Quote Originally Posted by les_paulde View Post
I would like to HIGHLY recommend the Gigabyte EP45-Extreme to anyone wanting to push this chip.
How does the EP45-DQ6 fare against the EP45-Extreme? I like the DQ6 for more connectivity, and I read somewhere (the Q9650 thread?) that the DQ6 actually tops it with the FSB numbers.

I know the UD3P probably trumps both boards in clocks but somehow I feel it cheats by slackening the memory/northbridge performance. For example, a 500*8.5 performance at UD3P probably equals that of 480~490*8.5 at either DQ6 or Extreme. If this is true it means I have to pay more electricity to get UD3P to deliver what DQ6/Extreme can do for the same amount of work.