best P55 motherboard?

[TitusTroy]

I'm planning on upgrading to one of the new P55 Lynnfield CPU's (i7 860) and was wondering if people could chime in with their opinions on the best available motherboard...I think I've narrowed down the choices to 2...Gigabyte P55-UD6 (or UD5) and the ASUS P7P55D Deluxe...I'm mainly using my system for gaming (Crysis, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, Batman: Arkham Asylum etc) and will most likely use the Turbo Mode feature for overclocking as I am not into extreme overclocking

anyone prefer one mobo over the other?...or maybe another good P55 mobo...I just want a nice stable mobo with good features and excellent cooling...thanks for any help

 

[Synomenon]

Just pick one with the features you want. They've only been out for a day or two.

 

[Isura]

Ya, nobody knows anything yet. There's always more risk with the first iteration of a new chipset. Unfortunately I'm in a situation where I need a new rig immediately. Waiting at least a month is probably better if you can afford to. If nothing else, the prices will drop.

 

[Sylvanas]

Gary's P55 article is due out anytime now from Anand's comments in the Lynfield release discussion. I'd wait a few days. If you need one now though, you can be sure you can't go wrong with any of the big manufacturers MSi, Asus and Giga. I recently bought this X58 Gigabyte board and I think it's excellent .

 

[AmdInside]

Any suggestions on the eVGA P55 FTW? I currently have an eVGA 780i FTW and its worked out pretty well.

*Edit* I noticed buy.com has the Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 in stock for $209 so I ordered that motherboard. I think it will be a little better at overclocking than the eVGA (or at least hope) and its $5 cheaper.