The implementation of the P35 chipset made by Asus has already been reviewed, but [H]Enthusiast has pitted it against all of the main chipsets currently available for Core 2: Intel P35/ ICH9R DDR2 (Asus P5K Deluxe), Intel 975X/ ICH7R (Asus P5W DH Deluxe), nForce 680i SLI MCP (EVGA nForce 680i SLI) and Intel P965 Express (Gygabyte GA-964P-DQ6). They also tossed a couple of AMD systems in the mix, just for fun: the Foxconn C51SEM2AA (nForce 590 SLI) and the Abit AN8 32X (nForce4 SLI). The first one uses DDR2 while the latter is based on old good DDR.

"The ASUS P5K3 proves to be another motherboard founded on stellar engineering culminating in great stability, excellent performance, and solid overclocking prowess. This is an expensive motherboard however and once you factor in the cost of DDR3 modules you are going to find yourself easily above a $600 upgrade investment."

Is it good? Yes. Should you buy one? Not really, it doesn't outpace other DDR2 motherboards (especially the ones based too on the P35) and DDR3 prices are expected to be high for a year or so.

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