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Old February 13, 2009, 08:44 PM
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would you guys buy this motherboard for gaming,overclocking, stability,performance - ASUS Striker II Formula, or this motherboard - Gigabyte EP45-UD3P
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Old February 13, 2009, 08:56 PM
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I'd take the Asus. Asus haven't let me down yet so I stand by there products.
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Old February 13, 2009, 09:30 PM
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i would take ep45-ud3p as newest technology and possible better than striker II formula...

plesae feel free to correct me if i am wrong....
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I'm a fan of Biostar I45.
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I was thinking of buying a back-up board so, I dont know if I should jut by another gigabyte, or the striker 2.
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Gigabyte for sure. NVIDIA chipsets suck IMO (though I know others will say otherwise).

Also if its just a backup, I'm sure the Gigabyte is far cheaper.
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Intel chipset > Nvidia chipset
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Intel chipset > Nvidia chipset
Agreed in evry way possible.
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Unless you absolutely have to have SLI support, my vote goes for an intel chipset on the S775 platform. With that in mind, I'd suggest the giga board.
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