Asus or Gigabyte!!!!!!!!

[vouslavous]

I can't determine which brand to go with for P45. Can someone post there past experience with either of these 2 companys and what board do you guys suggest. Pairing with E8400 and ATi 4850. Any suggestions for a P45

 

[bobbknight]

I have had very bad experience with Asus, and will not buy from them.
The last GigaByte board I bought was confirmed DOA with the help of GigaByte Tech support.
I have been buying DFI as of late.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813136053
If I were buying a P45 board this is what I would be getting.

 

[chookman]

Choose whatever one is cheaper or has the feature set onboard that you require. Both companies make solid boards with good support.

 

[aevm]

Asus P5Q Pro - cheapest good P45 with Crossfire. You should get a Crossfire MB even if you think a single card is enough - it increases the resale value of the PC. Besides, next year's games might be crazy enough to work badly even on a HD 4850.

I actually prefer Gigabyte, but they don't have any P45 with Crossfire under $150 AFAIK. If you want something really nice, check out the GA-X48-DS4.

 

[darkguset]

I got the GA-EP45-DS3P for AU$180. For a month and until they released the B7c beta BIOS the board was a sitting duck for overclocking. Ever since, i have updated to the latest BIOS and the system runs like a charm, overclocking and all. My last GA-P35-DS3P started having problems after 8 months of purchase so i RMAed it (within warranty, still waiting for the new motherboard). In general i would rate Gigabyte as 8/10 in terms of performance, price and support. Not perfect, but not bad either. Pretty fast boards with lots of features. My only ASUS board was an old Socket7 a few years ago, which came DOA. So i had to wait for another 1 month to get it replaced. Other than that i cannot comment on the current ASUS line of products.
I owe a DFI (975 chipset) and until i broke it (my fault) it was working like a dog. I agree that DFI is probably better suited for more stable and professional environments (overclocking, industrial, etc). Hence more experienced users should try the DFI option.

 

[bobbknight]

Speaking to the good support comment about Asus, I can tell you that Asus support is poor at best. On an RMA I was sent as a replacement a board with visually bad caps, both leaking and bulged. Needless to say that one went back also.

 

[darkguset]

Sorry, but if you are reffering to my comment, i said that the board i got was DOA, that means Dead On Arrival, hence it didn't work. I never said that their service was good. It was not bad either, something in the middle. I haven't bought anything from ASUS for the last 6 years, so i can not speak about their service or products.

 

[fshaharyar]

if you want to go with high end P45 then go with Gigabyte GA-EP45-EXTREME cost around $245 on newegg with mid range the GA-EP45-DS3R around $135. but singling out one mb other than gigabyte and asus then i'll go with MSI P45 Neo2-FR it is a class apart with Enourmous amount of options to tweak in BIOS. hitting the sweet spot of $150