Help me choose an AM2 mobo

[Migroo]

Hi guys.

I have decided on an AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 2.2GHz (AM2 socket).

I normally go with Gigabyte boards, but I'm open to similar quality suggestions.

Requirements:
Supports AM2
2 PCI slots (max I'll ever use)


I don't understand the current nForce boards - does this mean they come with onboard graphics? I'll never need any SLI capability as I'm not a hardcore gamer (but I do play games).

Can anyone help?

 

[eplebnista]

EPoX EP-MF570SLI Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

The EPoX linked above does not have integrated video, and the SLI refers to its ability to use two video cards, but you do not have to use two video cards in order to use the board, as it will work fine with only one pci-express video card.

 

[Zap]

Do you plan to overclock? If not, then just choose whatever board is in your price range that meets your requirements. Do you require anything else besides socket AM2 and 2 PCI slots? BTW, onboard video doesn't mean you can't use a PCI-E 16x video card.

If looking at Nvidia chipset boards (if not overclocking, feel free to consider other chipsets too) the Geforce 6100 and 6150 have integrated graphics, and none of the other ones do. The 5XX series are the latest chipsets while the 4 series are the "older" ones, though for most people they're near identical.