ASUS P5Q Deluxe vs. ASUS P5Q-E

[Mars999]

What are the differences between those two boards? I see the P5Q-E id $159 and the Deluxe is $199....

Thanks

 

[imaheadcase]

You can compare on website..

 

[Mars999]

I did and I don't see much other than 8 phase vs. 16 phase?

 

[fakester01]

I believe they are talking about the PCIe slots there. 8 phase is x8/x8 whereas 16 phase is x16/x16 meaning a lot more bandwidth.

If I'm correct both are PCIe 2.0 slots so 8 phase is really x16/x16 and 16 phase is x32/x32 and considering you don't need more than x16/x16 for SLI/CF your better off going with the cheaper of the 2.

 

[tcsenter]

8-phase = eight output channels for CPU power
16-phase = sixteen output channels for CPU power

 

[AmberClad]

Originally posted by: fakester01
I believe they are talking about the PCIe slots there. 8 phase is x8/x8 whereas 16 phase is x16/x16 meaning a lot more bandwidth.

NO.

 

[fakester01]

Well I got proven wrong. So whats the main benefits?

 

[tcsenter]

16 seems better because its twice as more, so you pay more for it, because you think you're getting more, which is better than less. Marketing 101.

 

[geokilla]

You should be comparing the P5Q Deluxe to the P5Q Pro.

For the differences, I'm not sure. You'd have to search up ASUS site.

 

[badnewcastle]

My understanding of 8 phase versus 16 phase power is that the 16 phase will provide more stable voltage. Though, that may be true, from what I can gather 8 phase is more then enough to keep stable and OC.

It wasn't long ago that we were using 3 and even 2 phase power. Either way you don't see any reviews on it or even that much info from google searches, that tells me that it isn't a large factor in deciding between boards.