ASUS motherboards

Well, Newegg customer choice for a 1366 motherboard comes down to two ASUS boards.

The first is an ASUS P6X58D
LGA 1366
X58
SATA 6
USB 3.0
ATX
6-240 pin DDR3

The second is an ASUS Sabertooth
LGA 1366
X58
SATA 6
USB 3.0
ATX
6-240 pin DDR3

The ASUS P6X58D costs $100.00 more than the Sabertooth.

Differences (how significant are they and are they sufficient to make a decision one way or the other?


Feature ASUS P6X58D ASUS SABERTOOTH

PCI Express 2.0 x16 3 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (at x16/x8/x8 or x16/x16/x1 mode) 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (dual at x16/x16 mode)
PCI Express x16 None