Need some input on which Asus P67 board to base a new build on

[imis]

Asus seems to have the best boards based on what I have read. Trying to decide on Maximus IV Extreme, P8P67 Deluxe or Sabertooth.

I am leaning toward the Deluxe because it has a front panel for USB3.

Here is what I'm using to build the system:

Intel 2600K
SSD ~ 200 to 256GB (C300, Vertex 2 or 3, or Intel)
Video Card - Undecided
Memory - Undecided
Maybe a new SATA burner
Windows 7

I want to use the following stuff from my old build:
Silverstone TJ09
Soundblaster XI FI Fatality
LG Multi Burner (Everything but blu ray, also this is IDE)

Thanks

 

[Diogenes2]

I don't think any of those boards have an IDE connector ..
In fact, I don't see any 1155 boards with IDE ..

 

[Mem]

Actually its quite true to say the Asus P67 boards (especially the Pro) have been the most problematic boards of ALL brands,even Asus can have a lemon or two,personally I think you are better off with Gigabyte,Asrock or MSI.

As to IDE the Asrock P67 extreme4 and 6 both have floppy but no IDE so your options are IDE PCI controller card or go SATA(buy a SATA burner they are very cheap and best option IMHO),they are excellent boards and come with front USB 3.0 panel(plus another extra free one year warranty on top if you buy before end of June) , both have had excellent reviews plus very good feedback from users,MSI P67 GD55 and GD65 are good choices too,I can't leave out Gigabyte P67A-UD4 or UD3 .

 

[LiuKangBakinPie]

just add this
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[Zap]

just add this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-082-_-Product

Much cheaper to do this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136216

 

[imis]

In regard to the IDE DVD burner, I can live with buying a new one and I would lean toward on that did Blu-ray as well.

For the motherboard, I'm looking for quality and dependability. I really like the idea of a USB3 port for the front of the case. I use two external Esata drives for backups. Finally, I want lots of Sata and usb connections.

Also, is the TJ09 a good case to use for a modern build?

 

[SmCaudata]

In regard to the IDE DVD burner, I can live with buying a new one and I would lean toward on that did Blu-ray as well.

For the motherboard, I'm looking for quality and dependability. I really like the idea of a USB3 port for the front of the case. I use two external Esata drives for backups. Finally, I want lots of Sata and usb connections.

Also, is the TJ09 a good case to use for a modern build?

The asrock boards come with an extra year on the warranty now and most people really like them. Actually asrock boards have been good for three chipset series now.

 

[SolMiester]

Side note on the PCI IDE controller option for your optical drives...I have ASRock Pro 3 and when I hooked up a PCI IDE controller to my board, it wouldnt boot...so I'm guessing any IDE drive is out of the question...

 

[Mem]

In regard to the IDE DVD burner, I can live with buying a new one and I would lean toward on that did Blu-ray as well.

For the motherboard, I'm looking for quality and dependability. I really like the idea of a USB3 port for the front of the case. I use two external Esata drives for backups. Finally, I want lots of Sata and usb connections.

Also, is the TJ09 a good case to use for a modern build?

The Asrocks are their high end boards,both using 100% high quality Japanese caps,remember Asrock were part of Asus at one time,the Extreme 6 has plenty of USB ports,btw look at this review here up against Asus,Gigabyte etc(high end boards) http://www.hardwarezone.com/features/view/154638 ,considering the Asrock was the cheapest but had the coolest temps and lowest power consumption ,not to meantion decent overclocker,I don't know how you can get better.

There was more variance in temperatures for the rear heatsink closest to the rear panel, with the ASRock coming in coolest, but even the warmest ones, from ASUS and Gigabyte were not more than 50 degrees.

At idle, the larger boards like the MSI and ASUS recorded the higher power draws, with the ASRock and ECS having the lowest. This situation evened out somewhat at peak, though the ASUS was drawing significantly more power than the others. The ASRock meanwhile continued to have the lowest power consumption.

I could list you another 12 reviews but they all say the same thing ie excellent boards.

 

[funkatation]

I have a Sabertooth and have had 0 issues with it. It comes with a 5 year warranty as well.

 

[boozie]

What do you guys think of : ASRock P67 PRO3 (B3)?

I don't need most the crazy bells and whistles on the more expensive boards. I never plan to use SLI/Xfire. And it has 3.0 USB on it and 2 x SATA 6Gb/s on it. It even has eSata which I could easily never use. For $125 it seems really nice. If I do OC it will be mild so most boards would be acceptable.

 

[Mem]

What do you guys think of : ASRock P67 PRO3 (B3)?

I don't need most the crazy bells and whistles on the more expensive boards. I never plan to use SLI/Xfire. And it has 3.0 USB on it and 2 x SATA 6Gb/s on it. It even has eSata which I could easily never use. For $125 it seems really nice. If I do OC it will be mild so most boards would be acceptable.

It has had good reviews and owners have been happy with theirs, so you can't really go wrong.

 

[Zap]

What do you guys think of : ASRock P67 PRO3 (B3)?

That's what I just bought for myself. Haven't used it yet since I'm switching cases from a Lian Li PC-K7B to Lian Li PC-8FIR and the new case puts the PSU at the bottom. I had to order an 8-pin EPS extension.

My wife's rig also has one. Seems to be just like the vanilla board that we used before, but with SLI support and the Intel NIC. All I can say is that it works.