Which would be better?

[jojo29]

At the same price point, which would be the better buy? For gaming purposes with:

ATI 4870 1Gb and an E8500 and GSkill 4GB RAM

Asus P5Q Premium

or

Asus Maximus II Formula

 

[jojo29]

no suggestions?

 

[nenforcer]

I'd go with the P5Q Premium since it has the 4 Ethernet ports and the ADI sound card and currently has a $30 mail in rebate.

The ASUS Maximus ][ Formula seems to have fewer features besides the SoundMAX X-Fi sound card and costs more.

Are either of these P45 boards crossfire compatible? Or is Crossfire limited to X38, X48 and now X58 on Intel motherboards?

 

[JMapleton]

For the same price, go with the asus.

 

[lucasautomacao]

Pick the rampage, I see no reason in having 4 ethernet ports..

Originally posted by: JMapleton
For the same price, go with the asus.

Sorry? both are Asus!

 

[jojo29]

Originally posted by: lucasautomacao
Pick the rampage, I see no reason in having 4 ethernet ports..

Originally posted by: JMapleton
For the same price, go with the asus.

Sorry? both are Asus!

lol yeah i said the same thing, it still a tough decision between these two boards though, very tough, has anandtech done a comparisons chart somewhere between these two boards? Not specifically but a benchmark comparisons across severall boards that include these two???

 

[Scottae]

gaming and tweaking/Overclocking Id go with the Rampage

 

[classy]

Neither.
Instead I would get P5E Deluxe
Its an X48, which is faster in crossfire and non crossfire. This is also the exact same board as the rampage except for the bios and cooling.