Why P55A UD3 is better ?

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hi people i wanted to buy important & primary part of my new rig , Motherboard . but stuck on choosing one this 2 options
1.P55A UD3
2.H55m-USB3

i asked before & they say P55A UD3 is better for gaming . now which one is better for Gaming & latest hardwares ? & why ?
 
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i dont think that 4 way GTX 480 will help when single card for example 5850 or 5870 can solve ur problem , 4 way GTX 480 comes useless , dear JAQUITH i suggest u to not burn ur money . CANT SIBNGLE GTX 480 provide u ? if u say NO then u have came from another GALAXY , lol . u think higher is better & u collect as much as u can whereas u can pay some money & get realy good performance . for example 8 GB ram become use less in 32BIT OS

because it only use 3& half of 8 GB .
 
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I dont wanna SLI , i think good single card is better . isnt single 5850 enough for MY REZ ? even i5 760 is great IMO . how will my stsem work with THAT REZ THAT iv got ? WIll i have problems , because i hardly can buy higher options . i just wanna know is it great UPGRADE for me or NOT ? be cause i am using E2160@ 1.8 MHZ that is realy low CPU & 9600 GT 1GB .
 
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he considered it mid end, and i was just suggesting the gtx 460, as it is not far behind a 5850 on its own and 2xgtx 460s are on par or better than 2x 5850s, also going for the gtx 460 and the asus motherboard you have a nice upgrade path and yes a 5850 is actually overkill for your resolution, a gtx 460 is also lol even a 5770 is, gtx 460 vs 5850 http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/180?vs=164, i was in the same situation as you were in and i started posts etc on my other account and everybody said i should go for the gtx 460 with an SLI capable motherboard over just an hd 5850 with a normal cheap motherboard, also both a gtx 460 1gb and an hd 5850 will be able to play games at full graphics on your resolution so you wont see a difference also if you decide to get a new monitor someday you can get another gtx 460 so that is a nice upgrade
 
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+1 on the Asus P7P55d e - Pro board esp if you want to CF or SLI, have a budget and don't need highest frame rates at the highest resolutions (which requires x56 board and $$$). It has the best features and longevity, performance vs. almost all other P55 boards. Don't get the Gigabyte P55 or the ASUS P7P55D or e model.

Look at the # and speed of Pcie slots and the dedicated onboard usb3 / Sata III 6gb chips that do not borrow from the pcie x16 lanes (so you can still run 8x8 with CF / SLI) if / when using USB3 and Sata III 6gb devices in the future. The Gigabyte P55 boards and non-Pro / Premium / Deluxe Asus P55 boards) borrow lanes from graphics card giving definite hit to performance.

The e- Pro can be found for $170 and New Egg had a $145 rebate deal last July.

I decided not to buy / enter the 1156 world, however, after thousands of hours of research, choosing to update my Socket 775 / p965 Asus PB5-Plus with a Vertex 2, more RAM(6gb Patriot Ext. Performance) and a Q8400CPU since I don't CF or SLI (or even really game - yet), and can always add a dedicated USB3 / Sata III card for $25 when devices are readily available / matured, except that you really need a pcie x4 slot to do USB3 and SATA III properly which my board does not have.... which would necessitate a board upgrade (probably to p67 at that point)

Back to regularly scheduled programing...
 
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u mean the ( Asus P7P55d e - Pro ) is better than those options ? is this right name of it ? : Asus P7P55d e - Pro ?or u meant something else ? after that its ASUS . i want to get i5 760 CPU with ATI 5850 , is it suitable & matchable MOBO with them ?
 
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if you are going to crossfire or sli go for the asus p7p55d e pro just like i said, you said that you werent going to add a second graphics card so the p55a ud3 is perfectly ok, my other option for you was to go for the p7p55d e pro and get a gtx 460 instead of a 5850
 
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even if you don't CF or SLI now, the e Pro is the way to go to future proof for years to come (ie SATA III and USB3 without taking a hit to your graphics pcie x16 lane(s) when you use USB3 and / or SATA III 6gb devices ).

And, you might want to CF or SLI later as well, again without a hit to pcie lanes. The Gigabyte Board P55A boards (with USB3 / SATA III 6b capability) will hit your pcie lanes. And they do not have a pcie 4x slot to add effective USB3 / SATA III capability down the road.

ALSO, the Gigabyte board has too few pcie slots and too many PCI slots!!!!!

Assuming you can afford the extra $50. :)

no brainer to me. Well, after frying my cpu for a thousand hours to figure it all out.
 
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does that borrowing of lanes hit the performance that high that for example 5850 will drop 20 % of its performance in games ? or i wont see that performance hit ? any way if that mobo that ur saying is not more expensive than P55A then i will go for it . after that please help me ( i am confused after u said that ) are u sure that P55A lend his lanes to ( the thing that u said ) ? but ASUS mobo doesnt ?
 
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YES!!!

Just go to websites of Gigabyte and Asus and look it up or read reviews. I did the hard work for you. :bounce:

 
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Clearly - the $53 difference is foolish. Please buy the P55 though.
GA-P55A-UD3P {145} i5-750 {209} = $354
ASUS P6X58D-E {207}+ i7930 {200} = $407
i7 930 $200 - http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0331303

Still, the ASUS P6X58D-E {207}+ i7930 {200} = $407 is a no brainier!!!

Most builders realize the negligible monetary differences between P55 and X58, know the advantages of the X58 and always choose the X58.

I actually hope do whatever @sir philus says he's the Pro!
 
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Broken record.... wrong song.... won't read the lyrics :)
 
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No u didnt . u just started , now please help me man . come on i realy dont know where i exactly should search . just clearly tell me are u sure ? how much performance hit is , please please please tell me . thanks
 
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read back to my posts. And search P55 and USB3 and SATA III 6gb performance.
 
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I looked into building several different systems AM3, P55 and X58 and after doing very little research including benchmarks plus most importantly price the marginal differences of cost were quickly outweighed by the performance and expandability of the X58.

Everything jaquith is spot on correct and hopefully 8vidia will come to the same obvious conclusion. Unfortunately, Solo1 and sir philus are apparently despicably posting erroneous and misleading information.

I hate seeing posts like this because in doing a little research it sadly makes most people look like fools. The P55 only makes sense with low end i5 and i3 CPU and lower cost components.

Cheers
 
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wow post this in the homebuilt systems and you will see, he is playing at 1440x 900!!!!!! there is nothing wrong with an i5 760, asus p7p55d e pro and a gtx 460, its actually overkill for his resolution, the benefits of x58 are 2 x16 slots right? well as said before there is a 3% difference in performance between p55 and x58 on crossfired 5870s, the asus does not disable usb3 and sata 6gbs when there is a second gpu put into system unlike the other gigabyte boards, honestly this is a gaming rig for 1440x900 why would you go for an x58 build its such overkill, its not like he is doing very cpu intensive things besides gaming and there is NO real time difference between an i7 930 and an i5 760 in gaming
 
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