what is better, premium, or deluxe asus?

[someblackguy7130]

hey im getting that new motherboard but i odnt know if i should get the asus sli premium. or if i should get the deluxe
someone plz respond asap b/c i am ordering it now/ very soon

 

[CSUnited14]

9 have the deluxe works frine with me but the deluxe that i have had a chipset problem check into that dunno if premium has the problem but good mobo

 

[someblackguy7130]

k thx. ive read a lot of threads involving this chipset problem, i also read one with some fan getting noisy or something.
so im going to go ahead and get the premium to save me hassles thx csunited!

 

[G~MAN]

well the premium is better ... they told me to get one so i did lol .. it has a heatpipe instead of a fan so you can overclocjk it better ... check it out on www.tomshardware.com

and tell me whats better

 

[someblackguy7130]

premium gonna order thx gman

 

[PotGuy]

premium has wifi - woo

 

[G~MAN]

what intergrated?

 

[Me__2001]

i think you need an add on card, it hasn't been mentioned in any of the reviews i've read

 

[PotGuy]

i thought it was intergrted, but i cant find it now. Maybe i was wrong

 

[Me__2001]

on my ASUS board there is a connector below the PCI slots for an add on card from them so its probably the same on their other highend boards

 

[someblackguy7130]

what is wifi?

 

[PotGuy]

wireless networking

 

[someblackguy7130]

o sweet, i have a linksis wireless router and if i use this board as wireless will it still go as fast as the gigabit ethernet port? as for gaming?

 

[PotGuy]

found this on a review of a standard a8n-sli board -

"However, unlike other ASUS motherboards that bear the "Deluxe" label, the A8N-SLI Deluxe lacks 802.11g wireless networking. But having dual gigabit Ethernet makes up for that."

Presumeably then deluxe and premium support 802.11g wireless networking

I think 802.11g wireless runs at 108 MB/s, whereas Gigabit ethernet has a peak of 1GB/s, but remeber wireless has no wires which is nice...

 

[someblackguy7130]

ya but is wireless a good option for gaming?

 

[PotGuy]

basically if you don't mind having wires, use gigabit ethernet

fast as the new wireless stuff is, gigabit is much faster

 

[muckshifter]

basically if you don't mind having wires, use gigabit ethernet

fast as the new wireless stuff is, gigabit is much faster

Yup ... no 'problems' with wired.

 

[PotGuy]

good

i guess wireless is more useful if oyu need to split your internet connection through different rooms in the house - and with all the new consoles, psp and all that i think more people will be wanting the relative simplicity and freedom of wireless

 

[muckshifter]

Wireless aint 'simple' when it don't work ... wired, in conjunction with a Router, has very few 'problems' that are easily worked out.

 

[PotGuy]

lol - i wouldnt know i don't have it

i just meant simple as in there are no restrictions (well so long as your in your house )

but what do i know im just an idiot with a bad haircut