ASUS P5N32-E SLI or ASUS P5B Deluxe

[flopplop]

I'm wondering if its worthwhile to buy the ASUS P5N32-E SLI 680i motherboard over the Asus P5B deluxe due to its unlinked fsb/ram setting, the heatpipies and support for 1333mhz fsb cpus?

How do these two boards fare in overclocking? Which one is better?
Which boards have the least problems and are more stable?
I could also consider the Asus P5N32-E SLI Plus 650i board as well but its more expensive in my country than the non plus version....weird.



Thanks

 

[biohazard420420]

I don't have an answer but since I am considering buying the P5B Deluxe I would be interested to see what people think even though I do not plan on overclocking.

 

[mrmez]

Ive got a P5B-D.

Ive had the FSB as high as 1400Mhz with a e4300 (800Mhz) 1.8 ->3.5.
So as far as fsb goes it SHOULD be fine.

Ive heard of ppl on the e6xx (1066Mhz) getting ~2x OC's of this board too.

Bottom line, u wont be unhappy with either.

 

[kwalker]

They both support 1333 FSB with bios updates.
The P5B deluxe is the better overclocker but the 680i boards have better memory overclocking capabilities.
It really depends on how far your going to push the FSB.
If your looking for stability with a high overclock the P5B Deluxe is the better choice.

 

[flopplop]

im just looking for a stable 3.3Ghz with air cooling(Thermalright ultra 120) and the Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800 2GB kit(micron D9), thats all i hope for in this system.

 

[kwalker]

The 680i will do just fine.
Utilize its memory bandwidth potential and push the ram a little harder.
Both boards get a little hot even with the heat pipes so make sure you don’t skimp on the case