P5b Deluxe or P5N32 Sli ? help needed!

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well... p5b uses crossfire (but not really well) and p5n32 sli uses sli really well...

IGNORING the dual GPU capability... and assuming i will not be OC.... which of the two mobo is better ? pros cons, comments needed. Help very much appreciated... Thanks alot !

 

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which of the two mobo is better ?

It's not a matter of which is better, it's which suits your needs. If you are using one graphic card and have a 19" monitor the P5B is the choice. Forget Crossfire entirely. If you do not have a widescreen monitor and do not plan on running 1600 x 1200 res. or higher, forget SLI. SLI is rather usesless unless you have the monitor and two expensive video cards to support it. Find some benchmarks for the two boards. The P5B is the better perfoirmer.

 

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well... i use a 17 inch CRT monitor.... why is the p5b deluxe better ? any specific reason why it is better than the p5n32 sli deluxe ? thanks alot !

 

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Here are two articles, one each covering the two boards you are considering. You should do your homework. Read articles like these and make your own decision.

http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.aspx?i=2837&p=4

http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.aspx?i=2580&p=7

 

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hwoah !! never knew that !! thanks alot for the link !!! gotta get back after reading those... thanks !