Asus Striker Extreme or Asus Maximus Extreme ?

[Bidybag]

I have been looking at these motherboards:

Asus Maximus Extreme Intel X38 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard

Asus Striker Extreme nForce 680 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

I dont know which one to get. I dont mind about the price difference between these. I just want the best for gaming. I will be having 4gb DDR2 1033 mhz memory and intel core 2 quad q6600.

I know the Asus Maximus Extreme Intel X38 is newer so is that going to be better because it will have newer technology and features? When will it be out?

Please can you recommend me on which motherboard to get?

 

[slicessoul]

If you want SLI get striker. If you want crossfire get X38

 

[Bidybag]

I am going to be using the Geforce 8800GTS, only one of them.

 

[evongugg]

Crossfire is SLI for ATI cards.

 

[Bidybag]

I wont be using crossfire or SLI, which would be the best motherboard to get?

 

[bornking]

I have a striker extreme and before I replaced it it was quite buggy. Get the maximus...although I did not research that one...still though you might want to go with the newest chipset so go with the maximus.

 

[evongugg]

DDR3 is extremely expensive now.
I would go with the:

Asus Striker Extreme nForce 680 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

 

[Bidybag]

Will DDR2 memory with on the Asus Maximus Extreme Intel X38 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard?

 

[evongugg]

DDR2 slots are different from DDR3 slots, so no.

 

[Maziar]

ASUS STRIKER EXTREME: Supports SLI @ Dual 16xmode+ DDR2 RAM
ASUS MAXIMUS EXTREME : Supports CrossFire @ Dual 16xmode+ DDR3 RAM
ASUS MAXIMUS FORMULA: Supports CrossFire @ Dual 16x+ DDR2 RAM

if u wont use SLI, get a P35 board like ASUS P5K-E, GIGABYTE P35 DS3R, ABIT IP35 PRO and save some $

also u cant use DDR2 on DDR3 motherboard or vice versa as evongugg said

 

[evongugg]

Sounds like you want a X38 chipset. Look at these, they need DDR2 memory:

http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/10/31/x38_comparison_part_1/

 

[Bidybag]

I dont understand why it says this on the official Asus website:

"Intel® X38 Chipset
The Intel® X38 Express Chipset is the latest chipset designed to support the next generation 45nm CPU in high-end desktop and workstation platform; and up to 8GB of dual-channel DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz or DDR2 800/667 MHz memory architecture. It also supports 1333/1066/800 FSB (Front Side Bus), fully dual PCI Express x16 graphics and multi-core CPUs."

Thats saying it does support DDR2 memory but your saying it does not?

Link is here: http://uk.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=117&l3=0&l4=0&model=1862&modelmenu=1

 

[Maziar]

X38 boards are different , some support only DDR2 RAM like ASUS MAXIMUS FORMULA and some of the support only DDR3 RAM like ASUS MAXIMUS EXTREME

 

[Bidybag]

Which would be the best out of ASUS MAXIMUS FORMULA and ASUS STRIKER EXTREME?

 

[Maziar]

ASUS has some mistakes , for example for P5K-E it has written this:
http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=11&l3=534&l4=0&model=1655&modelmenu=1

To attain top performance, ASUS has managed to break through current FSB and DRAM ratio proportions by utilizing Super Memspeed Technology - the latest technology that provides even more precise overclocking options to unleash the true potential of DDR3 memory. Native DDR3 1333 maximizes system performance by eliminating the bottleneck when overclocking both the CPU and memory - providing great performance for 3D graphics and other memory demanding applications.

and P5K-E doesnt support DDR3

 

[japps2]

Bidybag,

the Maximus Extreme is supposed to come out next week (Nov. 7th). Board is supposed to be in the $400 range. DDR3 is also more expensive, but you can find good Cellshock DDR3-1600 for $380 http://www.memoryc.com/products/description/2GB_CellShock_DDR3_PC3_12800_1600MHz-7_6_6_18-Dual_Channel_kit/index.html (2gb)...which is cheaper than top line DDR2. I plan on getting Maximus Extreme, 2gb DDR3 and Vista 32-bit. late next year when DDR3 is cheaper I'll pick up another 2gb and switch to Vista 64-bit.

 

[Bidybag]

I want to buy 4gb ram and DDR3 is too expensive for 4gb ram. So i will be getting 4gb of DDR2 ram. Which means i have a choice out of:

ASUS MAXIMUS FORMULA
ASUS STRIKER EXTREME

The formula is newer so would this be better? They are both around the same price so i dont mind which i get.

 

[Maziar]

Go for MAXIMUS FORMULA

 

[turtle1]

Both are good boards. The Maximus has slightly higher OC possibilities but the Striker is no OC slouch.

 

[Bidybag]

Does anybody know when the MAXIMUS FORMULA was released?

 

[T8RR8R]

Get the Maximus Extreme since the Striker doesn't support PCIE 2.0, and it's already setup for H20. If you do H20 though get 2 T's so you can make a parallel loop instead of a series loop, also use your own tubing and clamps instead of the supplied. I've heard that the NB block is a little restrictive, although I haven't had any issues with my Maximus SE. There is also the slight chance of Nvidia allowing SLI on the X38 chipsets in the future, even though they say no now, that doesn't mean it's that way forever.

 

[Bidybag]

I cannot get the extreme because i am getting DDR2 memory. So it looks like i will get the Maximus SE.

 

[stan116]

I have both the striker and the Maximus Formula ES. If your only running one card you can use the GTS I have two 8800Ultras in the striker/and two HD2900Pros with 1GB of memory each in the Maximus. The formulla uses DDR2 I have 4Gbs of XMS2 Pro PC6400 in the formula, and 4Gbs of PC8500 dominators in the striker.

Stan

 

[Bidybag]

Which is best?

 

[JuiceJones]

I dont know which one to get. I dont mind about the price difference between these. I just want the best for gaming. I will be having 4gb DDR2 1033 mhz memory and intel core 2 quad q6600.

If you really wanted the best for gaming, you'd save oodles on a cheaper 650i mobo and good DDR2-800 that normally overclocks to DDR2-1000 anyway. Besides, on a Q6600, about the highest 1:1 ratio you'll get will be DDR2-800 or slightly higher. Then, slap in another 8800GT.

Since you're clearly working within some kind of budget, top end motherboards are pointless extravagant waste when the money could be better used elsewhere. All that cash you'd be pouring into the MOBO, for maybe 5% better performance here and there and a handful of fancy features, will net negligible gains compared to what you'd gain by spending that cash on another graphics card. The only way I could possibly recommend either one of those motherboards was if you already had your mind set on 8800GTX or Ultra SLI and still had a fat wallet.