Re: which Asus P5K motherboard ?

Somewhere on teh intarweb "AS" typed:
> O/H Talal Itani Ýãñáøå:
>> I need to buy an Asus motherboard for a new PC. P5K seems to be a
>> good choice, yet there are so many variations of this motherboard. Some
>> have small heat sinks, some have elaborate heat sinks. Please
>> give me some advise on how to narrow things down. Thanks.
>>
>>
> Well,i have 3 (pro-deluxe-premium).If you can wait a few weeks go for
> the new p5q series based on p45.If not,just avoid the P5K-SE/P5K
> models.The P5K-C can use ddr2 or ddr3 ram but generally is not
> recommended.If you have a small case you could go for P5K-pro which
> measures 30.5x21.8 a little narrower from the full atx spec
> 30.5x24.5.A good very stable board.The best choices are P5K-E wifi
> and P5K-Premium wifi(especially if you plan to overclock).Prices are
> way down and the price difference is small(i can find "E" for 116
> euro and premium for 136 euro).As for the deluxe:i think that asus
> decided to replace this model with premium because it's a rare find
> nowadays.Last there is the P5K3 deluxe which uses ddr3 but ihmo if
> you want ddr3 your best bet is X38 Chipset.

Yeah, *exactly* what AS said. ;-)
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