Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI vs. ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe

[Kessragnell]

The classic question! Which of the two boards do you all think is more bang for your buck?! And being that their price range is near the same, which board do you think will run a computer more stable and fastest? I honestly have my money on ASUS to make a more powerful board. They are reputable for power. However I have had a couple of problems with my last ASUS board, the P4S800D-E Deluxe. I had to replace a few times, bad memory controllers, etc. etc. But then again, that was SiS chipsets (not that I have anything against SiS) but if you buy cheap, you get SOMEWHAT cheap I suppose (though the board has proven to be a GREAT board otherwise). My last 2 Gigabye boards however have been EXTREMELY stable and from what I saw, fast. Never had a problem with either one, except when I touched one after rolling around the carpet in a wool jacket, silly me. But given computing power nowadays, a coulple of notches lower on the benchmark scale ain't killing your Half Life 2 experience. So I suppose the main question; which board will prove to be a more stable computing environment? The ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe or the Gigabye GA-K8NXP-SLI Deluxe?

 

[Trente]

I've had the K8NF-9 (which is K8NXP's little brother) for a week now, and I counldn't be happier. the board, aimed at "low-end" nForce4 market, is extremely stable and fast! Gigabyte's tech support has also been great so far. Asus, on the other hand, seem to have issues with their nF4 boards, which they rushed into the market. All in all, you can't go wrong with either one. I'd stick with the feature rich Gigabyte board though.

 

[November Wolf]

The Gigabyte also comes with wireless lan and dual power system if that matters to you.

 

[bellang]

I'd go with the gigabyte. Had two Asus SLI boards, both with problems, and you need a hefty power supply (about 18w on the 12v) for the ASUS, otherwise you get all sorts of problems. Now got a gigabyte SLI. very impressed. no issues at all. & chipset fan is quieter than ASUS!!!!

 

[Insomniak]

The benches I've seen show the Gigabyte performing about 1-3% faster in most apps, but that's balanced against such stuff on the ASUS as a better board layout, less crowding around the CPU socket, etc.

Really, this is just a case where you're going to have to do some in depth homework on both of 'em to see which fits your needs better.