Asus or Gigabyte

[Robc1880]

I can get either the Asus or the Gigabyte SLI motherboards for $200. Are one of these boards better than the other? Or do they offer pretty much the same performance and overclockability? Thanks in advance.

Xaser 3 case with 420W TT PSU
AXP2500 (11*200 at 1.85v)
9800 Pro 128MB (418/372)
NF7-S v2.0
PDP DDR400 1GB(2-3-2-5)2.6v
Lite-On SOHW-832S
WD 80GB 8mb buffer caviar edition.

 

[supremelawfirm]

There's a new magazine at the news stands
called "Gigahertz": the second edition
has a very good review of the latest
PCIe motherboards: ASUS got the award
for "best overall" (as I recall).

Overclocking is a factor in the
overall evaluations.

This magazine is beautifully laid out
with superb photographs.

Highly recommended!


Sincerely yours,
/s/ Paul Andrew Mitchell
Webmaster, Supreme Law Library

 

[sobelizard]

I have the Gigabyte and love it. Who really needs to overclock a 4000+ and sli twin 6800's?

I chose Gigabyte over Asus due to past history of both. Asus got the nick Asuck for a reason. Keep in mind all the manufactures have produced lemons at one time or another, but most failures are user related.

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[mrwhipper]

I have the Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI and it is rock solid.

http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2285

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