My P5B deluxe just died....again....i have bad hands? Whether it was ESD (not likely at all) or the fact that FluidXP/rubbing alcohol spilled on it i dont know. I did spray some scrubbing bubbles on it and washed it down, which normally helps but still i cant get a boot up. I have an extra Pentium D lying around that i tried to rule out processor and no luck. anwho its the third time and i dont think Asus will be tooo happy about an RMA, plus i dont know if i wanna wait the 2-3 weeks. So, im probaly gonna buy another one. I went on newegg (of course) and saw the only deluxe they have was open box and it was $135. It must be on popular demand or not being made? Ive been thinking since its that much for an open box anyways, should i upgrade to a new mobo? My price range is 100-180. I need an LGA 775 and would prefer ASUS unless you can prove to me a board works otherwise. The only thing is i will have to reformat/repair which i havent done since.....idk but ahhh well. Anyways thanks for any suggestions. I was thinking something like P5K or P5E but again its up to u. If you think i should just RMA too thats fine i just wanted to know if now, while its in 9000 pieces would be the time to upgrade. Short story- P5B deluxe is dead Should I RMA/Just get another P5B/Buy a newer mobo LGA775, prefer ASUS Price Range- 100-180 thanks in advance
Well, the Gigabyte P35 boards are pretty popular. If you killed your board, it'd be kinda poor to RMA it (unless Asus covers that sorta thing), plus, should you want a faster/newer CPU from the Core 2 lineup, a new board would work. If you didn't need it now, I'd tell you to wait for a Gigabyte board I'm working on for review right now, but from what I've been reading, the abit IP35 series or the Gigabyte P35's would be good options. I don't know about Asus, but they don't seem to be nearly as popular, and I've seen boards I've talked about around $90-100 at Newegg.
