ASUS P5B-E VS GIGABYTE DS3

[Zoom77]

Which one would be better for overclocking and stability in general. I need firewire but I could add it with a PCI card if the DS3 is better.

 

[rwaritsdario]

The DS3 scales well all the way to 500+Mhz, while the P5B-E struggles for 450Mhz...
If your overclocking goal is below this feel free to pick among them just based on features though.

 

[Zoom77]

This review http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2871&p=14 shows that P5B-E is better in overclocking. Are there any other reviews that compare the two and show the DS3 having better results?

 

[rwaritsdario]

But that is only if you can get the right revision of the board. Which is impossible to tell from a e-tailer. The other revision (and the one everyone seems to be getting) isnt that shiny of a OCer.
As I said:

If your overclocking goal is below this feel free to pick among them just based on features though.

 

[larsdidriksen]

acctually acording to that chart. the P5B-e rev. 1.01G is still better then the DS3. i have the P5B-e plus, and while it is a good board, look out for Ram trouble.

i went with P5b-e plus over ds3 mostly cause of the features that fit well with what i wanted, but also its a great overclocker. even at 1.01G.

As far as i can tell the difference between 1.01G and 1.02G are bios options, for voltage regulation for the chipset and Vdimm up to 2.4v these are pressent on my p5b-e plus board to though, even though its a rev. 1.01G
i think the key is geting the elusive C2 chipset

see anandtech cover of this

Asus rev. numbering go figure. :roll:

 

[rwaritsdario]

P5B-E Plus is a different motherboard, you cant compare it. The P5B-E Plus has the same BIOS as a P5B Dlx and the same PCB, the same MOSFETs and VRMs, everything. The only difference from it to a P5B Dlx is the second PCIe X16.