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P5B Deluxe vs P5W DH Deluxe

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imported_BigTwin

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I screwed up in the rush to hit the "send" button when ordering my Conroe system components and ordered the P5B Deluxe vs the P5W Deluxe. I don't plan on running Crossfire but I may OC. I think the vendor will let me return the board without a restocking fee (per their email) because I contacted them before the order shipped.

Should I go with the P5B or exchange for the P5W?

 
It seems to be the current consensus that the P5W is more desireable for mid/high end Conroe builds. See anandtech's own review, and other posts on the forum.
 
You don't say which CPU you are getting.

If it's the E6400/6300, for sure keep the P5B, as they have been OCing very well when combined with the P5B Deluxe, as in over 450+ in some cases. (Much better than you could do with the P5W DH.)
The verdict is still somewhat out on the P5B + the 4 MB cache CPUs, but even still, i think it will do fine.

If it is indeed an E6600/6700, then if you're worried, you could exchange, though i'm bet that they would OC just as well on the P5B.
Hard to say though, since not enough people have tried that combination yet.

Check this out though: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=111983
& this: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=110121
& here: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=112077

Based on the results from the first thread, i'd personally keep the P5B.

I think as the bioses mature even more, 965 will become a better choice than 975, since it's actually designed for C2D.

Only time will tell.

I think that regardless of what you decide, you'll be able to OC quite well.
 
thanks N7...I'm getting the E6600. I'm anxious to build this week and I've not seen any major differences between the 2 boards...may just keep the P5B.
 
I've been doing more reading, & it seems the only real issue i can find thus far regarding the P5B Deluxe is with OCZ RAM.

Apparently OCing is a nightmare with their RAM for some reason related to the bios.

 
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