Hi guys

So I'm fed up waiting around for my Striker Extreme to come in stock (I live in Australia!), so in the meantime I've discovered the P5N32-E. Is there really much difference between these two boards apart from the price? If I plump for the P5N32 will I be wishing for the Extreme 6 months down the line...

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One point, I know these are enthusiasts boards and I have never overclocked in my life but it is something I am looking at dabbling with. And I will be sticking a 8800GTX and Core 2 Duo in there as well.

So what would you advise....

cheers

Almost the same, same layout, same BIOS, different cooling more bling.

I would advice a P5N32-E over a striker

Good luck finding a P5N32-E SLI. I wanted to get this mobo but it is just as hard to find as the Striker. Word has it from CES that ASUS discontinued this model for the P5N32-E SLI Plus. But they haven't sent that one out to market yet. Supposed changes are few but aparantly a more stable board than the original was.

I'm now looking at either the eVGA 680i option, or a Striker if one shows up somewhere.

Yeah, these things are like gold dust! But the P5N32 is basically $200 cheaper than the Striker. I'll probablt wait for that one.

good point on the P5N32-E Sli Plus , you should wait for those to show up. Still the P5N32-E is a wiser choice then the striker.

Well not to add more confusion into your mix, but you could also consider the 680i motherboards like from evga or BFGtech.

Both are considered excellent for overclocking just like your other choices.

http://bfgtech.com/nForce680i_motherboard.html

I got a better idea, how 'bout the rd600, supposed better ocer than striker, more features than striker, newer board than striker (if that means anything to you), support crossfire, and striker can't, and the r600 should be something big, otherwise ati is screwed for waiting so long, so it will be worth it in the future
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813136032

I'd pick the striker over the pen32 se, but only if you have the cache and are seriously into overclocking, otherwise I completely favor the evga board over both

The Striker is more for everybdoy, unexperienced and experienced overclockers. Has LCD screen etc comes with many extras as you can see if you already inspected this boards.

Also, the P5N32-E has reported to have several problems with IDE hard drives so I think thats a critical problem.

I think the striker is way too expensive though, it's the exact same thing as the crosshair, just with a fancier name and an extra $170 on it, I think for unexperienced ocers, the striker may have too many features, but they're easy to learn to use, and it is a nice board, I just prefer the rd600

Taco what the hell are you doing here

I like the striker, it just has a premium price because ASUS knows people is willing to pay for them, and actually people do you can see newegg as an example.

Very true, the same way that the 965 presler is still more than the x6800, just check out some of the reviews on that thing

And I'm here because there wasn't anywhere else I could give people free tacos But don't worry, I'll wait until your done rofl from this
http://video.google.com/videoplay? [...] ache&hl=en

Haha thats a nice video Fresh Prince is in my Lenguage Arts class, he makes the hold class laugh.

BTW, this is the funniest review I ever read

hahahaha

you should have seen the ones that talk about the presler being faster than the x6800, some one said that because it was 3.73ghz, it's twice as fast as the 6300, while the 6300 in fact has proven to be almost as good in most cases

But do you mind if I join your class for a couple of days? Really want an autograph, plus I have always wondered what would happen if I nailed a celebrety with mashed patatos 8O 8O
http://video.google.com/videoplay? [...] ters&hl=en

woops, wrong one, look at
http://video.google.com/videoplay? [...] +now&hl=en
starting 32:30, the whole thing is pretty funny, but that's the specific part, especially about the chinese-indian wedding at 34min

crazy people

well I was just kidding with the fresh prince, is just that this guy is very very very similar, they look alike!, he is a funny guy and makes me remind myself of fresh prince

I know you were kidding, can't a taco have some fun? Still. kinda funny how indian people are going to throw mashed patatos at the bride and groom of european weddings, because they throw indian "wedding food" at their brides and grooms

100% for p5n32 e sli plus,its the best.i bought today,and a 6600 conroe,ddr800 kingmax 2 giga,its good choice,trust me.

My problem with the 'Plus' is they are advertising it as a 680i board in a 'plus' edition, whereas those who have them have found that it is NOT using the 680i chipset.

So shop around. the vendor i'm working with is expecting to get more Strikers in tomorrow. I have my fingers crossed. If they don't then I'll probably get the ABIT 680i board as it seems to be of similar caliber.

if you love the P5N32-E, you would kill yourself if you feel the striker

Recon is correct. I read a few reports that mention that the "plus" edition of the P5N32-E SLI doesnt use the 680i NB, but the 650i. Looking for that link......

Anywho...

Ive been using the P5N32-E SLi for about 2 1/2 weeks problems free, with a moderate overclock on....well....everything. The only complaint i have is that the NB runs VERY hot on the provided heatsink even after replacing the stock "thermal goop" with arctic silver. I give it my seal of approval.

Well I've given up waiting for the Striker. Every place I call is not expecting stock until mid feb. or mar. And many have their stock already taken in back orders.

As such, I've gone with my second option the Abit IN9 32X-MAX board. It is pretty wet behind the ears, but everyone has been satisfied with its performance thus far.

Have you alreay ordered??
Are u in the USA?
New Egg