Choosing between Asus P5E and Gigabyte EP45-UD3R

[$tatic]

Having both motherboards, I wonder which to take for a Core 2 Duo E8500, 4GB (2 x 2) DDR2 pc8500 (OCZ Reaper HPC) and a 8800GT (Gigabyte).

One has a X38 chipset and the other to a P45 chipset. Yes but? There will be a little overclocking level processor is a machine just for games?

Which of the two motherboard to take?

[Alexisus]

Good but difficult choice to make as much as take the P45 which gives very good results in OC! The advantage was what the P5E was a crossfire because ports are PCIE X16/X16.

[Marthaz]

Well no, not difficult choice!

X38, engraved in 90nm, it heats and special chipset crossfire!
P45, engraved in 65nm, less heating, a single port on PCIEX16 GA-P45-UD3R.

You do not have ati, so no crossfire, so P45!

[$tatic]

ok thank you for your partial responses.

are already fitted with the P5E (map EP45 is exchanged against my Gigabyte EP35 down) I think I'll stay with.

From what you say there were no significant benefits back to the PC with the EP45.

[Alexisus]

Not good and then the motherboard is not much in the end for games