_wifi_ap_edn/1.html

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Sat Nov 11, 2006 11:45:34 AM #27060 Perm Link

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Right I forget to mention you don't necessarily need to get a 680i-SLi as the 650i-SLi is cheaper and is expected be just as good with OC'ing as the 680i0Sli.

Compare chart of the NF600 series with the 680i-SLi, 650i-SLi, and 650i-Ultra:
http://www.hothardware.com/articleimages/Item902/600_series.png

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Sat Nov 11, 2006 11:48:37 AM #27062 Perm Link

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I can always get a new board later. I need something now. I've got Crucial RAM I need to test.

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Sat Nov 11, 2006 11:58:34 AM #27064 Perm Link

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Either way the P5B is a good board and I think the 965 chipset supports the quadcore Kentsfield CPU so it should las for a while.

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Tue Nov 14, 2006 7:24:44 PM #27725 Perm Link

It has been purchased from Newegg. Should come Thursday Smile

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Yumm.

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Tue Nov 14, 2006 7:27:30 PM #27726 Perm Link

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All the Core2Duo action makes me wanna upgrade to it since I have a sweet 2GB DDR2 memory kit lying around collecting dust. Sad

Edited at Thu Nov 16, 2006 5:15:13 AM

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Tue Nov 14, 2006 10:55:34 PM #27753 Perm Link

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daemon you can always send that to me. I sure will put that into good use.

aaron, you can do a review on the board and tell us how you think about it.

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Wed Nov 15, 2006 8:19:34 PM #27976 Perm Link

Let us know how the board is. I'm interested in hearing.

I'm probably going to be building a new system soon. Perhaps I'll wait till the 680i boards drop in price.

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Thu Nov 16, 2006 9:18:50 AM #28076 Perm Link

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it seems to me that 680i won't drop in the price at all, rather I think the other chip such as 650 will be in the mainstream's price.