Quote Originally Posted by Isaac MM View Post
Does this board have digital PWN? How well does it do with Qx9650,Q9650,Q9550?

And i just found this, is it true?


BUYER BEWARE OF THE P5Q

Reviewed By: Chris from Maryland on 9/10/2008
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Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: This review comes from the heart. I really wanted to love this board. Several great features, looks beautiful, plathora of overclocking abilities, potential to please, love the passive cooling system, well-packaged with cables.
Cons: Anyone planning to purchase this mobo with a Yorkfield processor Q9xxx or above should seriously consider purchasing another non-ASUS motherboard. The main issue is the BIOS support. The default BIOS version (v1103) cause BSOD and will never pass Prime95. I had to DOWNGRADE to v0803 in order to not crash. Unfortunately, 0803 is not compatible with my GSKILL RAM that I purchased. So now I am using an older pair of 1GB DDR2 800 that I have. Just take a look at the ASUS forums for this mobo at all of the problems and lack of support. BEWARE!
Other Thoughts: I purchased an ASUS A7V266 way back in the day and had problems with that... I should have taken that as a hint never to buy ASUS again but was overwhelmed by the features by this board. Now, I know better - NEVER AGAIN. I hope that everyone with a Yorkfield gets this message and looks at another mobo for their $200.00.
Well, let's see. I have used this board with Gskill ram with 3 different Yorkies, 8400, 8600, and now a QX9650. I have used just about every bios since 0803 and I have never had a problem. Like said above, sometimes you just can't believe everything you read.