Which mobo is better?

Relinquish · Mar 13, 2011

Apart from the fact that I love ASUS boards but have also owned and still own an MSI I'm torn between these two mobos and wanted besides the reviews, the opinion of the community

http://eu.msi.com/product/mb/P67A-GD65--B3-.html

http://uk.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=HMMvTCuBcZLfu2YL&templete=2

If you could suggest an even better one for ~£140 that can allow me to use SLI and have some good OC potential then even better.

THX

erocker · Mar 13, 2011

2nd link doesn't want to work for me. What is the model of the mobo?

Relinquish · Mar 13, 2011

erocker said:
2nd link doesn't want to work for me. What is the model of the mobo?

p8p67 pro

try this: http://usa.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=HMMvTCuBcZLfu2YL&templete=2

Deleted member 74752 · Mar 13, 2011

Biostar TP67B+

LAN_deRf_HA · Mar 13, 2011

The latest bios for both the msi and asus are pretty solid. I'd say they're about the same.

Relinquish · Mar 13, 2011

rickss69 said:
Biostar TP67B+

Hmm seems to do it all but it doesn't have some of the features ASUS has but they're not ASUS though. Is it a cheap motherboard?

I cant seem to find it here in the UK

Relinquish · Mar 13, 2011

LAN_deRf_HA said:
The latest bios for both the msi and asus are pretty solid. I'd say they're about the same.

AWW

I don't know :cry:

Haha, JK jk

More reading for me!

AlienIsGOD · Mar 13, 2011

I would go for the Asus myself, plenty of features on it.

Deleted member 74752 · Mar 13, 2011

Relinquish said:
Hmm seems to do it all but it doesn't have some of the features ASUS has but they're not ASUS though. Is it a cheap motherboard?

I cant seem to find it here in the UK

Nothing cheap about it...I prefer it to my Asus mb. :toast:

( It does 5.3GHz just as easily as the Asus)

Relinquish · Mar 13, 2011

rickss69 said:
Nothing cheap about it...I prefer it to my Asus mb. ( It does 5.3GHz just as easily as the Asus)

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq69/rickss69/3D11-proposedgamer1card.jpg

Thats one heck of an overclock and one thing that i can't get over with Sandy Bridge! I'm assuming thats bench overclocks as I read some where that I shouldn't go over 1.35v on the Vcore is this right?

Motherboard looks good otherwise :toast:

Edit:

OK so whilst reading I've noticed that the ASUS has and extra PCI-E slot @ 4x so I'm not sure if that will allow for tri sli or tri Xfire. However if I'm using a godzilla heatsink the MSI mobo would win but I'm using a waterblock so no worries there. The MSI also has better sound but the ASUS has a better power phase due to DIgi-VRM.

Ahh choices.

Question: Has the heatsink layout changed from 1156 or whatever the previous generation was? My water block supports the older generation so I'm hoping they havn't changed it.

Deleted member 74752 · Mar 13, 2011

I've been benching all of the 1155 mb's over 1.5 vcore for some time now and there have been no issues. The reason I tout the Biostar mb's is thier bios works correctly out of the box...not so for the other manufacturer's...:shadedshu

Yes, your 1156 heatsinks will work just fine. I see no reason to spend more than needed when less performs just as well.

PaulieG · Mar 13, 2011

Biostar has really stepped up with 1155 offerings. If you want a Biostar board with more features, get a TP67XE. Google it, and you'll find that it is probably the performance to price 1155 board on the market. Really solid bios, especially the last couple of updates.

Relinquish · Mar 13, 2011

rickss69 said:
I see no reason to spend more than needed when less performs just as well.

Were you taking about the waterblock or the motherboard here?

I can see why you tout the Biostar

, I wasn't aware of people having problems tho with their BIOSes :wtf:

Deleted member 74752 · Mar 13, 2011

Relinquish said:
Were you taking about the waterblock or the motherboard here?

I can see why you tout the Biostar, I wasn't aware of people having problems tho with their BIOSes

The motherboards...you will see what I mean if you go with Asus. :laugh:

Here is a shot of the Biostar TP67B+...

PaulieG · Mar 13, 2011

rickss69 said:
The motherboards...you will see what I mean if you go with Asus.

Here is a shot of the Biostar TP67B+...

http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq69/rickss69/SB_MaxMem.jpg

Rick, you're a crazy bastard running 1.53 through that chip. :laugh:

I won't take mine much over 1.4v. Just too many unknowns with 32nm.

Relinq, here's a link to a thread all about the TP67XE. Enjoy. :toast:

http://www.overclock.net/intel-moth...r-tp67xe-motherboard-discussion-thread-w.html

Deleted member 74752 · Mar 13, 2011

Paulieg said:
Rick, you're a crazy bastard running 1.53 through that chip. I won't take mine much over 1.4v. Just too many unknowns with 32nm.

Relinq, here's a link to a thread all about the TP67XE. Enjoy.

http://www.overclock.net/intel-moth...r-tp67xe-motherboard-discussion-thread-w.html

Lol! I will do whatever is necessary hehe. Seriously tho, I have two 2600K's and abuse them daily for extended periods...no degradation noted yet.

Mackenzie · Mar 13, 2011

I would say that the Asus is better than the MSI. Judging by the specs and by my knowledge that Asus creats top-quality motherboards and other electronics, I would suggest, if you are already narrowed down to those 2 motherboards, that you consider the Asus.

Good luck!

Deleted member 74752 · Mar 13, 2011

The Asus mb's are capable if you can stand the bios glitch's... :laugh:

20mmrain · Mar 13, 2011

I say the MSI Board Personally.... But that is just my opinion. I like ASUS.... I like em allot.... but have had even better luck with MSI Board especially lately. Plus MSI's Propitiatory software actually works.

micropage7 · Mar 13, 2011

Relinquish said:
Hmm seems to do it all but it doesn't have some of the features ASUS has but they're not ASUS though. Is it a cheap motherboard?

I cant seem to find it here in the UK

biostar is nice board on pretty low price, it could be considered when you are on budget. ive run biostar about 2 years and the performance is solid

Deleted member 74752 · Mar 13, 2011

I'm on no budget here...I use what is a proven performer.

micropage7 · Mar 13, 2011

Mackenzie said:
I would say that the Asus is better than the MSI. Judging by the specs and by my knowledge that Asus creats top-quality motherboards and other electronics, I would suggest, if you are already narrowed down to those 2 motherboards, that you consider the Asus.

Good luck!

i make a correction: well known is yes, on top maybe. for some people brand could mean much but on this case i guess both of them are the same, just pay attention to features like oc, benchmark, power phase, cooling solution, interface like what ports on that, how many pci, pciex, esata, usb 3.0, dual bios, and so
but anyway if you use well known product it means it would be easier to find driver, apps and support

Deleted member 74752 · Mar 13, 2011

Not bashing on different brands here. The guys on my bench team report the bugs on most of these motherboards and we swap info on a regular basis. All of them so far are capable of doing the intended task...it just boils down to how much aggravation you are willing to put up with to stay with a specific brand name. Your overclock will not be limited by any of these mb's...it is merely luck of the draw of a primo cpu.

LAN_deRf_HA · Mar 13, 2011

I needed a cheap board and just got sick of waiting for the TP67XE. So I grabbed an msi.

Deleted member 74752 · Mar 13, 2011

Yeah, I wanted an XE as well but could only find the B+ at Amazon.

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