Thanks for the conformation. I'm used to receiving board level products in better packaging. Although it seems that all electronics manufactures are cuttings costs wherever they can... Last year we ordered some VME hardware from Motorola - a SBC and a PMC SCSI module. While the SBC is significantly ...

I received a P5B deluxe from newegg today. Upon inspection, I was surprised to see that

1. There was no foam used in the packaging - only cardboard and the ESD bag.

2. The ESD bag protecting the mobo, did not have any type of sticker or seal.

Is such packaging is standard ASUS practice?

Bob

Thanks for confirming the stock cooler is marginal.

I'm leaning towards the XP-90, but not with the Nexus fan listed in the OP. The P5B has 3-pin headers for the case fans and 4-pin headers for the CPU fan. Thus, am searching for a quiet 4-wire PWM CPU fan (92mm).

Except for the CPU heat sink, I'm ready to order components for a quiet general purpose system. Will not need to OC. Case: Antec Solo w 2 Nexus DF1209SL-3 case fans MOBO: P5B-Deluxe CPU: Intel E6600 Silent Video Card Will noise from the stock cooler vastly exceed that from the other system component...