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Fivestar Crashtest:
I seem to remember someone saying they ordered an Asus P35 board but I can't find that post now.  I went with Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R because Asus got rid of one of the PS2 ports and that wouldn't fit into my KVM set up.  My board ran one day and then stopped posting.  Switching out the RAM didn't work, pulling the CMOS battery didn't work, so I RMA'd it and am anxiously awaiting replacement.   :'(

I bought a SATA DVD drive and used the Gigabyte SATA ports and got Ubuntu 7.04 installed on the first try.  I was pretty impressed with the performance until it quit.

Gecko_R7:
I just got a P5K Deluxe and made the earlier post, but removed it because it came across like an ad.
Just got my memory sticks yesterday (2x512 mushkin xp2-6400 kit) and have a few more parts to procure before I build it.
BTW, newegg has promo for the 2x512 kit for 107.00 less 50.00 MIB ($57.00) for purchase through today.

Simon:
Hi folks,

while it may not be an Asus board, this one looks pretty promising as far as Bear Lake boards go:

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=40381 DFI LanParty P35-T2R

I mean, 2.5 GHz FSB? Whoa...digital PWM power converter circuits really seem to be the way to go in the future. No way you're gonna get close to that with analog ones.

When you look at the picture, note the area above (as the board lies) the CPU socket. Notice the lack of tons of large condensators, and the general flat and heatsink-less area? Ever put a thermometer on your analog PWM? ;)

Not sure what price that DFI board is going to be, but it may be worth it coupled with a 6420 or a new Q6600 vs. another board with a higher-specced chip.

Regards,
Simon.

Gecko_R7:

--- Quote from: Simon on 17 Jun 2007, 10:48:32 am ---Hi folks,

while it may not be an Asus board, this one looks pretty promising as far as Bear Lake boards go:

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=40381 DFI LanParty P35-T2R

I mean, 2.5 GHz FSB? Whoa...digital PWM power converter circuits really seem to be the way to go in the future. No way you're gonna get close to that with analog ones.

When you look at the picture, note the area above (as the board lies) the CPU socket. Notice the lack of tons of large condensators, and the general flat and heatsink-less area? Ever put a thermometer on your analog PWM? ;)

Not sure what price that DFI board is going to be, but it may be worth it coupled with a 6420 or a new Q6600 vs. another board with a higher-specced chip.

Regards,
Simon.

--- End quote ---

Drooollllll........ :P
By the time Penryn arrives, there should be a few bios updates and wider/lower latency DDR3 available.
This board should be huge grins and giggles!

Vyper:
I happen to be a happy owner of a P5K Deluxe too, but unfortunately my Kingston HyperX modules that i ordered with them broke and got a constant biterror in any speed .. Otherwise i was really happy with DDR1200 speeds  ;D ..

//Vyper

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