Please advise on chosing a mobo - I have it narrowed down to Asus P5N.
I am building the following system: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4 Ghz (Socket 775), EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS, Corsair XMS 4GB ram (DDR 800Mhz), Seagate Baracuda 7200.10 500GB SATA drive, 24" Dell LCD, Antec Sonata III mid-tower case.
System use: 70% apps (office, video editing, HDTV), 30% gaming (dont need top 10% cutting edge).
Which is better suited for my system:
-Asus P5N32-E SLI (680i based)
-P5N32-E SLI Plus (Dual X16 hybrid)
-P5N32-SLI SE Deluxe (nforce4)
-other?
I may not get a 2nd GPU, but SLI option just in case is desirable. Expandability (i.e. 1333Mhz FSB new generation intels), PCI slot, quiet/cool is also important.
Is the Nvidia Nforce4 chipset much different than the 680i?
I am building the following system: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4 Ghz (Socket 775), EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS, Corsair XMS 4GB ram (DDR 800Mhz), Seagate Baracuda 7200.10 500GB SATA drive, 24" Dell LCD, Antec Sonata III mid-tower case.
System use: 70% apps (office, video editing, HDTV), 30% gaming (dont need top 10% cutting edge).
Which is better suited for my system:
-Asus P5N32-E SLI (680i based)
-P5N32-E SLI Plus (Dual X16 hybrid)
-P5N32-SLI SE Deluxe (nforce4)
-other?
I may not get a 2nd GPU, but SLI option just in case is desirable. Expandability (i.e. 1333Mhz FSB new generation intels), PCI slot, quiet/cool is also important.
Is the Nvidia Nforce4 chipset much different than the 680i?
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