Asus p8p67 Pro or Evo?

[luke778899]

Hello,I am about to begin building my new system based around the i5 2500k and I am planning on overclocking it to about 4.5ghz.I am waiting for the GTX560 and would like a motherboard that is sli compatable in case I want to throw another one in at some point in the future but i will not begin with a dual card setup. I am keen on getting one of the new Asus boards but cannot decide between the Asus p8p67 Pro or Evo... and the deluxe is out of my budget. Which should I buy? or does anyone recommend any other brands?

 

[rolli59]

I would go with the pro. Very little difference except the second Lan on the EVO http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007627%2050001315%20600093976%20600008069&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&CompareItemList=280|13-131-682^13-131-682-TS%2C13-131-695^13-131-695-TS

 

[jaquith]

Good article -> http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpus/2011/01/07/how-to-overclock-the-intel-core-i5-2500k/1

Unless you're a LAN Part guy the ASUS P8P67 PRO. I like the ASUS, good choice.

 

[luke778899]

OK, I think i'll settle for the Pro then, but something I just noticed was that the Evo has a 3rd heatsink around the CPU socket. Does anyone know what that is for?

 

[jockey]

That's just an extra set of fins for extra northbridge cooling. They're connected by the curved heat tube visible between them.