ASUS P5B or P5b-E

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Guys,

I need you help. I am building a gaming pc, withe the following specs:

Sapphire ATI X1900XTX
1GB Super Talent Ram
2 x 160GB Raid 0
ASUS Motherboard ....

My main concern is whether I should go for the P5B or the P5B-E. Both are nearly identical. THe P5B-E has 2 more Sata ports and a Firewire. The P5B has the Manageability WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE.

Please help !

Thanks

Adrian

 

[rwaritsdario]

Definetly P5B-E. Its got improoved OCing capabilites and its a more stable board overall. The upcoming P5B-E Plus promises to be as OCable as the P5B Deluxe for $50 less but thats still to be seen.

 

[sk11vengeance]

what about the 8 phase power design and heat pipes on the P5B deluxe? wouldnt that make the board better than the E at getting rid of the heat from overclocking?

 

[rwaritsdario]

what about the 8 phase power design and heat pipes on the P5B deluxe? wouldnt that make the board better than the E at getting rid of the heat from overclocking?

I hope the P5B-E Plus comes with more changes than a chipset revision. Otherwise it wont fly as high as the P5B Dlx as youve predicted.

 

[sk11vengeance]

what about the 8 phase power design and heat pipes on the P5B deluxe? wouldnt that make the board better than the E at getting rid of the heat from overclocking?

I hope the P5B-E Plus comes with more changes than a chipset revision. Otherwise it wont fly as high as the P5B Dlx as youve predicted.

well im just wondering where youve heard that the E is more stable because i was going to buy the deluxe and now i dunno if i should buy that one or the E lol. how much more oc capibilites does it have, like what exactly?

 

[rwaritsdario]

The 8 phase voltage is granola marketing bull crap. But the for the heatsinks youre right.

how much more oc capibilites does it have, like what exactly?

Definetly currently the P5B dlx beats it by a mile. You can compare their specs in the Asus site and Anandtech just review the P5B-E.

 

[bazza]

neither, wait until C2 comes out......

 

[rwaritsdario]

neither, wait until C2 comes out......

If it can keep up with the P5B Dlx itll be the perfect budget mobo. Im more excited about RD600 tough