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Is there anything 'wrong' with P5Q ?

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skdal   10-05-2008 at 09:09:59 PM

Im looking at a new build right now and i keep getting stuck on one particular piece, the motherboard. My CPU is E8400 3.0GHZ, and I would very much like to stick with nvida GPU. Im not extremely technically 'aware' about all the hardware / BIOS options and settings.

My question is simple, is there anything thats wrong with the plain old P5Q in comparison to the other Pro, or Delux P5Q boards? I understand that they might come with other features, but are those features that I would even use given my limited knowledge of BIOS settings and hardware? I would like to overlock mildley for increased performance but I would not be looking to set any kind of records. I understand that ASUS mobos come with some easy to use straightforward overlocking utilities which is probably something I would use.

Im primarily using this new computer for gaming as well as video and photo editing.

Any comments, advice, ideas or thoughts are welcome. Thanks.

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timaahhh   10-05-2008 at 09:40:55 PM
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Just that is made by Asus. Their support is horrible and their boards are failing at a higher rate then they used to. If you have the board already nothings really wrong with em. BTW AI overclock options kinda suck. Its really easy to get a gigabyte DS3 or DS4 board with a P35 or P45 chipset and adjust the FSB speed.

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skdal   10-05-2008 at 10:27:33 PM
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Another quetion, what happens if you use or try to use an Nvidia GPU in the P5Q-E which is a p45 chipset and ATI Xfire ready?

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pcgamer12   10-05-2008 at 10:41:45 PM
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It'll work for any single GPU. If you want to use more than 1 GPU on a P45, you'll have to use ATI cards to enable Crossfire. For the record, P45 chipsets run Crossfire at x8 + x8 speeds.

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