Gigabyte vs Asus Motherboard

:!: Hey people i want to build a box, but i dont know which MB i should get...

Gigabyte's GA-965P-DS3 or DQ6 or Asus striker extreme...

with a E6300 core2 and OCZ titanium alpha vx2

should i pick asus striker? can anybody help me out to decide

thx great site ^^

PD: what about cpu and memory ?

Only 2 questions you gotta ask:

1) Do you need SLI?
2) Are you willing to pay at least double (or more) money?

If you absolutely need SLI, then fine. And if you absolutely want bragging rights and got money to blow, then fine. Get the Striker.

If you don't need SLI, then get the DS3. It overclocks like a champ, has great features, and is ALOT cheaper.


Figure out those answers and you've answered your own question

There's your answer right there.

Do you like to spend $200 to look cool? Get the striker.

Otherwise, get the DS3, or, if you want SLI, go for the P5N32-e SLI Pus or a 650i based board

Edit: Not that you actually will look cool with a striker, outside of your own head. So that should really read, do you like to spend $200 to think that you may look cool if someone were to look at your motherboard and is as much of a geek..

Hey guys, i dont want SLI and i just though striker will be better choice cuz 680 nvidia.. i just want to get the best performance and OC with E6300

but now i know what to get ^^ thx you people!

the only problem is ... i going to get titanium alpha memorys.. they are 1000mhz it seems like gigabyte supports 800 only ... any problem with it?

No offense, but you're going the wrong route here........

If you want to get a good overclock, you don't need the Striker and you don't need 680i. Get a motherboard that you like, or has the features you want, and you'll easily find a board that also OC's very well.

Second, if you want really high clocks, then get the 6400 or 6600 for the money because of the higher multiplier and binning. This then leads to my next point......

You don't need the Titanium.....waste of money. If you go with a CPU with a higher multi, then your RAM won't be pushed as hard @ 1:1 when OC'ing. Regardless, there are also much better choices than the Titanium.

Next, what cooling will you be using? No sense in push for these clocks if you don't have great cooling. If you go air, that's fine, but you'll be limited alot sooner.

So....you're a bit off-base. You don't need some $400 mobo or whatever to get a high FSB and OC'ing. Any 965 board will get you there with decent RAM and cooling, and a 6600 CPU.

So, a MUCH CHEAPER option would be:
-Gigabtye 965P-DS3
-Corsair Dominator
-6400 or 6600
-Tuniq Tower HSF

If you wanna blow money, then:
-EVGA 680i
-Team Xtreem RAM (take your pick, they all have Micron D9's chips, so just pick a speed)
-6600
-liquid cooling

Difference between the 2 options? Bragging rights.

Wow! you beat my system in every single component!

As far as I can tell, I pushed my E6600 to 1333mhz FSB at 1.34v stable with orthos for 8 hours. I couldnt push more because I had to RMA my RAM (GRRR) but once I get it back, I will push it to 3.6Ghz which I already did before with this board.