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vectorrr · 06-19-2007, 11:58 PM

I found here: P5N32-E SLI Motherboards - PriceGrabber.com

ATINUT · 06-20-2007, 12:27 AM

I paid $250.00 USD for my P5N32-E SLI board. I couldn't justify paying $400.00 USD for the Striker Extreme. If you aren't going to put a soundcard in, then the SupremeFX Audio card, that comes with the motherboard should do you just fine, as it has on it the ADI 1988B 7.1HD codec that does DTS Surround Sound on it.

And if you get the P5N32-E SLI board, download the chipset drivers, and the latest GeForce 8000 series drivers from Nvidia's website, and don't install the Network Access Manager part of the chipset drivers, or nTune, I've read on the net, where these two can and in most cases do cause problems.

vectorrr · 06-20-2007, 01:21 AM

I dont want to feel cheap by asking you this but is there a cheaper board around $100-$150 thats fast? I realy dont need sli if I can save the money. I like the virtual bios feature of the mobo I was talkin bout. Im searching Tomshardwareguide for benchmarks that are the fastest. Maybe we can both look for this. Do you see anything I should get with the info from here? Mobos & RAM | Tom's Hardware

vectorrr · 06-20-2007, 01:22 AM

I found your mobo for $210. Newegg.com - ASUS P5N32-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

ATINUT · 06-20-2007, 01:40 AM

Here are the three reviews I was able to find on the P5N32-E SLI board. Wow, the P5N32-E SLI board took a price drop, since I got it.

Asus P5N32-E SLI

Legion Hardware

In the Legion Hardware review they review both the Strike Extreme, and the P5N32-E SLI board.

All reviews have benchmarking results.

With my board having the 1102 bios on it, after I flashed it, I have been able to take standard Crucial DDR2 800 memory with the DDR2 memory voltage set to 1.85, to timings of 4-4-4-12. I tried Crucial Ballistix memory, that stuff was only stable at 1.9 volts, with timings of 5-5-5-18 for some reason. I'm guessing the ones I tried were a bad batch.

vectorrr · 06-20-2007, 02:04 AM

Wow the fsb is awsome; wish the same mobo was $150.

Thats still a great price though. Look what I found: Newegg.com - Buy Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, Digital Cameras and more!

ATINUT · 06-20-2007, 08:33 AM

The P5N32-E SLI Plus is a hybrid motherboard. It uses the Nvidia NForce 590 Southbridge paired with the 570 Northbridge, not the 650i southbridge that Newegg shows it uses.

CK8-04 · 06-20-2007, 08:29 PM

Newegg - Intel DP965LT

Newegg - Gigabyte P965 boards

Newegg - Asus P5B series

If you don't plan on a dual video card setup, get a board with an Intel chipset. They are the best for Intel CPUs.

vectorrr · 06-20-2007, 08:52 PM

Atinut this board is the correct one now? Newegg.com - ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail CK8-04 hows this mobo? GIGABYTE - Product - Motherboard - Overview

ATINUT · 06-20-2007, 09:03 PM

Sorry to say, the P5N32-E SLI Plus is not a 650i motherboard. Newegg has their information wrong.

This link below is the correct 650i motherboard.

Newegg.com - ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

vectorrr · 06-20-2007, 10:45 PM

ATINUT thankyou very much for the link; and wow its cheaper then the asus card I posted

Why is the warranty not lifetime and how do I safeguard the bios? The gigabyte card I picked has software for fast motherboard tweaker; how this compare? I like easy lol. But faster will win. On the picture im only seeing a few solid state capasitors ( half colored on top of capasitor) Dont this mean it wont last as long as those mobos that have them all solidstate?

ATINUT · 06-20-2007, 10:50 PM

ASUS Motherboards and videocards have a 3 year warranty.

vectorrr · 06-21-2007, 10:34 AM

ATINUT why are only a few capasitors solidstate? When I have time im going to see if I can find Toms Hardware benchmark between the gigabyte and asus mobos.

ATINUT · 06-21-2007, 11:02 AM

ASUS only uses Solid State capacitors on their higher end boards, from what I know of ASUS motherboards. What it amounts to, is that if you want more solid state capacitors than that, you will have to spend money for a higher end ASUS motherboard.

vectorrr · 06-21-2007, 08:18 PM

Dont the OCZ Platinum memory need to support the motherboard chipset? The Gigabyte I posted has all solid state caps* but highest FSB is 1033. Go figure

06-19-2007, 11:58 PM	#16
vectorrr Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 111	nice I found here: P5N32-E SLI Motherboards - PriceGrabber.com __________________ EM64T P4 Prescott (Socket T) CPU 3.4ghz, 1gig nonecc; nonbuffered pc3200 micron memory, Vid Card Radeon Sapphire X800 GTO, LG dvd rewriter GSA-4163B, 1 85GB serial ata; sata (another hard drive clone unplugged same size in the case ¤ Free space /Total on: C: 66.6/97.6GB ¤E: 3.30/30.2GB ¤F: 9.58/9.76GB on an Abit GD8 motherboard all NTFS running a XP PRO slipstreamed with sp2.
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06-20-2007, 12:27 AM	#17
ATINUT Just Plain Crazy! Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 3,278	I paid $250.00 USD for my P5N32-E SLI board. I couldn't justify paying $400.00 USD for the Striker Extreme. If you aren't going to put a soundcard in, then the SupremeFX Audio card, that comes with the motherboard should do you just fine, as it has on it the ADI 1988B 7.1HD codec that does DTS Surround Sound on it. And if you get the P5N32-E SLI board, download the chipset drivers, and the latest GeForce 8000 series drivers from Nvidia's website, and don't install the Network Access Manager part of the chipset drivers, or nTune, I've read on the net, where these two can and in most cases do cause problems. __________________ Intel D975XBX2 Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 8GB's of Mushkin HP2 6400 memory(DDR2 800) two Sapphire GDDR4 Radeon 3870 videocards HT Omega Claro(Cmedia 8788HD chip) 120GB&200GB&320GB Western Digital harddrives LG DVDROM & LG DVDBURNER HP Deskjet 920C Logitech X-540 speakers Viewsonic VG2030wm 20inch Widescreen LCD Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit with Service Pack 1 Who'se the fool that approved the design for this place. - The Dwarf, Sacred Underworld.
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06-20-2007, 01:21 AM	#18
vectorrr Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 111	how about I dont want to feel cheap by asking you this but is there a cheaper board around $100-$150 thats fast? I realy dont need sli if I can save the money. I like the virtual bios feature of the mobo I was talkin bout. Im searching Tomshardwareguide for benchmarks that are the fastest. Maybe we can both look for this. Do you see anything I should get with the info from here? Mobos & RAM \| Tom's Hardware __________________ EM64T P4 Prescott (Socket T) CPU 3.4ghz, 1gig nonecc; nonbuffered pc3200 micron memory, Vid Card Radeon Sapphire X800 GTO, LG dvd rewriter GSA-4163B, 1 85GB serial ata; sata (another hard drive clone unplugged same size in the case ¤ Free space /Total on: C: 66.6/97.6GB ¤E: 3.30/30.2GB ¤F: 9.58/9.76GB on an Abit GD8 motherboard all NTFS running a XP PRO slipstreamed with sp2. Last edited by vectorrr : 06-20-2007 at 01:38 AM.
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06-20-2007, 01:22 AM	#19
vectorrr Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 111	:d I found your mobo for $210. Newegg.com - ASUS P5N32-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail __________________ EM64T P4 Prescott (Socket T) CPU 3.4ghz, 1gig nonecc; nonbuffered pc3200 micron memory, Vid Card Radeon Sapphire X800 GTO, LG dvd rewriter GSA-4163B, 1 85GB serial ata; sata (another hard drive clone unplugged same size in the case ¤ Free space /Total on: C: 66.6/97.6GB ¤E: 3.30/30.2GB ¤F: 9.58/9.76GB on an Abit GD8 motherboard all NTFS running a XP PRO slipstreamed with sp2.
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06-20-2007, 01:40 AM	#20
ATINUT Just Plain Crazy! Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 3,278	Here are the three reviews I was able to find on the P5N32-E SLI board. Wow, the P5N32-E SLI board took a price drop, since I got it. Asus P5N32-E SLI Legion Hardware In the Legion Hardware review they review both the Strike Extreme, and the P5N32-E SLI board. All reviews have benchmarking results. With my board having the 1102 bios on it, after I flashed it, I have been able to take standard Crucial DDR2 800 memory with the DDR2 memory voltage set to 1.85, to timings of 4-4-4-12. I tried Crucial Ballistix memory, that stuff was only stable at 1.9 volts, with timings of 5-5-5-18 for some reason. I'm guessing the ones I tried were a bad batch. __________________ Intel D975XBX2 Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 8GB's of Mushkin HP2 6400 memory(DDR2 800) two Sapphire GDDR4 Radeon 3870 videocards HT Omega Claro(Cmedia 8788HD chip) 120GB&200GB&320GB Western Digital harddrives LG DVDROM & LG DVDBURNER HP Deskjet 920C Logitech X-540 speakers Viewsonic VG2030wm 20inch Widescreen LCD Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit with Service Pack 1 Who'se the fool that approved the design for this place. - The Dwarf, Sacred Underworld. Last edited by ATINUT : 06-20-2007 at 01:54 AM.
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06-20-2007, 02:04 AM	#21
vectorrr Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 111	? Wow the fsb is awsome; wish the same mobo was $150. Thats still a great price though. Look what I found: Newegg.com - Buy Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, Digital Cameras and more! __________________ EM64T P4 Prescott (Socket T) CPU 3.4ghz, 1gig nonecc; nonbuffered pc3200 micron memory, Vid Card Radeon Sapphire X800 GTO, LG dvd rewriter GSA-4163B, 1 85GB serial ata; sata (another hard drive clone unplugged same size in the case ¤ Free space /Total on: C: 66.6/97.6GB ¤E: 3.30/30.2GB ¤F: 9.58/9.76GB on an Abit GD8 motherboard all NTFS running a XP PRO slipstreamed with sp2.
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06-20-2007, 08:33 AM	#22
ATINUT Just Plain Crazy! Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 3,278	The P5N32-E SLI Plus is a hybrid motherboard. It uses the Nvidia NForce 590 Southbridge paired with the 570 Northbridge, not the 650i southbridge that Newegg shows it uses. __________________ Intel D975XBX2 Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 8GB's of Mushkin HP2 6400 memory(DDR2 800) two Sapphire GDDR4 Radeon 3870 videocards HT Omega Claro(Cmedia 8788HD chip) 120GB&200GB&320GB Western Digital harddrives LG DVDROM & LG DVDBURNER HP Deskjet 920C Logitech X-540 speakers Viewsonic VG2030wm 20inch Widescreen LCD Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit with Service Pack 1 Who'se the fool that approved the design for this place. - The Dwarf, Sacred Underworld.
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06-20-2007, 08:29 PM	#23
CK8-04 nVidia nForce 4 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Malden, MA Posts: 952	Newegg - Intel DP965LT Newegg - Gigabyte P965 boards Newegg - Asus P5B series If you don't plan on a dual video card setup, get a board with an Intel chipset. They are the best for Intel CPUs. __________________ "To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift" - Steve Prefontaine Antec Solo Corsair 520HX Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 w/ TR SI-128 SE Intel D975XBX2 4GB Mushkin HP2 DDR2-800 5-4-4-12 1.8v eVGA e-Geforce 8800GT w/ TR T-Rad2 WD Velociraptor 150GB 10K RPM NEC Multisync LCD2090UXi Logitech Z-5300e MS Comfort Curve KB 2000 Logitech G3
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06-20-2007, 08:52 PM	#24
vectorrr Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 111	Atinut this board is the correct one now? Newegg.com - ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail CK8-04 hows this mobo? GIGABYTE - Product - Motherboard - Overview __________________ EM64T P4 Prescott (Socket T) CPU 3.4ghz, 1gig nonecc; nonbuffered pc3200 micron memory, Vid Card Radeon Sapphire X800 GTO, LG dvd rewriter GSA-4163B, 1 85GB serial ata; sata (another hard drive clone unplugged same size in the case ¤ Free space /Total on: C: 66.6/97.6GB ¤E: 3.30/30.2GB ¤F: 9.58/9.76GB on an Abit GD8 motherboard all NTFS running a XP PRO slipstreamed with sp2.
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06-20-2007, 09:03 PM	#25
ATINUT Just Plain Crazy! Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 3,278	Sorry to say, the P5N32-E SLI Plus is not a 650i motherboard. Newegg has their information wrong. This link below is the correct 650i motherboard. Newegg.com - ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail __________________ Intel D975XBX2 Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 8GB's of Mushkin HP2 6400 memory(DDR2 800) two Sapphire GDDR4 Radeon 3870 videocards HT Omega Claro(Cmedia 8788HD chip) 120GB&200GB&320GB Western Digital harddrives LG DVDROM & LG DVDBURNER HP Deskjet 920C Logitech X-540 speakers Viewsonic VG2030wm 20inch Widescreen LCD Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit with Service Pack 1 Who'se the fool that approved the design for this place. - The Dwarf, Sacred Underworld.
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06-20-2007, 10:45 PM	#26
vectorrr Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 111	ATINUT thankyou very much for the link; and wow its cheaper then the asus card I posted Why is the warranty not lifetime and how do I safeguard the bios? The gigabyte card I picked has software for fast motherboard tweaker; how this compare? I like easy lol. But faster will win. On the picture im only seeing a few solid state capasitors ( half colored on top of capasitor) Dont this mean it wont last as long as those mobos that have them all solidstate? __________________ EM64T P4 Prescott (Socket T) CPU 3.4ghz, 1gig nonecc; nonbuffered pc3200 micron memory, Vid Card Radeon Sapphire X800 GTO, LG dvd rewriter GSA-4163B, 1 85GB serial ata; sata (another hard drive clone unplugged same size in the case ¤ Free space /Total on: C: 66.6/97.6GB ¤E: 3.30/30.2GB ¤F: 9.58/9.76GB on an Abit GD8 motherboard all NTFS running a XP PRO slipstreamed with sp2. Last edited by vectorrr : 06-20-2007 at 10:54 PM.
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06-20-2007, 10:50 PM	#27
ATINUT Just Plain Crazy! Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 3,278	ASUS Motherboards and videocards have a 3 year warranty. __________________ Intel D975XBX2 Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 8GB's of Mushkin HP2 6400 memory(DDR2 800) two Sapphire GDDR4 Radeon 3870 videocards HT Omega Claro(Cmedia 8788HD chip) 120GB&200GB&320GB Western Digital harddrives LG DVDROM & LG DVDBURNER HP Deskjet 920C Logitech X-540 speakers Viewsonic VG2030wm 20inch Widescreen LCD Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit with Service Pack 1 Who'se the fool that approved the design for this place. - The Dwarf, Sacred Underworld.
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06-21-2007, 10:34 AM	#28
vectorrr Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 111	? ATINUT why are only a few capasitors solidstate? When I have time im going to see if I can find Toms Hardware benchmark between the gigabyte and asus mobos. __________________ EM64T P4 Prescott (Socket T) CPU 3.4ghz, 1gig nonecc; nonbuffered pc3200 micron memory, Vid Card Radeon Sapphire X800 GTO, LG dvd rewriter GSA-4163B, 1 85GB serial ata; sata (another hard drive clone unplugged same size in the case ¤ Free space /Total on: C: 66.6/97.6GB ¤E: 3.30/30.2GB ¤F: 9.58/9.76GB on an Abit GD8 motherboard all NTFS running a XP PRO slipstreamed with sp2. Last edited by vectorrr : 06-21-2007 at 10:56 AM.
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06-21-2007, 11:02 AM	#29
ATINUT Just Plain Crazy! Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 3,278	ASUS only uses Solid State capacitors on their higher end boards, from what I know of ASUS motherboards. What it amounts to, is that if you want more solid state capacitors than that, you will have to spend money for a higher end ASUS motherboard. __________________ Intel D975XBX2 Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 8GB's of Mushkin HP2 6400 memory(DDR2 800) two Sapphire GDDR4 Radeon 3870 videocards HT Omega Claro(Cmedia 8788HD chip) 120GB&200GB&320GB Western Digital harddrives LG DVDROM & LG DVDBURNER HP Deskjet 920C Logitech X-540 speakers Viewsonic VG2030wm 20inch Widescreen LCD Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit with Service Pack 1 Who'se the fool that approved the design for this place. - The Dwarf, Sacred Underworld.
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06-21-2007, 08:18 PM	#30
vectorrr Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 111	hm Dont the OCZ Platinum memory need to support the motherboard chipset? The Gigabyte I posted has all solid state caps* but highest FSB is 1033. Go figure __________________ EM64T P4 Prescott (Socket T) CPU 3.4ghz, 1gig nonecc; nonbuffered pc3200 micron memory, Vid Card Radeon Sapphire X800 GTO, LG dvd rewriter GSA-4163B, 1 85GB serial ata; sata (another hard drive clone unplugged same size in the case ¤ Free space /Total on: C: 66.6/97.6GB ¤E: 3.30/30.2GB ¤F: 9.58/9.76GB on an Abit GD8 motherboard all NTFS running a XP PRO slipstreamed with sp2.
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