If your not gonna use sli, go with P35?

[mgcook]

more complicated and better BIOS along with better OCing ability. not to mention $50 more

 

[Poizen22]

ya but the features you get with the maximus formula are amazing. and it still over clocks liek a monster.

 

[Prophet]

The maximus is more then enough for me to handle i couldnt imagine using a more complex BIOS. I couldnt justify spending an extra 50$ seeing as if you know what your doing you can hit 3.7ghz with a Q6600 on air with a maximus, and it has auto overclocking ability.

 

[gurusan]

The maximus is more then enough for me to handle i couldnt imagine using a more complex BIOS. I couldnt justify spending an extra 50$ seeing as if you know what your doing you can hit 3.7ghz with a Q6600 on air with a maximus, and it has auto overclocking ability.

pfft..the BIOS on DFI boards is way better

 

[nOcLuE98]

My maximus is supposed to be here tomorrow!

 

[alexsabree]

yeah ima be getting a DS3-L because it overclocks great and supports the new 45nm chips without a bios update. Plus its cheap.

 

[veg1992]

I think you can say that for all p35 chipset boards (well the 45nm support out of the box)

 

[alexsabree]

True, but the Abit motherboard i was looking at (same price) didn't support it without an update and although most p35 motherboards do support it, you may get bad temp readings and instability. The DS3-L seems best for my price range.

 

[Invisible]

True, but the Abit motherboard i was looking at (same price) didn't support it without an update and although most p35 motherboards do support it, you may get bad temp readings and instability. The DS3-L seems best for my price range.

i have the ip35-e its an awesome overclock board

 

[alexsabree]

yeah im thinking about getting that exact motherboard but it doesnt support the new 45nm chips without a proper bios update, which bugs me.
How easy is it to update the bios of that board?