Intel Bad Axe or Asus P5WDH?

[Ryoukou]

hi!

what might be the better board for D805 overclocking and Conroe sometime later?

[FEEXX]

I havent seen the performance of one D805 in a 975xbx, but i've seen the good results of this processor in other Asus products, so IMO go for the Asus

[SturmoV]

hi!

what might be the better board for D805 overclocking and Conroe sometime later?


The Asus P5WDH looks to be the board to have. Bad Axes' seem to be dying and taking some expensive memory along with them, when at 2.2 or above Vmem.

[Plaicd]

While you can oc the intel board its not as user oc friendly as the asus board.

[Ad1tya]

Asus P5WDH all the way...

Dont even risk buying an XBX !

[Anemone]

I'm leaning to the P5WDH myself at this point. But leaning - still need to see some more testing :)

[BulldogPO]

Asus P5W DH is my choice.

[i||uSi0n^]

Asus P5W DH for me too :)

i||uSi0n^

[Mykou]

Mine is on the road :banana: :banana:

[doc6886]

Are the Asus P5W DH released already?

[Mykou]

yep you can find some at

www.shop.selection.be

but I think they send to Europe ( but not UK AFAIR )

They still have 11 available at that time

[nicepun]

What about the ATi RD600??

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=101642

[^don.k's^]

P5W DH over bad axe, P5WD2-E r1.03g over P5W DH for me. :) Too bad it wont hit the street as early as id like... :stick:

[alucasa]

BadAxe for me, I think, because I need 3 PCI-E (at least 4x or up) slots and Asus P5WDH offers only two of those. Now only if I could find one for a little cheaper ....

[Shaotai]

I'm joining the bandwagon and waiting for my asus p5wdh too...
I actually like that remote and the wifi on the deluxe, so I'm going for that model...
can't wait 'till they are widely available...

[Devious]

My Asus P5WDH was attempted to be delivered today though I just got the card through the door :mad:

Even worse is I have to go and pick it up tonight when I have an bad axe delivery coming, you just know I will miss that when out Pffft ! :slap:

[doc6886]

I'm joining the bandwagon and waiting for my asus p5wdh too...
I actually like that remote and the wifi on the deluxe, so I'm going for that model...
can't wait 'till they are widely available...Yeah, I think I might choose this board because of its nice features you mentioned. Also, it has an SATA port that can be accessed (near the ethernet plugs) externally. That's awesome I think, :woot:

[veryhumid]

What about the ATi RD600??

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=101642

looks great but the asus will be out this week while the ati will be out ???

[Devious]

My Asus P5WDH was attempted to be delivered today though I just got the card through the door :mad:

Even worse is I have to go and pick it up tonight when I have an bad axe delivery coming, you just know I will miss that when out Pffft ! :slap:


Edit " Bad Axe " has just been delivered :banana:

Now which do I keep the Asus or the bad axe, one has to go back :confused:

[doc6886]

Keep the Asus definitely. We've seen enough of the Bad Axe and its inconsistent abilities ;)

[Shaotai]

Edit " Bad Axe " has just been delivered :banana:

Now which do I keep the Asus or the bad axe, one has to go back :confused:

Man, lucky you for having a choice! :D

I say keep the asus... remember to post some pics!

[BulldogPO]

I ordered mine from primustronix.de with reasonable price.
Hopig it will arrive soon.

[gone_fishin]

Are all of you people trying to say that the Asus is a more stable platform than the Intel made one? Don't mind if I LOL a little.

[Devious]

Im a little worried about the bad axes blowing, also am I right in thinking it needs some had mods to get better overclocks than the Asus ?

[Ralph Wiggum]

well, i think i also gonna get the p5wdh, its a nice board
atm it has some bugs, but this should be no problem till conroe *i hope*

as we know, asus is working on the fixes, but the bios (from 25. june) is still not public, just for some "important":D guys:p:

[gone_fishin]

Im a little worried about the bad axes blowing, also am I right in thinking it needs some had mods to get better overclocks than the Asus ?

I do not think they designed it with extreme overclocking in mind and all the voltage hack mods. If you keep it within it's design limits it will be reliable. If you are going for higher voltages on your memory (which is out of all memory specs so you cannot pin that on a mobo as the fault of memory blowing) then yes the Asus or DFI's will be more user friendly. You just haven't heard of blowing memory on them because nobody has them in mass quantities yet. Once people start running their ram way out of spec on them they too will burn out some memory, but like I said before it is not the mobos fault for you running memory with way more voltage than the memory is designed to handle.

[ibby]

My Asus P5WDH was attempted to be delivered today though I just got the card through the door :mad:

Even worse is I have to go and pick it up tonight when I have an bad axe delivery coming, you just know I will miss that when out Pffft ! :slap:


where did you get the boards from mate ?

ibby

[Azh_fx]

Edit " Bad Axe " has just been delivered :banana:

Now which do I keep the Asus or the bad axe, one has to go back :confused:

well let me buy one from you :D

let me buy the asus :D or the bad axe :D
unopened and i'll collect it ;)

[easyrider]

Let me know how you get on with the bad axe.

I have just orderded one lol

[Azh_fx]

Let me know how you get on with the bad axe.

I have just orderded one lol

lol how many of them you ordered now?

i was going to order one from dabs but you told me they wernt very helpful
when you asked them or was that devious?

[easyrider]

lol how many of them you ordered now?

i was going to order one from dabs but you told me they wernt very helpful
when you asked them or was that devious?

no there where awful.
I'm taking a gamble! lol

will i still be able to use this mobo with a antec neo 480 PSU?
It has a 24 pin and 4 pin 12v.I notice the bad axe needs a 8 pin 12v is this true?

will i need a new psu?:eek:

[Azh_fx]

hard to say as i doubt anyone has tried it with a 4 pin connetor.

[Pied]

my friend is running two systems with x6800 with the antec neo 480 on intel975

[easyrider]

my friend is running two systems with x6800 with the antec neo 480 on intel975

Really,

How is he connecting the mobo if the 12 v power connector is only 4 pin?
The bad axe needs a 8 pin connector

[gone_fishin]

There is a 24 pin main connector, an 8 pin 12v connector and a 4 pin regular molex plugin. Are you confusing the molex plug as a 4 pin 12 volt plugin? I plug all three in as recommended.

[easyrider]

There is a 24 pin main connector, an 8 pin 12v connector and a 4 pin regular molex plugin. Are you confusing the molex plug as a 4 pin 12 volt plugin? I plug all three in as recommended.

I have a 24 pin main connector and a 4 pin 12 v connector.The molex is easy to understand.

I think that maybe my psu is not comaptible due to the fact that its only got a 4 pin 12 v connector?

[ibby]

hard to say as i doubt anyone has tried it with a 4 pin connetor.

just buy an adapter for the bay

ibby

[easyrider]

just buy an adapter for the bay

ibby


adaptors can cause damage as stated on intels site.

[Azh_fx]

just buy an adapter for the bay

ibby

there are other threads saying they can cause the board to die

[easyrider]

might send the mobo back then.My psu is more than capable so dont want to waste even more money getting an enermax 600 w liberty.

Might plump for the Asus P5W DH Deluxe instead?

any thoughts?

[gone_fishin]

I have a 24 pin main connector and a 4 pin 12 v connector.The molex is easy to understand.

I think that maybe my psu is not comaptible due to the fact that its only got a 4 pin 12 v connector?

Ok I see now, you are saying that your PSU does not have an eight pin 12volt plugin. I misunderstood and thought you were refering to the motherboard plugins.

No you cannot adapt the 4 pin that your PSU has to be an 8 pin. It will damage your board as the warning in the handbook states.

I use a 680watt ChiefMax PSU that I bought brand new for $30.
40Amp 3.3v rail 50Amp 5v rail 36Amp 12v rail (single rail)
Go ahead and laugh but it works great. :D

[easyrider]

Ok I see now, you are saying that your PSU does not have an eight pin 12volt plugin. I misunderstood and thought you were refering to the motherboard plugins.

No you cannot adapt the 4 pin that your PSU has to be an 8 pin. It will damage your board as the warning in the handbook states.

can i plug the 4 pin 12v connector in the 8 pin slot?
Like i do with my DFI expert with zero issues?

[gone_fishin]

can i plug the 4 pin 12v connector in the 8 pin slot?
Like i do with my DFI expert with zero issues?

Just get a Pentium D ready PSU that has the 8 pin connector. The mobo is worth more than the PSU so why take a chance with the wrong plug for the job.

[BulldogPO]

my friend is running two systems with x6800 with the antec neo 480 on intel975

I have Antec NEO Power 480W and it has only 4pin connetor.
I´m happy with it and Asus P5W DH has only 4pin connector.

[easyrider]

I have Antec NEO Power 480W and it has only 4pin connetor.
I´m happy with it and Aus P5W DH has only 4pin connector.


just ordered the bad axe though.Guess its gotta go back and ill try and get the asus P5wDH

ideally i want the infinity as the asus has loads of extras i wont use.

[Pied]

i could ask my friend (well, not him..his dad), but he's on vacation.

when they showed me their new comps, it was an antec neo running the computer. i'm assuming 4pin will work unless there is an 8pin version of the neo

[easyrider]

i could ask my friend (well, not him..his dad), but he's on vacation.

when they showed me their new comps, it was an antec neo running the computer. i'm assuming 4pin will work unless there is an 8pin version of the neo


maybe they were running at stock?

[JoeBar]

Bad Axe isn't an oc'ers board. Period.
P5WDH all the way.

[easyrider]

Bad Axe isn't an oc'ers board. Period.
P5WDH all the way.

hmmmm

not what i have been reading around here

[JoeBar]

hmmmm

not what i have been reading around here
It can achieve good oc's cause it's a 975X based board with quality components, but it isn't an oc'ers board... ;)

[David9799]

While you can oc the intel board its not as user oc friendly as the asus board.

This is why im going for the P5WDH. I'm new to OC and i think the Asus will be better to learn on.

[flakpyro]

Im torn between these two boards myself.

I dont plan to do alot of OCing i just want something nice and stable. The asus one with its 3 different disk controllers seems weird to me but im a little out of the loop. At the same time i hear stories about Bad Axes failing :(

[Anemone]

So everyone is steering well clear of NV 590's

[BulldogPO]

Main reason for me to buy P5W DH was that I scared if I buy Bad Axe it will/might die.

[[TAG]Imp]

I agree bulldog, plus it seems like it will be a friendlier board to me (a noob overclocker).

[BulldogPO]

Yep, solid stable board with good features.

[simonmaltby]

I have the Asus and so far so good. Quality seems excellent although not tried with Conroe yet

[alucasa]

Main reason for me to buy P5W DH was that I scared if I buy Bad Axe it will/might die.

Hmm, why do you think badaxe will or might die ?

It's a solid board. If you overlock hell out of any equipment, any equipment has a chance of dying eventually.

Well, I've a Badaxe rev 301 on run for few months without a problem. It's running Pentium D 930 though.

[Gepidae]

Does anyone know if there is another version of the p5wdh that comes without the wi-fi ap?

[Eastcoasthandle]

Does anyone know if there is another version of the p5wdh that comes without the wi-fi ap?
P5WD2-E Prem by July 20....hopefully

[BulldogPO]

So many of Bad Axe's has died so I wo'nt risk my money.
There is a thread about dying conroe mobos, check it out if you have'nt yet.

[alucasa]

So many of Bad Axe's has died so I wo'nt risk my money.
There is a thread about dying conroe mobos, check it out if you have'nt yet.

I believe I've read them.
Weren't those boards manually modded?