P8p67 pro vs P67 Sabertooth

[zakel2]

hey I plan on ordering my i5 2500K in a couple days but can't decide between the P8P67 Pro and the P67 Sabertooth - my friend recommended the Sabertooth.

 

[rolli59]

Function wise they are pretty close biggest difference I see is warranty. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007627%2050001315%20600093976&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&CompareItemList=280|13-131-693^13-131-693-TS%2C13-131-682^13-131-682-TS
It is just a question of the extra money for the fancy looking Sabertooth.

 

[zakel2]

Yeah umm.. they seem to be very similar spec wise, my friend is recommending the Sabertooth. Does the cooling system tuf armor stuff seem to be worth the extra 30 dollars? I haven't seen too many reviews and I don't have a lot of knowledge in this department so... Any feedback is great.

Although the P8P67 has bluetooth but meh.. I don't know how popular that is anymore. I had a few bluetooth devices back in the day and I loved them, not too sure I'd be getting anymore though.

 

[rolli59]

I personally would save the money and use them on either a better GPU or a SSD for the OS.

 

[zakel2]

I'm going to be getting an HD 6950 and I don't think I'll be getting an SSD - actually not 100% sure on that but so far I'm leaning towards no on that. All I know about SSDs is that they load a lot faster? I don't know all of the benefits yet anyway. But realistically 30 dollars isn't a big deal if it's something that would benefit me more down the road.

 

[rolli59]

All you really get is a 5 year warranty over 3, the boards should work just as well overclock would be similar and so on.

 

[zakel2]

Yeah, 3 year warranty on my cpu would match up with the 3 year on the mobo - by that time I'll probably upgrade again. Eh, reading into SSDs and maybe I'll put that extra 30 bucks towards one of those.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

The Sabertooth is built w/ superior mil spec components (Alloy Choke, Cap. & MOSFET). Among the differences are the Thermal radar feature & ESP Power switching for auto adjustment to maintain optimal temps, Thermal Armor package.

 

[christop]

I can say the x58 sabertooth is a sweet board with 5 year warranty. I am happy with mine..