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Low end SB MB Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3 vs. ASRock P67 PRO3

GullyFoyle

GullyFoyle

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I can see the most active General Hardware contributors have settled on the i5 2500K + GA-P67A-UD3 combo as the recommended low/mid gaming rig base.

For me this is $342.54, with shipping included from Newegg.

Another option is to buy the i5 2500K at Mwave, for $220.98 shipped (sadly, site down at the moment), then get the ASRock P67 PRO3 at Newegg for $126.98 shipped, for a total of $347.96, $5.42 more than the Gigabyte combo.

I cannot find a direct benchmark comparison between these two models. But, I think you will find that the Gigabyte P67 models perform similarly to each other, and the ASrock P67 models perform similarly to each other as well. ("thesis statement"). Dispute this if you disagree.

In the latest AnandTech article, the The Battle of the P67 Boards - ASUS vs. Gigabyte at $190, the ASrock Extreme4 was thrown in to most of the Benchmarks and beat out the Gigabyte board, and often the Asus board. Is the extra performance worth $5?

The main difference in features between the Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3 and Asus P67 Pro3 in the absence of a second PCIEX16 slot on the ASrock, therefore no ability to do CrossfireX. But is anybody really going to do this on the Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3, with its second slot in x4 mode?

IS there some other feature that precludes you guys recommending the ASrock P67 Pro3?

Let me know what you think.
 
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The only real problem with the Gigabyte P67A-UD3 is that if you use any of the PCI-Express 1x slots between the 16x & 4x slots then the 4x slot will only run at 1x speed. So if you want to run a Crossfire or SLI setup that will only leave you with one PCI Express 1x slot to use.

endlessmike133 said:
not a fanboy or anything but if youre going dual gpu youre gonna wanna go nvidia or go home
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Your post is not only trolling it's just wrong. Right now Crossfire is better, on top of that Nvidia no longer makes chipsets so why post when we're discussing mobos?
 
After using Gigabyte and Asus mobos for years, I have nothing but good things to say about the Asrock P67 Pro3. It overclocks like a dream and is very stable.
 
endlessmike133 said:
wait are you serious, SLI is much more stable than crossfire; that is fact
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I thought we talked about this. I know you get excited and say stuff you don't mean sometimes, but if you actually believe it then be so kind as to provide unbiased comparison supporting your point. With out that im afraid no one will take your mindless unsupported drivle seriously.
 
If you don't care about Crossfire but you might want to use a second card for PhysX someday, the Gigabyte will let you do that in the x4 slot.
 
Either one is fine, the extra PCIe x16 slot doesn't really matter IMHO. But, as you say the Gigabyte combo is cheaper right now and you get a copy of Civ 5, so that's what I recommend.
 
Just a note: Newegg making it easier to select the Gigabyte UD3, now $5.00 off, and free shipping, making it $12.57 cheaper than before over all. $329.98 for the 2500K combo...
If you subtract the regular price for the CPU, it is $104.99 for the MB and Civ 5.
 
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