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Old 06-15-09   #1 (permalink)
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Default Asus Maximus II Formula VS Gigabyte P45 UD3P
Been hearing a lot of good about the GB board, but looking at the prices, the Asus board is almost double the price.

Just wanting to know what the performance difference is IRL.
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The Gigabyte board out performs the Maximus II Formula in both dual core and quad core OCing. I would recommend picking up the Gigabyte board. It is the best OCing 775 board to ever hit the market.
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But the onboard heatsinks of the Asus look awesome.. =P

Though I've been a huge fan of Gigabyte's since forever..
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But the onboard heatsinks of the Asus look awesome.. =P

Though I've been a huge fan of Gigabyte's since forever..
The Gigabyte board has shown to have very efficient cooling, and will run cooler then the ASUS board. Itg has a 2oz layer of copper within the board, which helps with heat.
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The Gigabyte board has shown to have very efficient cooling, and will run cooler then the ASUS board. Itg has a 2oz layer of copper within the board, which helps with heat.
I just don't understand why the board is so expensive if the ep45 is so much cheaper.

My friends father owns the ud3p and it runs very cool and is a great oc'er but i'm about to land an asus board, i'll see how it compares.

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Like anything, you are paying a premium for the name. The Maximus II Formula is a Republic of Gamer (ROG) board, and therefore costs a premium. The UD3 series Gigabyte boards are better OCers and run cooler. The UD3P is def a better investment.
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eVGA 680i Overclocking guide .......... ASUS P5E/Rampage Formula Thread.......... 4.4GHz CPU-Z


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Xeon W3520 4.2GHz HT on 1.28v		 Motherboard
Rampage II Extreme .......... P6T7 WS on the way		 Memory
3x2Gb G.Skill Trident 2000. DDR3 1611 6-7-6-18 1T 		Graphics Card
GTX 260 65nm 216
Hard Drive
OS:300Gb Veloci (x2) Raid 0 Storage: 640GB & 1TB		 Sound Card
ASUS Xonar DX2		 Power Supply
Cooler master 850W RP Pro		 Case
RocketFish
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Magahalem push/pull S-Flex 1900		 OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64		 Monitor
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