Asus M2N4 SLI or Gigabyte M55SLI-S4

[ILLaViTaR]

I have to choose one of these boards and no I can't spend anymore than AU $120 so these are my only choice.

Which out of the 2 has more features and a better ocer?

[hstuehmeyer2000]

if you plan on ocing don't buy the gigabyte

[ILLaViTaR]

Yeah I know.

My 2 previous gigabyte boards were :banana::banana::banana::banana:.

But is the asus really any better.

The asus cost $20 more and only has 5.1 sound (which is ok) but why would it cost more if it isn't as good part wise?

Is it a decent ocer?

[hstuehmeyer2000]

idk, i haven't seen much info about it

[funnyperson1]

Do you really need SLI? If not the DFI Infinity and Biostar TForce550 should be cheaper than $120 AU.

[hstuehmeyer2000]

here is a review, http://it-review.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=771&Itemid=91

[ILLaViTaR]

What about this DFI board?

http://us.dfi.com.tw/Product/xx_product_spec_details_r_us.jsp?PRODUCT_ID=5135&CATEGORY_TYPE=INFINITY&SITE=US

how does that compare? Is it as good as the Lanparties were for socket 939?

It's only an extra $20 and I'll get a 3600+ instead of a 3800+ if it is as good as the lanparties

[dice]

The Infinity's are excellent overclockers, at least as good as the lanparty's! If you want the best for overclocking, DFI hands down.
That Asus has very limited VDIMM IIRC.

[ILLaViTaR]

Hmmm.

What could I expect to hit HTT wise? on it, Does the SLI oc better than the ultra? Also I heard they're picky about ram and i can only afford Kingston but I plan not to oc my ram, just the cpu. But I don't want a divider ue to bottlenecks

[ILLaViTaR]

anyone?

[mAJORD]

anyone?

-oops not the one, hang 5.
:)

[ILLaViTaR]

ahhh.

How much Htt do they averagely hit?

[hstuehmeyer2000]

mine can do at least 350

[ILLaViTaR]

stable?

that's crazy

does the board support more than ddr667?

[hstuehmeyer2000]

http://www.pcmoddingmy.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.377

[ILLaViTaR]

ah well I guess 333htt is enough since i'm not ocing ram.

How high should I be able to go before I change the stock cooler?

[dice]

It supports DDR2-800 despite not saying it on the web site. I have no idea why this is.

As for HTT: with the right settings and cooling you could break 400. I had mine up to 390, but it depends on the CPU too. This is why I said DFI hands down for overclocking.

[ILLaViTaR]

hmmm

when the venices came out breaking 300 was crazy.

I heard the brisbane 3600+ is a god ocer, I could possibly reach 400HTT with that.

[ILLaViTaR]

I got the Asus since there were no DFI retailers inm y area.

But wtf the max Vcore I can selelct is 1.25, this can't be right can it??

[ILLaViTaR]

last time I ever buy an asus.

DFI ftw

I found a shop with them instock, I just gotta take this POS back and DFI ftw.

I can't get the ultra though. Just the M2N