Asus P5W DH Deluxe vs. Asus Commando

Go with P5W DH Deluxe. I have got one, and it is fabulous!

yes friends, there is a reason: i need at least 3 pci slots
so it's better p5w dh deluxe than commando?

As far as I can see every single P965 motherboard from Asus has 3 x PCI slots, or do you have a double slot gfx card - as I can see this would block one of them on some boards.

As far as I can see every single P965 motherboard from Asus has 3 x PCI slots, or do you have a double slot gfx card - as I can see this would block one of them on some boards.

i have buyed a low end video card (PalitDAYTONA GF 7300GT Sonic 256Mb DDR3 PCI Express (128bit) because i am waiting for low end versions of 8800. But even with this VC, one pci will be "busy" because of the cooler.
I have on pci: Creative X-Fi, TV Tuner, Controller PCI --> IDE.
So i need at least 3 ide.
I just ordered Commando, because if i don't like it i will return it in 30 days, and get P5w DH. What i don't like about P5W DH, is the position of ide socket. 8O
I told that man that if it's possible to buy and send it back if i don't like it, than i take Commando first and then, if i'm not happy with it, i'll take p5w dh.
where can i find a sata --> ide controller. is something like this even exist? (i'm from romania)
thank you very much everybody.

As far as I can see every single P965 motherboard from Asus has 3 x PCI slots, or do you have a double slot gfx card - as I can see this would block one of them on some boards.

i have buyed a low end video card (PalitDAYTONA GF 7300GT Sonic 256Mb DDR3 PCI Express (128bit) because i am waiting for low end versions of 8800. But even with this VC, one pci will be "busy" because of the cooler.
I have on pci: Creative X-Fi, TV Tuner, Controller PCI --> IDE.
So i need at least 3 ide.
I just ordered Commando, because if i don't like it i will return it in 30 days, and get P5w DH. What i don't like about P5W DH, is the position of ide socket. 8O
I told that man that if it's possible to buy and send it back if i don't like it, than i take Commando first and then, if i'm not happy with it, i'll take p5w dh.
where can i find a sata --> ide controller. is something like this even exist? (i'm from romania)
thank you very much everybody.

THe P5W DH has 2 ide ports, thus 4 x IDE disks, do you need more than this? As the previous poster said, any new disks you get from now should be SATA really. If you do need more IDE disks, then how about external USB to IDE drive - you must be able to get something like this from a local supplier http://www.etradehouse.com/code/ui [...] ading=3.5” USB 2.0 Aluminium Enclosure Hard drive HDD Caddy with Fan

I'd take a look at the p5n32-e sli, its on the 680i chipset and is of similar price to those you mention

jamesgoddard friend, i saw it right now. shit.
i'll ask today if i can change my mb. they didn't send them yet.
one more question mates:
do you have any ideea if P5w dh deluxe OR Commando support these memories:
1Gb DDR2 PC-6400 800MHz GeIL DDR2 Ultra CL4 (4-4-4-12) Radiator Aluminiu ( Kit 2 x 512MB, SPD Dual Channel )

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP!!