P5B vs P5B-E Plus vs P5B Deluxe

[Goi]

Hi,
I'm wondering what the difference between these 3 boards are? Are there any major differences in stability/overclockability? From Asus's website, the P5B-E Plus has conductive polymer caps, while the Deluxe has an 8-phase power supply. Features wise they seem similar.

Also, how important is it to get faster/better memory? I was thinking of going with DDR2-800, but they're kinda expensive so I'm wondering if I could still have great overclocks with DDR2-667 modules...

 

[Goi]

Anyone?

 

[bigsnyder]

The P5B-E Plus is closer to the Deluxe than the regular P5B-E. Even though the ASUS site
doesn't state it, the Plus looks to have the same 8-phase power regulator. Check these
pictures:

P5B-E Plus

P5B Deluxe

P5B-E

C Snyder

 

[Goi]

The P5B-E Plus is a lot closer in price over here to the P5B than the P5B Deluxe though. We don't have the P5B-E around here. Seems like the P5B-E Plus would be the sweet spot in terms of price/performance then?

 

[FightTest]

Yes, the P5B-E Plus is the ideal board if you don't want Crossfire.

The Plus version basically fixes some of the problems the regular E version has, like a vdimm limitation of 2.1v.

 

[bigsnyder]

The latest P5B-E revision appears to no longer have this limitation.

C Snyder