mockingbird wrote on 2024-09-06, 21:13:

Eh, I've got Rev 2.04... Only difference between the two is newer components on the Rev 3 (i/o chip swapped from Winbond to Nuv […]
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Trashbytes wrote on 2024-09-06, 18:46:

775i65G R3.0 <---Specifically this model

Eh, I've got Rev 2.04... Only difference between the two is newer components on the Rev 3 (i/o chip swapped from Winbond to Nuvoton, CPU monitoring chip swapped to a a smaller footprint part, VRM changes, nothing major)...

Caps are OST RLX series and Evercon LE, and the Rev 3's caps ain't much better, from what I can tell. With the P5PE-VM you will get what was in Asus' grab bag, either Panasonic FJ or Nichicon KZG (you don't want KZG).

To conclude, you don't make a compelling argument. I'm keeping the AsRock as a backup, but I see absolutely no reason to swap them.

I have the 2.12 and 3.0 revisions, both are solid boards that I honestly dont have a use case for but are nice to keep in the spares box in case I ever decide to run 98 on a 775 AGP board, PCIe options are far more compelling here.

I also never suggested you should do otherwise, if you like that particular ASUS board then have at it. Likewise I dont find your argument for it to be compelling enough for me to consider it worth keeping one around.

I'm glad we had this discussion and can respect each others differing opinions.