Mobo recommendation for friend - Asus p35 chipset or 965

[Oobie-]

Hey guys,
A friend wanted to purchase this board

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=591501

but was wondering if it was worth the extra £40odd over the p5b deluxe, or the gigabyte ds4


Any help is appreciated, thanks

[cotswoldcs]

I'd go with the P5K Deluxe if it were my system. It probably has more features than he will ever need and it's certainly pricey but the motherboard is a vital component and could well survive a number of upgrades. At the moment DDR3 memory is too expensive to make the P5K3 worth considering.

I doubt he will regret spending an extra £40 on this mobo but if he has no plans to overclock and won't use RAID, etc then something cheaper would be worth considering.

[Clunk]

If he never plans on buying a penryn, then the P5B is probably a better buy for most people, from a value for money perspective anyway.

[Thorsson]

Yeah the P5K is for those desperate folks that need to update their PC regularly.

I know, I'm one.