AM2 mobo's

[gorbs]

is anybody here using this cpu ?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16819103773

can you recommend a non sli mobo for my first foray into the world of AMD.
don't really care about overclocking so much as dependable gaming performance. already have 2 gigs of crucial ballistix tracer in ddr2 800 flavor.

 

[NXIL]

Hi Gorbs,

one of these: includes 2 SLI capable boards, but, you do not have to use SLI...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...%2c709%3a30149&bop=And

This board with the 790X chipset looks very good:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...%2c709%3a30149&bop=And

Please avoid Via chipsets....

HTH

NXIL

 

[gorbs]

yeah since i was venturing down a new road anyway with AMD i figured i would give a nvidia chipset mobo a whirl. going to check out those links now thanks. its so hard to sift through the thousands of reviews and make sense of it all.


lol, i swear my p4-478 build was easier.

 

[geokilla]

Do not get the M2N-E. The vdimm is limited to 1.95v.

 

[Pyrokinetic]

Another board is the Foxconn C51XEM2AA- 8EKRS2H (590 SLI) which is a top end Nvidia chipset board with a $50 rebate still in effect on Newegg. I fortunately got mine with a $80 rebate with a $10 instant savings, so for $99 , quite a steal. Still, at $140 you are getting 590 features for the 570 price.

Only two minor drawbacks -- only three fan headers and the AM2 socket is really close to the memory sockets, so tall memory (like Corsair Dominators) will be a problem with large aftermarket coolers.