premsharma
In the zone
Other board is MSI P965 Platinum and would be arround 9000 - 10000 by now.
Core2duo and Motherboard???????
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darklord
Cyborg Agent
Asus P5N-E SLI makes sense.Performance wise 650i and 680i are same. Reason for that is the Northbridge in both is the SAME.Its the Southbridge that is different.680i uses NV 590 SLI as Southbridge to provide the additional PCIe lanes whereas 650i uses NV 430 as SB hence the lesser no. of PCIe lanes.assasin said:
Asus has launched P5N32-E SLI Plus which is basically ditto similar to P5N32-E SLI looks wise and features wise BUT difference lies in chipset.Asus did something on their own,they clubbed 650i with NV 570 SLI to reduce costs yet offering similar OC platform.
Anyways coming back to the topic, Asus P5N-E SLI provides 1.6V+ Vcore and 2.5V+ Vdimm and ~ 1.8V VMCH. That board can crack 400FSB in a fraction of a second and can do 500 too but with better cooling.So OC wise,excellent board.It lacks the superior power circuitry of the Asus P5N32-E/Striker Extreme but still gets the job done.
BTW Striker Extreme and P5N32-E share the exact SAME PCB.
Just a few Caps n stuff here n there.
Heck even the PCB has Striker Extreme printed on it which is hidden by a BIG white sticker that says 'P5N32-E SLI'
darklord
Cyborg Agent
Hmmm...tricky question.Its upto you basically.Asus P5B is not a bad board at all,its very good.If you go for the Deluxe version, you get all the goodies associated with the regular Deluxe models from Asus.
If given a choice of P5N-E SLI Vs. P5B NON Deluxe, i would pick P5N-E SLI with eyes closed.
I would suggest,you compare both the P5N-E SLI and P5B Deluxe 1 on 1.See what all features you will be requiring and then decide.I personally feel the P5N-E SLI if a better or rather easier board for overclocking.Asus P5B Deluxe is known to have a non working or PITA 4:5 Divider.
Pls do not confuse him.IF you are talking of the Vanilla P5B,then yes it lacks in OC options.It has a mere 2.15V Vdimm. Whereas P5B Deluxe has 2.4V and P5N-E SLI has 2.5V
Err..nope.400 FSB,piece of cake...agreed.600,well nope.Just cos the BIOS has added support to bump FSB upto 600,does NOT mean it can do 600 FSB.Heck 500 FSB itself can be quite a job to achieve
thats not true.
Its not mandatory to use SLI,is it
But if the board offers excellent OCability and VFM,why not go for it ? Heck i have had 4-5 different SLI boards till now,but i did SLI only once. I still stand by my statement,
1] P5N-E SLI Vs. P5B Dlx = your call,depends on your priorities and budget
2] P5N-E SLI Vs. P5B Plain = P5N-E SLI hands down.
Hope this helps Assassin make his decision
shyamno
Ambassador of Buzz
Any core2duo mobo ..with Nvidia chipset or Intel onboard graphics (good) ..
Suggest me..I don't have large budget to spend...minimum yet should be performing...
Whether..core2duo..and a low end mobo (above which u guys will say)..outperform...AMD dual core and a descent mobo (less budget)...
Budget= >Rs..7000
Suggest me..I don't have large budget to spend...minimum yet should be performing...
Whether..core2duo..and a low end mobo (above which u guys will say)..outperform...AMD dual core and a descent mobo (less budget)...
Budget= >Rs..7000
darklord
Cyborg Agent
sam9s said:
'has all features which any other P5B 965 series has.'
I was talking about this particular part of the statement,not the Quad Core support thing.
To name a few differences,
Asus P5B Deluxe - 2.4V+ VDIMM , 8 Phase Power
Asus P5B - 2.15V VDIMM , 3/4 Phase power
I hope you get my point
Darky
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shyamno said:
^^ In that budget,squeezing a decent C2D config is highly impossible. C2D is fast,no doubt but not good VFM. AMD X2 on the other hand is decently fast and good VFM. your call now.
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shyamno
Ambassador of Buzz
Similar to the one asked before ...as I want to clear my all question..
My friend is upgrading his whole system.and I require some guidance from you guys in helping me choosing the best available configuration in low budget.
Firstly I am saying the budget and main purpose of the upgradation.
Budget= more or less MOBO+PROCE around 10-11 K( if later on he can increase to around 12-14 K consider that part also)
Secondly he want to use mainly for GAMING and a little bit of multimedia such as CS2 etc.
So guys,Which platfrom should he go for AMD or INTEL keeping in mind the low budget and performance in Gaming.
Suggest me the Motherboard and the precosser of the suitable platfrom along with the prices if possible.
I am waiting for ur response.Please be quick as he is planning to buy in next couple of days.
My friend is upgrading his whole system.and I require some guidance from you guys in helping me choosing the best available configuration in low budget.
Firstly I am saying the budget and main purpose of the upgradation.
Budget= more or less MOBO+PROCE around 10-11 K( if later on he can increase to around 12-14 K consider that part also)
Secondly he want to use mainly for GAMING and a little bit of multimedia such as CS2 etc.
So guys,Which platfrom should he go for AMD or INTEL keeping in mind the low budget and performance in Gaming.
Suggest me the Motherboard and the precosser of the suitable platfrom along with the prices if possible.
I am waiting for ur response.Please be quick as he is planning to buy in next couple of days.
shyamno
Ambassador of Buzz
darklord said:
I want to go for 512 MB DDR2 667 RAM....
And in this forum someone is quoting that AM2 4200+ is comming for 5k in kolkata,then should I go for that..if it it like that...
I think the mobo can be improved..a little bit..Please suggest me a descent mobo..The RAM is out of the budget of 12/13 k ..its only for the mobo and processor.
shyamno
Ambassador of Buzz
...Core 2 duo E6300 will be around 8500..and to get the performance out of the porcessor..I need a descent mobo..worth around 7k...and the total comes to around 15.5k which is out of my budget ???
But if you can suggest be a good combination which can fit the budget then pls do.
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Can anyone quote the prices of the following mobos..
1)ASUS M2NPV-MX
2)ASUS M2NPV-VM
3)ASUS M2A-VM
Any Idea..of the third no. model..its performance with respect to the above two and its pricing..
And which is better ??
But if you can suggest be a good combination which can fit the budget then pls do.
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Can anyone quote the prices of the following mobos..
1)ASUS M2NPV-MX
2)ASUS M2NPV-VM
3)ASUS M2A-VM
Any Idea..of the third no. model..its performance with respect to the above two and its pricing..
And which is better ??
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shyamno
Ambassador of Buzz
Sorry guys..for taking so much time of your's...My friend has decided..to go for C2D 1.8 GHz..and 965 chipset mobo...But deosn't know which 965 mobo is the best (not the extreme) performer..he has some constrain..on his budget..on motherboard..which is atmost 8k ....
So you guys..please suggest which 965 or any other good motherboard..should he go for Intel original or Asus or any other...please give the prices also..if anybody knows....(the board should have onboard graphics)..
hope to see some answer..quickly..
So you guys..please suggest which 965 or any other good motherboard..should he go for Intel original or Asus or any other...please give the prices also..if anybody knows....(the board should have onboard graphics)..
hope to see some answer..quickly..
shyamno
Ambassador of Buzz
sam9s said:
It would have been very useful if you please...give a particular one or two..names.
Ok I am giving out the names of the P5B varient..you tell which one to go...
1) P5B-VM
2) P5B-V
3) P5B-VM SE
4) P5B-E
5) P5B-MX/WiFi-AP
These are all intel chipsets..Will it be useful to go for Nvidia...like
1) P5NSLI
2) P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP
3) P5N-E SLI
4) P5N32-E SLI
I don't know the prices of the models..and many of them may be out of my budget..So consider only which are within 8k..
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