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kenny536 · December 15th, 2008, 04:48 AM

Thanks for the replies.

Since I am new, it is overwhelming to decide on all these components simultaneously, therefore I'm going to take it step by step.

I'm pretty much decided on the 8400 processor.

I have narrowed the motherboard down to three (although feel free to suggest something else).

The ASUS p5q Pro 115$

The ASUS p5q-e 145$

GIGABYTE UD3P 117$

(Keep in the mind that I will receive a 20$ combo discount for the Pro and a 10$ discount for the UD3P when coupled with the 8400)

I chose the UD3P over the UD3R and UD3 because of this chart:

Although that chart does confuse me. I know I need CrossFire for overclocking so I figured I'd go with the UD3P.

Can you guys give me feedback on which is the best from the three motherboards? Please let me know what your reason is for recommending also.

Is the p5q-e worth it for the 30$ price jump?

Is there any difference in the expansion slots? I see a difference in the p5qe.
I also see a difference in the max memory supported - p5q pro only supports 8GB while the other two support 16GB.

Are there any other differences?

December 15th, 2008, 04:48 AM	#5 (permalink)
kenny536 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 37	Thanks for the replies. Since I am new, it is overwhelming to decide on all these components simultaneously, therefore I'm going to take it step by step. I'm pretty much decided on the 8400 processor. I have narrowed the motherboard down to three (although feel free to suggest something else). The ASUS p5q Pro 115$ The ASUS p5q-e 145$ GIGABYTE UD3P 117$ (Keep in the mind that I will receive a 20$ combo discount for the Pro and a 10$ discount for the UD3P when coupled with the 8400) I chose the UD3P over the UD3R and UD3 because of this chart: Although that chart does confuse me. I know I need CrossFire for overclocking so I figured I'd go with the UD3P. Can you guys give me feedback on which is the best from the three motherboards? Please let me know what your reason is for recommending also. Is the p5q-e worth it for the 30$ price jump? Is there any difference in the expansion slots? I see a difference in the p5qe. I also see a difference in the max memory supported - p5q pro only supports 8GB while the other two support 16GB. Are there any other differences?