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P5B-E over P5B-dlx
- Thread starter ixq
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well heh, try it if you dont like it send it back.... I like the P5b-d its nice.
P.s. i think the p5b-d has more oc abilites.
P.s. i think the p5b-d has more oc abilites.
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ixq said:i ordered a Asus P5B-dlx 2 days ago. but today i got a P5B-E version.. and did only pay the P5B-E price..
so now im wondering is it worth keeping for OC of my E6400 cpu? or should i just send it back and get the dlx version..
Thanks
i'm very interested in your results, I still have to justify spending $30 more just for an aditional PCI-E slot that i might never use (I'm anti crossfire/SLI)
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i read the anandtech review again and it looks like both offer roughly the same OC features, since i have an audigy x-fi i'd get the cheapest for sure:
We should of course wait for real consumer reviews in the forums, but that mobo looks nice.
We should of course wait for real consumer reviews in the forums, but that mobo looks nice.
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If you got a 1.02g keep it for sure. The difference iirc is higher max vMem. You may want to get some better cooling, as in some 40mm fans, on the chipset heatsinks and make sure you have generally good airflow in the case.
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so how do we get our hands on a 1.02G and where is it writen? on the box or on the board itself? I myself am having a dilema with what board to choose.
I don't need dual pci express slots, I want to overclock, but I won't kill it. The Deluxe is having major issues with onboard sound...I know its not a huge deal but if I am getting on board sound, I don't feel like having another card in there to block airflow and waste my money.
Here's my new build that I am making.
Asus P5B-E???
C2D 6400
8800 GTS or GTX, not sure yet.
Lian-Li PC-60B Plus II
Corsair PC6400C4 2GB RAM
2 Hard Drives, one Raptor, one Storage
OCZ 700W GXS, bought already $115CND with rebates.
Please help me too, I really want to make a decission soon, this system has been in the making for months.
Thanks.
I don't need dual pci express slots, I want to overclock, but I won't kill it. The Deluxe is having major issues with onboard sound...I know its not a huge deal but if I am getting on board sound, I don't feel like having another card in there to block airflow and waste my money.
Here's my new build that I am making.
Asus P5B-E???
C2D 6400
8800 GTS or GTX, not sure yet.
Lian-Li PC-60B Plus II
Corsair PC6400C4 2GB RAM
2 Hard Drives, one Raptor, one Storage
OCZ 700W GXS, bought already $115CND with rebates.
Please help me too, I really want to make a decission soon, this system has been in the making for months.
Thanks.
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Pepi93 said:
What major issues? It has a slightly better codec than the E board.
Why the Raptor? Matrix raid with two 7200.10 16MB 320GB Seagate drives sounds cheaper, faster, bigger.
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DeepScience said:
any proof?
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PhobMX said:
Anandtech mentioned a sound issue but it wasn't specific and was last October. I haven't been looking around for any other discussion on it but I'd like to hear more about it.
Is that what you were asking too? Or were you asking for proof that 320GB is bigger than 70GB?
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DeepScience said:
yep, last time i checked RPM and seek time is king against any RAID 2405U8254489743985 setup you can think of... unless it does different with "Matrix RAID"
It's just i've seen lots of people around the forums stating the same without any proof / direct comparison
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PhobMX said:
Ah ok, fair enough. You hadn't said what you were referring to which didn't make it a helpful post at all. I thought it was the version B codec you might have referred to.
For the HDD, I was thinking of overall cost-benefit. Cheaper and bigger seems to me to be obvious.
Bing's thread here related to my speed comment. Where JeffP83 states, "That RAID0 setup spanks my two ADFD Rap's in read MB/sec.. those 7200.10's are definetely impressive!"
So average seek time may still be down but it still doesn't look like a bad option for those on a budget.
