DH Review: Motherboard Roundup

Zardon · Jan 17, 2008, 09:10 PM

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Asus Maximus Extreme
Asus Maximus Formula
MSI P35 Platinum Combo
Asus P5E3 Deluxe
MSI X48 Platinum

For anyone buying a socket 775 motherboard the choice is now quite bewildering. For a while the number one choice was the 975X chipset but more recently the G33, P35, X38 and X48 have all been released with each targeting a specific market segment. Today we will be looking at the mainstream and enthusiast models to identify which boards offer the best value, performance and features.

Tril · Jan 18, 2008, 03:51 AM

Nice review. I ordered a P5E3 Deluxe this morning and this review confirms that I made a good choice.

You could also have tested RAID performance. One of the reasons I chose the P5E3 Deluxe is that is supports RAID 0, 1, 10 and 5. I''m planning on using RAID 5 with four hard drives. It will improve read/write performance while protecting my data against hard drive failure.

mkk · Jan 18, 2008, 06:40 AM

Nice big article, I know testing motherboards takes a while. They sure go for heatpipes these days.

Tril, unfortunately RAID5 generally leads to bad write performance. But if you want the extra reliability maybe it might be worth going for.

Jan 17, 2008, 09:10 PM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	DH Review: Motherboard Roundup Read The Review Here ___________________________ Asus Maximus Extreme Asus Maximus Formula MSI P35 Platinum Combo Asus P5E3 Deluxe MSI X48 Platinum For anyone buying a socket 775 motherboard the choice is now quite bewildering. For a while the number one choice was the 975X chipset but more recently the G33, P35, X38 and X48 have all been released with each targeting a specific market segment. Today we will be looking at the mainstream and enthusiast models to identify which boards offer the best value, performance and features. Last edited by Vikingod; Jan 18, 2008 at 01:55 AM.

Jan 18, 2008, 03:51 AM	#2
Tril S-3D enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,676 Rep Power: 64 System Specs	Nice review. I ordered a P5E3 Deluxe this morning and this review confirms that I made a good choice. You could also have tested RAID performance. One of the reasons I chose the P5E3 Deluxe is that is supports RAID 0, 1, 10 and 5. I''m planning on using RAID 5 with four hard drives. It will improve read/write performance while protecting my data against hard drive failure.

Jan 18, 2008, 06:40 AM	#3
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,489 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	Nice big article, I know testing motherboards takes a while. They sure go for heatpipes these days. Tril, unfortunately RAID5 generally leads to bad write performance. But if you want the extra reliability maybe it might be worth going for.