Best board for X2 4400

[Fifth]

Can you recomend the best board for use with the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400?

I wont be overclocking at first as iv never done it before, but i would like to be able to overclock in the future. Il be using 2 graphics cards, 1 PCI-E and 1 PCI though im not sure which cards yet, but il be using 3 monitors, if that matters? (noob )

thanks
5th

 

[deptrai]

Get the KN8 SLI. It's a good board with lots of features and decent overclocking for later use.

 

[slash196]

I'd say someone who is using a dual-core setup with 3 monitors hardly qualifies as a noob.

 

[lifeguard1999]

DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 SLI-DR for $163. It supports the X2 processors, it has 2 PCIe slots for multiheaded display or SLI, it has the PCI slot you need, and it is a great o/c board for when you decide you want to try it.

 

[Fifth]

Originally posted by: lifeguard1999
[L=DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 SLI-DR]it has 2 PCIe slots for multiheaded display or SLI, it has the PCI slot you need, and it is a great o/c board for when you decide you want to try it.

I dont really know anything about SLI, do you mean i can use 2 PCI-E gfx cards in that board like i would use a PCI-E and a PCI gfx card in any other board? Without using SLI cards? Im not sure how to explain it, but do you understand what i mean and can i do that?

Originally posted by: slash196
I'd say someone who is using a dual-core setup with 3 monitors hardly qualifies as a noob.

lol, Im just a noob when it comes to building a pc, im used to just using them


Edit: Just read this in the MB thread:
Quick note about DFI:
These boards are generally not recommended for beginners because of the amount of tweaking that must be done to get it to work (jumpers, etc).

And well, im definatly a begginer lol

 

[BlackPear1]

The non-SLI version of the DFI board also has 2 PCIe slots and is cheaper if you just want to use multiple PCIe graphics and no SLI. I don't think that achieving basic setup and stable operation is that difficult on the DFI's for someone who is careful and can follow directions. The comprehensive bios means tweakers have more things to set incorrectly, but the boards have run fine for me at default settings (and are really fun if you decide to o/c).