Which of these Asus boards to choose?

[fps_reaper]

Hi

I was wondering whom of these two Asus boards below is the best choice for gaming and overclocking? I see the SE version is a bit more expensive but it seems it got less features than the non SE card... doesn't make sense to me. =/

http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=14&l3=172&model=980&modelmenu=1

http://www.asus.com/products4.aspx?l1=3&l2=14&l3=0&model=567&modelmenu=1

 

[angry_ducky]

If you want to overclock, get a DFI board. What CPU will you be using, BTW?

 

[fps_reaper]

An AMD Athlon 64 3200+ socket 754 Clawhammer. Im not thinking about any harcore OCing though.

 

[linux_0]

An AMD Athlon 64 3200+ socket 754 Clawhammer. Im not thinking about any harcore OCing though.

Have you considered upgrading to S939?

It is much better.

Supports Dual Channel RAM ( 128bit ), Dual Core CPUs and has an upgrade path :-D


The ASRock 939Dual can even upgrade to AM2

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813157081

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813157081R

or an Epox nForce4 :-D

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813123258

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813123001

 

[fps_reaper]

Not gonna upgrade to 939.

 

[linux_0]

Not gonna upgrade to 939.

Ok, buy one of those ASUS boards or a DFI :-D

 

[fps_reaper]

Yeah, but I was wondering whom of the Asus boards was the best.

 

[MasterLee]

Yes, for some it is the best.

 

[mike1074]

Your research is correct, the non-SE board is a better deal and has more features. The SE board was released specifically for Sempron support, but with more recent bios versions, both boards support the Sempron processor. You should definitely get the K8N4-E based on your requirements and the fact that it is cheaper with more features.

 

[HYST3R]

yes and both of those boards are great for OC'ing.

Asus's bios is set up to make it real easy.