Testing / comparing : Intel D975XBX2 / Asus P5B DX ***56K WARNING***

[nealh]

hi, ive been reading about the bad axe 2 for months now. ive read and reread this whole thread many times. i want to build a core 2 duo system so bad, still using an old athlon xp system, i think its time to upgrade. but ive been stuck as to what motherboard to get for the core 2 duo. my last motherboards have been asus, so natually i thought of goin with asus, and the p5w dh looked like the one. but after reading so many bad things about that board it scared me away. i just want a board thats goin to work and be stable, overclocking is not that important to me. i want to use this for gaming, first person shooters, like battlefield 2, 2142, and counter strike source, and i also do alot of photoshop and graphics. after reading up on the bad axe 2 it seemed like it was the way to go, but ive seen some things that concern me. the thing im worried about the most is the C1E thing. people say they disable it, but it really dosent turn off. and i dont like the idea of my cpu not running at full mhz. wouldnt this hurt performance? and another thing i seen was about the hdd light, but thats not really a issue. anyways i want a new computer really bad and now that the price have dropped on the e6600 i was all set to build, but im still stuck on what motherboard! i really like the features on the bad axe 2, and i think it looks sweet, but im worried about the above problem i mentioned. ok, im sorrry for such a loooong post, dont flame me!

This is a very stable board..fast and reliable

in the thread there is a download that will turn of C1E all the time....

I have and can email it to you...or look for the post...

I cant recall the member who wrote it off hand

BTW..does anyone know if the Fuzion cpu waterblock fits without mods