Asus Commando.......

[Clunk]

DFI Infinity P965-S Dark is supposed to be the dog's thingy's if you check out xs forum & want a 965 mobo.

Too little too late again from DFI.

Heard of a lot of RMAs with those as well, due to...........whistling!

[Supershanks]

Maybe the commando & dark both suffer from bird flu must admit i don't know that much about it just see the thread grow at xs, snippetrs i've seen seem to rate it pretty highly, but there you go

[EtheAv8r]

Anyone know what the Abit AB9 i965 is like?

There was a good review on hexus of the Abit AB9 Pro i965 and the standard version looks like the only differnces are:
1 lan instead of 2
6 sata intead of 9
no external sata

For that price it looks like a great deal.

In fact scan now have the Pro version for £82.42 http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=433274

Get an AB9 QuadGT......

[EtheAv8r]

Too little too late again from DFI.

Heard of a lot of RMAs with those as well, due to...........whistling!

TBH I believe this is a general 965 problem across lots of manufacturers.... I have even seen some QuadGTs chirp or whistle.....

[BUFF]

it's not just 965s though & some gfx cards do it too.
QuadGT doesn't seem to be majorly affected by it in the way that Commando & DFi 965-Ss do.

[Clunk]

P5B didnt do it either, but the Fugly DS3 did..shudder

[hse180]

We could recommend boards all day but we need to know what your budget is?

For the motherboard i have around £130

Have seen the Commando at £116

Striker extreme at £155 and the P5K at £165 and as the commando dos'nt seem to be that good or popular i could stretch to £165 for the P5k.

Just need to get a decent mobo that will see me through a bit

[BUFF]

IP35 Pro should be in your price range & is highly regarded as is the Gigabyte P35-DQ6 if you are prepared to look at other mfrs than Asus..

[Clunk]

For the motherboard i have around £130

Have seen the Commando at £116

Striker extreme at £155 and the P5K at £165 and as the commando dos'nt seem to be that good or popular i could stretch to £165 for the P5k.

Just need to get a decent mobo that will see me through a bit

Is the P5K £165 now?

Im not sure that it is worth that to be honest, even as good as it is.

As buff says, have a look round, and dont forget about the P5B deluxe, that is still an excellent board that is rock solid and overclocks well.

[EtheAv8r]

For the motherboard i have around £130

Have seen the Commando at £116

Striker extreme at £155 and the P5K at £165 and as the commando dos'nt seem to be that good or popular i could stretch to £165 for the P5k.

Just need to get a decent mobo that will see me through a bit

Get a QuadGT. It will be just a quick as any other board, a lot less hassle, you can get great support, and you will have money over to spend on GPU or RAM - make sure you get a good PSU (eg Seasonic, Corsair).

If you Really Want a Commando - I have one that works great (but not as good as the less expensive QuadGT) - buy a QuadGT and I will swap it for my Commando - so you will save money!!!!!!