Ok i'm choosing between this three boards, i've read the reviews for both p5k PRO and p5kc but i have no idea if the p5k EPU is good. Recently i asked Methious for his opinion on the p5kc and it's quite promising considering how i would be using it for. Does anyone have any idea if the p5k EPU is good for say slight over clocking and lifespan as i dun plan to change my mobo maybe in the next 2 years or so. There was a review comparing the p5K PRO and p5KC and the difference was'nt much in speed wise and OC capabilities. These 3 mobos are under my budget so which is considered the best in performance and life span wise?
Thanks in advance
Asus P5k EPU, P5k PRO, P5KC?
Asus P5k EPU, P5k PRO, P5KC?
Last edited by enjoiflip on Fri Jul 11, 2008 12:28 am, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Asus P5k EPU, P5k PRO, P5KC?
I am enjoying my P5KC, It has plenty of upgrade possibilities (Crossfire, and DDR3 support), and plenty of extras like an esata port, and 6 USB ports, plus a PS2 port for a keyboard if you need it.
I don't know much about those other boards, so I would just go with what you need, and what is in your budget.
I don't know much about those other boards, so I would just go with what you need, and what is in your budget.
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Andy
New Rig: Intel Q6600 (2.7ghz), ASUS P5KC, 4GB DDR2-800, Palit 9600GT (1GB), Ultra X3 1KW (thanks LR!), Vista 64bit
Dell Rig: AMD Athlon X2 4000+ (2.1ghz), 2 GB DDR2 Ram, MSI 8800GT (512MB), Vista 32bit
PSN: VICaphit
Andy
New Rig: Intel Q6600 (2.7ghz), ASUS P5KC, 4GB DDR2-800, Palit 9600GT (1GB), Ultra X3 1KW (thanks LR!), Vista 64bit
Dell Rig: AMD Athlon X2 4000+ (2.1ghz), 2 GB DDR2 Ram, MSI 8800GT (512MB), Vista 32bit
PSN: VICaphit
Re: Asus P5k EPU, P5k PRO, P5KC?
I like the P5KC well enough that I'm keeping it for my backup rig, it's not real great with DDR3 at higher frequencies but with ddr2 800 running at 1:1 with the FSB at 400 it's pretty nice.
When I run my Mushkin ddr3 12800 at the rated 1600 Mhz the NB gets smokin hot and active cooling has a hard time keeping up. Might be because I was using a 1066 FSB q6600 over clocked to 3.2 FSb 400 Multiplier 8 to get the ram at the rated 1600
I'm going to give it another shot with an e8400 1333 FSB processor and see how it does and throw the quad on a Gigabyte EP45-DQ6. The EP45-DQ6 looks to be a phenomenal board, no ddr3 but 10 sata, ferrite chokes, solid caps, quad gigabit lan, hardware raid, just a couple more benches on the P5KC and I switch the boards out I can't wait. (Comparing the P5KC to the EP45-DQ6 in a review should be interesting)
When I run my Mushkin ddr3 12800 at the rated 1600 Mhz the NB gets smokin hot and active cooling has a hard time keeping up. Might be because I was using a 1066 FSB q6600 over clocked to 3.2 FSb 400 Multiplier 8 to get the ram at the rated 1600
I'm going to give it another shot with an e8400 1333 FSB processor and see how it does and throw the quad on a Gigabyte EP45-DQ6. The EP45-DQ6 looks to be a phenomenal board, no ddr3 but 10 sata, ferrite chokes, solid caps, quad gigabit lan, hardware raid, just a couple more benches on the P5KC and I switch the boards out I can't wait. (Comparing the P5KC to the EP45-DQ6 in a review should be interesting)
