New motherboard needed - urgent help needed

[dave164]

Hey all,

My ASUS Commando has just broken for the second time so i think i'm going to get a new motherboard as i cant really wait another month for it to be replaced.

Currently its between the:

MSI Neo2-FR
DFI BloodIron
DFI LanParty DKP35 T2RS
ASUS P5K-E
Abit IP35-E

Ive been reading around reviews but its just making me more and more confused.

I'm definitely going to be overclocking, as I'm currently running my E6600 @ 3.5Ghz and plan on getting a Q6600 G0 over Summer and can't really afford to buy a new motherboard then either. I'm running 4GB of Pc2-6400 RAM and RAID0.

The budget for this board is about 100 pounds, if the IP35-E is the winner, is it really worth the extra 40 pounds for the Pro? Ive been having a load of problems with the ASUS Commando when it was working and also this will be the second time i will have to replace it, so therefore im a bit hesitant to go ASUS again and would like a decent alternative.

Thanks,
David

[Amey]

Abit IP35 Pro is really a very nice board, decent clocker and very easy to use too.If you can afford it, i would say go for it.

[itznfb]

I'd go with the LanParty DKP35 or Asus P5K-E. i've never purchased an Abit board that i could get to boot.

[dave164]

Hmm ok, just been reading through the thread for the DKP35, looks quite amazing.

I think i'll order that one

Thanks a lot,
David