Best P35 board for $100-$200 range

[lilbabimac]

Hey guys, just wanted to get your opinions on the best OC, Intel board in the $100-$200 price range for a Q6600 setup. As of now, I'm leaning towards the Asus P5K-E Wifi just cuz of the solid reviews and the price being the sweet spot for me (I'd preferably spend up to $150 max but if the board is worth it, willing to go to $200). I know that the IP35-E, DS3L, and DS3R are also popular boards, but just wondering if I might've overlooked any other solid mobos.

 

[rickon66]

I would look no farther than the Asus P5K-E Wifi. I have had it since August and have had zero issues with it running a Q6600 at 3ghz/BFG 8800GTS 640 OC2 / 2GB Crucial 8500 Tracers. It has been rock solid and the Wifi is a nice bonus that I never thought that I would use. I have it set up on a computer cart with a Soyo 24" LCD and can roll it around the house as needed, just one power cord to plug in.

PS- I got mine from Directron back in the summer on a special and it was about $150 shipped.

 

[lilbabimac]

Thanks for the feedback rick.

 

[lilbabimac]

Hmm... Should I do P5K Deluxe Wifi or IP35 Pro?

 

[GarfieldtheCat]

I'll put in my vote for the DFI LT P35-T2R. No heatpipes, 8-phase Digital PWM. I just upgraded to this with a Q6600, and am running at 3.5GHz Prime-stable with 8Gig of RAM (running just below DDRII-800 speeds)

 

[StriperMike]

Originally posted by: rickon66
I would look no farther than the Asus P5K-E Wifi. I have had it since August and have had zero issues with it running a Q6600 at 3ghz/BFG 8800GTS 640 OC2 / 2GB Crucial 8500 Tracers. It has been rock solid and the Wifi is a nice bonus that I never thought that I would use. I have it set up on a computer cart with a Soyo 24" LCD and can roll it around the house as needed, just one power cord to plug in.

PS- I got mine from Directron back in the summer on a special and it was about $150 shipped.

I second that! I have the P5K-E and have had zero problems. Great board for the $$$!

 

[chuckm]

Just do the P5K-E, same pcb as the Deluxe, one less Ethernet plug,different pipe.

 

[toadeater]

Foxconn Mars. The only bad thing about it might be the large northbridge cooler, which looks like it might cause trouble for some heatsinks. It is a 10/10 board otherwise. I don't know why it's not selling better at Newegg. I guess most people don't know WTF Foxconn is.

 

[lilbabimac]

The heatsink fitting might be a problem for me since I'm planning to use the TU-120.

 

[Heidfirst]

TRUE fits on IP35 Pro & it's $150 after rebate with free shipping at newegg

 

[Jhatfie]

Depends how much you really want to spend and what you need. Abit IP35 Pro would be my vote since you can get them for $150 after rebate and it should have pretty much anything you'd want and is a awesome overclocker. Abit boards are superb once again and generally allow you to get a bit more out of your memory than other motherboards. If you want something at the low end of that spectrum, I'd do the MSI P35 Neo2-FR. I am a DFI fan as well, so the DFI LT P35-T2R is nice, but is priced to close to the IP35 Pro (after rebate) IMO to recommend over it.