On most boards DDR3 gives a nice boost in performance over the same chipset running DDR2. That performance boost is not very big, for some reason, on P35 boards. I wonder, since the P45 boards have a lot in common with the P35, what the difference between a P45 board running DDR2 will be versus a P45 DDR3 board. I hope Anandtech will compare this board with the equivalent DDR3 Asus P45 board. hint hint
I mean, the projected price on this board is $300 while the P5Q3-Deluxe P45 board that runs DDR3 is around $200. DDR3 is dropping in price so I really see no reason to get this board over the cheaper P5Q3-Deluxe unless, for whatever reason, someone needs to run 16GBs of ram.
Would a Zalman 9700 fit on there I wonder? Those heatsinks look cool but around the cpu it looks like they stick out from the board and might interfere with a bigger heatsink like my 9700
That silicon image RAID chip is a nice addition. I am using one of those on an addon card to get RAID 1. It's nice to have RAID that's usable with whatever operating system I install without needing any drivers at all.
P45 boards, GeForce 8200 boards, 780G boards... Gary, you must be swimming in motherboards! Have they just built a wall of mainboard boxes around your desk and forgotten you're there?
"Oh, another motherboard? Just stack it in the pile over there. I'm pretty sure Gary is around here somewhere..."
"Although CrossFire runs in a dual x8 configuration, current performance results show it to be even with the X48/X38 boards with the HD 3870 video cards."
nice enough for very mid range cards, but already we have seen a major difference when the 9800gx2 runs in dual 8x (skulltrail) vs. dual 16x (780i/790i). For serious gamers, the dual 8x would be fairly crippling with the next gen cards, right?
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jamstan - Monday, June 2, 2008 - link
On most boards DDR3 gives a nice boost in performance over the same chipset running DDR2. That performance boost is not very big, for some reason, on P35 boards. I wonder, since the P45 boards have a lot in common with the P35, what the difference between a P45 board running DDR2 will be versus a P45 DDR3 board. I hope Anandtech will compare this board with the equivalent DDR3 Asus P45 board. hint hintjamstan - Monday, June 2, 2008 - link
I mean, the projected price on this board is $300 while the P5Q3-Deluxe P45 board that runs DDR3 is around $200. DDR3 is dropping in price so I really see no reason to get this board over the cheaper P5Q3-Deluxe unless, for whatever reason, someone needs to run 16GBs of ram.chriskwarren - Sunday, June 1, 2008 - link
Would a Zalman 9700 fit on there I wonder? Those heatsinks look cool but around the cpu it looks like they stick out from the board and might interfere with a bigger heatsink like my 9700Pok3R - Sunday, June 1, 2008 - link
Doesnt look very WC friendly...MamiyaOtaru - Sunday, June 1, 2008 - link
That silicon image RAID chip is a nice addition. I am using one of those on an addon card to get RAID 1. It's nice to have RAID that's usable with whatever operating system I install without needing any drivers at all.alin - Sunday, June 1, 2008 - link
I don't get it.Why don't bundle a Xonar with the motherboard? I am the only one who doesn't understand it?
You, Asus, battle with Creative on the front of discrete audiocards and then make a stupid move, IMHO, like this. How twisted are you?
larson0699 - Sunday, June 1, 2008 - link
"Milton, we're gonna move you down to Storage 'B'..."If this board had DTS/DDL it'd be teh perfect.
But I can settle for 16 true phases till Nehalem...
Skeet!
deruberhanyok - Sunday, June 1, 2008 - link
P45 boards, GeForce 8200 boards, 780G boards... Gary, you must be swimming in motherboards! Have they just built a wall of mainboard boxes around your desk and forgotten you're there?"Oh, another motherboard? Just stack it in the pile over there. I'm pretty sure Gary is around here somewhere..."
SteelSix - Saturday, May 31, 2008 - link
All other factors aside, that is one BADASS looking board! Damn that thing is nice...takumsawsherman - Saturday, May 31, 2008 - link
$279 doesn't get you much these days...wadec24 - Saturday, May 31, 2008 - link
"Although CrossFire runs in a dual x8 configuration, current performance results show it to be even with the X48/X38 boards with the HD 3870 video cards."nice enough for very mid range cards, but already we have seen a major difference when the 9800gx2 runs in dual 8x (skulltrail) vs. dual 16x (780i/790i). For serious gamers, the dual 8x would be fairly crippling with the next gen cards, right?