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Asus P5W DH or P5B Deluxe??

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stang8118

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May 28, 2004
Gonna be running a conroe e6600 on air, was curious what mobo would be the best bang for the buck? I plan on OCing to the max, but pretty sure both boards are solid OC'rs.

Any advantages/Disadvantages of one over the other?
 
Asus p5w dh
Remote
Crossfire setup
2 eide connectors

Asus p5b dlx
Handicapped crossfire setup
Only one eide connector
I hear that has some good raid setup
Northbridge doesn't require much voltage as with p5w, thus should run cooler.
 
Forgive me if I'm wrong... but I think the P5B has a slightly older chipset, but I'll be darned if I can see much of a difference in the board's specs. I own the P5W DH, and overclocking is a breeze. It takes seconds. Keep something in mind, my friend. If you use a large CPU cooler on either of those MB's, you will disrupt airflow to the Northbridge, and will run some high temps, especially if you're OC to the max. Get a Northbridge cooler, or do what I did, install a small case fan blowing right at it. Good Luck!
 
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