Asus P5B Deluxe Intel 965 Motherboard Review @ PC Persective

**MIG-31** · Oct 2, 2006, 11:09 AM

Review: PC Persective
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Back during Computex in Taipei this past summer, Intel officially unveiled their lastest core logic solution, the 965 chipset. While not targeted to replace the 975X chipset as the enthusiast platform of choice for Intel processors, the P965 chipset is making its way into enthusiast class motherboards such as this Asus P5B Deluxe. Our review sample came with the WiFi-AP moniker, indicating that the board also comes with integrated wireless networking features.

Erroneus · Oct 2, 2006, 12:45 PM

P5B is really a killer OC board with the latest bios, personally I'm waiting for rd600 and DFI though and if they suck, I'm going for the P5B-E Rev 1.03

Sandok · Oct 2, 2006, 12:48 PM

I want the NVIDIA 590 Chipset for Intel Core 2 Duo! But otherwise, I'd be all for the 965 Chipset

IamLakota · Oct 2, 2006, 04:22 PM

I must agree with Sandok,I too am waiting for the 590 sli intel boards to hit the street,they look very impressive in all the reviews,but damn when are they gonna hit the market??

Erroneus · Oct 2, 2006, 04:39 PM

I got tired of Nvidia and their crappy nforce drivers

Also the reviews I've seen so far of 590 hasn't been that fantastic, it seems like a rather dull upgrade from nforce 4.

Sandok · Oct 2, 2006, 05:05 PM

Compared to ATI's poor southbridge and powerhungry solution? I'd rather got 590...

And you sure you aren't confusing the 570 and 590 chipsets? CUz the 570 is a poor upgrade of nforce 4... Not the 590

Erroneus · Oct 2, 2006, 05:32 PM

570 sli and 590 sli are pretty similar, 590 got linkboost, max overclokcing (useless) and 2x16, so I'm pretty sure they are in the same familiy

Anyway yeah i was thinking about 590 sli and I'm just not impressed with it's speed and oc ability.

Sandok · Oct 2, 2006, 05:37 PM

From what NV says, the 570 is utter rubbish at OCing (which was verified by many sites) but the 590 is a king at it, plus it has a few extra options as you have noted

We'll see when the time comes

Oct 2, 2006, 11:09 AM	#1
MIG-31 DH News MOD Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 42,582 Rep Power: 186 System Specs	Asus P5B Deluxe Intel 965 Motherboard Review @ PC Persective Review: PC Persective _______________ Back during Computex in Taipei this past summer, Intel officially unveiled their lastest core logic solution, the 965 chipset. While not targeted to replace the 975X chipset as the enthusiast platform of choice for Intel processors, the P965 chipset is making its way into enthusiast class motherboards such as this Asus P5B Deluxe. Our review sample came with the WiFi-AP moniker, indicating that the board also comes with integrated wireless networking features. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here How you can help DriverHeaven by using Digg!

Oct 2, 2006, 12:45 PM	#2
Erroneus Loving my Windows 7 Ent. Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 12,921 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	P5B is really a killer OC board with the latest bios, personally I'm waiting for rd600 and DFI though and if they suck, I'm going for the P5B-E Rev 1.03 __________________

Oct 2, 2006, 04:22 PM	#4
IamLakota DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Viriginia Posts: 563 Rep Power: 0	I must agree with Sandok,I too am waiting for the 590 sli intel boards to hit the street,they look very impressive in all the reviews,but damn when are they gonna hit the market?? __________________ Harley Davidson: If You Have To Ask You Wouldn't Understand!!! System Specs: Mobo:Asus P6T Deluxe V2,intel i7 920,2x BFG 8800GTOC 512's SLI,Corsair 6gigs tri channel pc12800CL8 2xWD Velociraptor's 2x74gig WD Raptor , X-Fi Fatal1ty Titainium,HANNS-G HG281HD 1080p 28" monitor,Coolermaster HAF/922,PC-PWR&Cooling Sliencer 750,CoolerMaster V8 HSF

Oct 2, 2006, 04:39 PM	#5
Erroneus Loving my Windows 7 Ent. Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 12,921 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	I got tired of Nvidia and their crappy nforce drivers Also the reviews I've seen so far of 590 hasn't been that fantastic, it seems like a rather dull upgrade from nforce 4. __________________

Oct 2, 2006, 05:32 PM	#7
Erroneus Loving my Windows 7 Ent. Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 12,921 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	570 sli and 590 sli are pretty similar, 590 got linkboost, max overclokcing (useless) and 2x16, so I'm pretty sure they are in the same familiy Anyway yeah i was thinking about 590 sli and I'm just not impressed with it's speed and oc ability. __________________

Oct 2, 2006, 12:48 PM	#3
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,501 Rep Power: 53	I want the NVIDIA 590 Chipset for Intel Core 2 Duo! But otherwise, I'd be all for the 965 Chipset

Oct 2, 2006, 05:05 PM	#6
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,501 Rep Power: 53	Compared to ATI's poor southbridge and powerhungry solution? I'd rather got 590... And you sure you aren't confusing the 570 and 590 chipsets? CUz the 570 is a poor upgrade of nforce 4... Not the 590

Oct 2, 2006, 05:37 PM	#8
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,501 Rep Power: 53	From what NV says, the 570 is utter rubbish at OCing (which was verified by many sites) but the 590 is a king at it, plus it has a few extra options as you have noted We'll see when the time comes