NewEgg.com has the Asus P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Motherboard for $115 - $15 rebate [Exp 1/31] = $100 with free shipping. Supports Quad-core / Core 2 Extreme / Core 2 Duo / Pentium processors with a FSB of 1600/1333MHz. Features built-in audio, gigabit LAN.
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#1
aT - Posted 9:10 am PST 01/7/09 (93 Posts)
Nice mobo, not sure "who" is doing the rebates for ASUS, though.
#2
mitda - Posted 9:42 am PST 01/7/09 (880 Posts)
What kind of losers use the terms "mobo" and "rig"? Other than Ben and aT of course...
#3
ibm650 - Posted 10:25 am PST 01/7/09 (312 Posts)
A surprising number of people are unhappy with this board - doa or early death.
#4
Freon - Posted 10:42 am PST 01/7/09 (159 Posts)
Very happy with mine. Nice board, nice features, been rock solid for me with E8500 w/retail HSF, EAH4850 video card, and 2x2GB Kingston. Great price for P45 chip. Might also check combo deals for good deal with an E8400 or E8500 CPU.
#5
soccermomluv_ - Posted 11:08 am PST 01/7/09 (146 Posts)
Newegg Review Summary (614 Reviews)
5-64%
4-19%
3-4%
2-4%
1-9%
well, #3...83% of the reviews are a 4 or 5 rating on newegg. where are you getting a "surprising number of people" from? also keep in mind people that don't have problems are far less likely to say anything.
i also have this board (for about a month now)..baconnning an E8500, 8GB ram, 4850, vista64...no issues at all so far.
5-64%
4-19%
3-4%
2-4%
1-9%
well, #3...83% of the reviews are a 4 or 5 rating on newegg. where are you getting a "surprising number of people" from? also keep in mind people that don't have problems are far less likely to say anything.
i also have this board (for about a month now)..baconnning an E8500, 8GB ram, 4850, vista64...no issues at all so far.
#6
hiryuswift - Posted 11:51 am PST 01/7/09 (26 Posts)
I'm quite happy with this motherboard. It actually saves me money on my electric bill with the power saving feature.
#7
kingtz - Posted 2:10 pm PST 01/7/09 (196 Posts)
I have this board with an E8400. Been working great for the last 4 months. Excellent OC options in Bios. $100 is almost a steal!
#8
dizzum - Posted 2:21 pm PST 01/9/09 (797 Posts)
ASUS once held the title for Quality.... That's no longer the case. MSI boards last longer and are less buggy for nearly half the price @ identical chipsets (Features such as Piped cooling, E-Sata, HDMI etc will vary by model). I learned my lesson for the last time with the Asus "Striker", which wasn't cheap @ the time of release. 3 RMA's, Months of downtime and another dead board shorty after the warranty finally ran out. Replaced with an MSI P7N SLI Platinum and it's ran like a champ for months. So long ASUS.
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