Opinions, P35 vs 6xx boards

PaiN · 07-28-07, 11:06 AM

Its time for a new motherboard....Im looking at the the P35 vs nV 6xx based boards.
The main thing driving me away from the 600 nV boards is noise and heat. I need the new motherboard to do >400fsb and be "RAID-able". I know the 680s OC well, but I had an EVGA 680i that got scary hot with passive cooling and with the fan on, was obnoxiously loud

The P35's look like a good alternative but they are new and I don't want to run into Intel RAID setup and NIC issues, like I have on this QuadGT again.

thanks

mullet · 07-28-07, 12:49 PM

I think that Intels Raid is faster and the chipsets run really cool. I was able to run 500FSB on mine (p965) with ease and is very very stable.

stncttr908 · 07-28-07, 01:01 PM

For me, it's Intel > NVIDIA unless you want SLI.

crainger · 07-28-07, 01:05 PM

I agree with the beautiful man above

Go Intel unless you want SLI.

I'm actually running a nf650i board and it's been great. Very stable and very easy to work with. Cheap as chips too.

Mr_LoL · 07-28-07, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stncttr908

For me, it's Intel > NVIDIA unless you want SLI.

Same. Slawter made me but an Intel chipset mobo. No problems at all so far.

slaWter · 07-28-07, 02:07 PM

P35 will overclock over 400FSB with ease. Don't know about RAID, haven't used a RAID array since the 875 days

Stability is excellent here with the ASUS P5K. Shouldn't be a hard decision, P35 is simply the better choice.

PaiN · 07-28-07, 05:54 PM

I decided to give Abit ...a little slack, since I generally like this QuadGT, to see if they worked out the "wrinkles" with newer boards ...that have made me want to change.
Anyway...I'm replacing my Abit AB9 QuadGT with an Abit IP35 Pro

crainger · 07-28-07, 09:14 PM

My Abit board hasn't let me down yet. Neither has my previous Abit board... Or the one before that!

slaWter · 07-29-07, 06:56 AM

Abit is very good. I still use a 875 board in my server 24/7, rock solid stability. And my all time fav board, the MAX 3 is also from Abit

UberRN69 · 07-30-07, 04:18 AM

I would go with an intel chipset as well. It seems that Intel is better at keeping their older chipsets drivers current and up to date. NVIDIA is not very good at keeping support current on anything less than the late MB's

Dr.Nick · 07-30-07, 09:47 AM

the nvidia chipsets are slightly faster but for the ultimate in stability nothing beats an Intel chipset. I have put together three P35 rigs and they all hit 500MHz fsb with quad cpu's -two Asus and an Abit- with absolutely no voltage changes in the bios. I really liked the Abit board, the layout it a lot better than the Asus which I think is the worst of them all

Q · 07-30-07, 09:49 AM

Another vote for P35.

07-28-07, 11:06 AM	#1
PaiN Don't make me MAD! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: CT, USA Posts: 2,145	Opinions, P35 vs 6xx boards Its time for a new motherboard....Im looking at the the P35 vs nV 6xx based boards. The main thing driving me away from the 600 nV boards is noise and heat. I need the new motherboard to do >400fsb and be "RAID-able". I know the 680s OC well, but I had an EVGA 680i that got scary hot with passive cooling and with the fan on, was obnoxiously loud The P35's look like a good alternative but they are new and I don't want to run into Intel RAID setup and NIC issues, like I have on this QuadGT again. thanks __________________ Core2Quad Q9550 @ 3.8ghz 448x8.5 \| Noctua U12P \| Gigabyte EP45T-UD3R \| 8gb G.Skill DDR2 1:1 @ 1080 5-5-5-15 \| Radeon HD5850 @ 775/1150 \| SB X-Fi Xtremegamer \| PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610w PSU \| (2) WD Black 640gb in RAID"0" \| MSI SATA DVD-RW \| Saitek Eclipse kb \| Logi G5v2 mouse / Steelseries QcK \| Antec P182 "Gunmetal" \| Logitech 5300a THX 5.1 speakers \| ASUS VW266H 25.5" LCD -Windows7 64bit

07-28-07, 12:49 PM	#2
mullet }‹((((º> Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: USA, Virginia Posts: 7,322	Re: Opinions, P35 vs 6xx boards I think that Intels Raid is faster and the chipsets run really cool. I was able to run 500FSB on mine (p965) with ease and is very very stable. __________________

07-28-07, 01:01 PM	#3
stncttr908 You are great doctor! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NJ, USA Posts: 9,008	Re: Opinions, P35 vs 6xx boards For me, it's Intel > NVIDIA unless you want SLI. __________________ PC - \| E4300 @ 3.2GHz (9x355) 1.35V w/ D-Tek Fuzion @ 29C idle 40C load ORTHOS stable @ 3.5/1.5V \| Gigabyte 965P-DS3 Rev. 3.3 \| 4GB G.Skill DDR2-800 @ 888MHz 4-4-3-5 w/Corsair Dominator Cooler \| jAKUp Edition eVGA 8800GTX @ stock w/EK FC-8800GTX block @ 42C idle 49C load \| Thermochill PA120.2 w/2x Yate Loon 1200rpm\| Swiftech MicroRES \| Laing DDC w/Petra's Delrin Top \| Masterkleer 1/2" ID 3/4" OD \| WD 200GB \| 2x320GB Seagate 7200.10 SATA RAID 0 \| 2x Seagate 500GB USB 2.0 \| Lite-On 20x SATA DVD+RW \| Silverstone TJ-09 \| Corsair 620W PSU \| Logitech Z-5500s \| Sennheiser HD-570 headphones \| Audigy 2 ZS Platinum \| Dell 2007FP \| Dell 2007WFP \| Laptop - \| Dell Inspiron 1420 \| C2D T7300 (2.0GHz, 4MB cache) \| 2GB DDR2-667 \| 160GB 7200RPM HDD \| DVD +/- RW \| 14.1" WXGA+ (1440x900) \| Broadcom 802.11g \| NVIDIA 8400M GS 128MB \|

07-28-07, 01:05 PM	#4
crainger I'm a Lagomorph. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia Posts: 33,987	Re: Opinions, P35 vs 6xx boards I agree with the beautiful man above Go Intel unless you want SLI. I'm actually running a nf650i board and it's been great. Very stable and very easy to work with. Cheap as chips too. __________________ Credit Card, You can use it to open more then just a womans legs! ^_^ -\|MagNuS\|

07-28-07, 02:07 PM	#6
slaWter ahead of the competition Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Switzerland Posts: 9,711	Re: Opinions, P35 vs 6xx boards P35 will overclock over 400FSB with ease. Don't know about RAID, haven't used a RAID array since the 875 days Stability is excellent here with the ASUS P5K. Shouldn't be a hard decision, P35 is simply the better choice. __________________ MainRig Intel Core i7-965 Extreme @ 3.84GHz 1.325V # ASUS P6T Deluxe # 3x2048MB Mushkin DDR 3 1600MHz CL7 # BFG 280 GTX OC # Creative X-Fi Elite Pro # Logitech Z-680 5.1 THX 2x Intel X25-M G2 160GB SSD (RAID 0) # Intel X25-M G1 80GB SSD, WD VelociRaptor 300GB/16MB, 2x Seagate 1.5TB/32MB, 6.75TB eSATA # LG GGC-H20L SATA # Silverstone TJ10 # TT Toughpower 1.2kW Thermalright TRUE 120 # Dell 3007WFP & Samsung LE-46M87BD # Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard # Logitech G9 # Fanatec Porsche GT3 RS & ClubSport Pedals # TrackIR 4 PRO # Saitek X52 Pro Mac 15.4" MacBook Pro # Intel Core Duo 2.0GHz # 2x1024MB DDR2 667MHz # ATI MR X1600 256MB # 320GB SATA, 250GB USB # 23" Apple Cinema HD Display

07-28-07, 05:54 PM	#7
PaiN Don't make me MAD! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: CT, USA Posts: 2,145	Re: Opinions, P35 vs 6xx boards I decided to give Abit ...a little slack, since I generally like this QuadGT, to see if they worked out the "wrinkles" with newer boards ...that have made me want to change. Anyway...I'm replacing my Abit AB9 QuadGT with an Abit IP35 Pro __________________ Core2Quad Q9550 @ 3.8ghz 448x8.5 \| Noctua U12P \| Gigabyte EP45T-UD3R \| 8gb G.Skill DDR2 1:1 @ 1080 5-5-5-15 \| Radeon HD5850 @ 775/1150 \| SB X-Fi Xtremegamer \| PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610w PSU \| (2) WD Black 640gb in RAID"0" \| MSI SATA DVD-RW \| Saitek Eclipse kb \| Logi G5v2 mouse / Steelseries QcK \| Antec P182 "Gunmetal" \| Logitech 5300a THX 5.1 speakers \| ASUS VW266H 25.5" LCD -Windows7 64bit

07-28-07, 09:14 PM	#8
crainger I'm a Lagomorph. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia Posts: 33,987	Re: Opinions, P35 vs 6xx boards My Abit board hasn't let me down yet. Neither has my previous Abit board... Or the one before that! __________________ Credit Card, You can use it to open more then just a womans legs! ^_^ -\|MagNuS\|

07-29-07, 06:56 AM	#9
slaWter ahead of the competition Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Switzerland Posts: 9,711	Re: Opinions, P35 vs 6xx boards Abit is very good. I still use a 875 board in my server 24/7, rock solid stability. And my all time fav board, the MAX 3 is also from Abit __________________ MainRig Intel Core i7-965 Extreme @ 3.84GHz 1.325V # ASUS P6T Deluxe # 3x2048MB Mushkin DDR 3 1600MHz CL7 # BFG 280 GTX OC # Creative X-Fi Elite Pro # Logitech Z-680 5.1 THX 2x Intel X25-M G2 160GB SSD (RAID 0) # Intel X25-M G1 80GB SSD, WD VelociRaptor 300GB/16MB, 2x Seagate 1.5TB/32MB, 6.75TB eSATA # LG GGC-H20L SATA # Silverstone TJ10 # TT Toughpower 1.2kW Thermalright TRUE 120 # Dell 3007WFP & Samsung LE-46M87BD # Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard # Logitech G9 # Fanatec Porsche GT3 RS & ClubSport Pedals # TrackIR 4 PRO # Saitek X52 Pro Mac 15.4" MacBook Pro # Intel Core Duo 2.0GHz # 2x1024MB DDR2 667MHz # ATI MR X1600 256MB # 320GB SATA, 250GB USB # 23" Apple Cinema HD Display

07-30-07, 04:18 AM	#10
UberRN69 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Saratoga Springs, Utah Posts: 236	Re: Opinions, P35 vs 6xx boards I would go with an intel chipset as well. It seems that Intel is better at keeping their older chipsets drivers current and up to date. NVIDIA is not very good at keeping support current on anything less than the late MB's __________________ Lian-Li PC-A6010B Case, MSI P35 Neo2-FR, Q6600 OC'd @ 3.15GHz with ZALMAN CNPS7700-CU, Patriot 4GB(2x2GB)DDR2 800, Sapphire HD 4870 1GB with AC Accelero Twin Turbo @ 820/1000, X-Fi XtremeGamer, WD Caviar Black 500GB x2 in RAID 0, WD 250GB, Pioneer DVR-115DBK & LG Blu-Ray GGC-H20LK, Antec 550HE PSU, Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit

07-30-07, 09:47 AM	#11
Dr.Nick Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 922	Re: Opinions, P35 vs 6xx boards the nvidia chipsets are slightly faster but for the ultimate in stability nothing beats an Intel chipset. I have put together three P35 rigs and they all hit 500MHz fsb with quad cpu's -two Asus and an Abit- with absolutely no voltage changes in the bios. I really liked the Abit board, the layout it a lot better than the Asus which I think is the worst of them all __________________ i7 920@4ghz\|asus p6t7ws-sc\|6gb ocz\|hd5870\|enermax 1kw\|7 x64

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