Help me pick a motherboard for these parts please!

[tate]

Hello, looking for a motherboard as the last piece of my new build, would like to stay around or under $100. I was gonna get a Abit ip35-e from newegg but now that those are gone the cheapest I can find them is around $110. I have found a Abit ip35 for like $100 after MIR, thinking of going with that unless there is something better for my parts? Want something that overcloaks well and is good for gaming. I would like to make sure that it is compatible with the 2.1V ram I got as i dont have any other DDR2 to change bios settings with. thanks!

my parts:
E6750
8800gt
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...p?Item=N82E16820145177

 

[tate]

Also will be using 2 IDE HDD's

 

[SerpentRoyal]

$95 AR IP35 from MWAVE is the best deal now.

 

[jmmtn4aj]

Originally posted by: tate
Also will be using 2 IDE HDD's

Not as primary I hope. 2 IDE devices on the same channel gets a bit laggy.. And you'll need a SATA optical drive

 

[SerpentRoyal]

No issue here. Maximum bandwidth for optical drive is around 20MB/sec. Most IDE drives should top out around 80MB/sec.

 

[tate]

Yeah its gonna be as my primary, I had the 2 IDE HDD's and and IDE DVD burner that was getting a bit old and I read that it was not good to have the burner on the same channel as the HDD so I ordered a new SATA DVD Burner. SerpentRoyal(or anyone else) think you could explain a bit more about the bandwith? AM I gonna lose speed with the 2 HDD's on the same channel?

 

[SerpentRoyal]

IDE is rated up to 133MB/sec. 20MB/sec + 80MB/sec is still under the 133MB/sec limit.

 

[tate]

Why would one HDD be 20MB/sec and the other 80?

 

[SerpentRoyal]

20MB/sec is the optical drive.

 

[Heidfirst]

which is on SATA ...
the IDE port is provided by a JMicron controller on the PCI-E bus so the 133 PCI restriction shouldn't be a problem especially as older IDE drive will probably have a continuous transfer speed under 50MB/s.

 

[abs0lut3]

Originally posted by: tate
Hello, looking for a motherboard as the last piece of my new build, would like to stay around or under $100. I was gonna get a Abit ip35-e from newegg but now that those are gone the cheapest I can find them is around $110. I have found a Abit ip35 for like $100 after MIR, thinking of going with that unless there is something better for my parts? Want something that overcloaks well and is good for gaming. I would like to make sure that it is compatible with the 2.1V ram I got as i dont have any other DDR2 to change bios settings with. thanks!

my parts:
E6750
8800gt
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...p?Item=N82E16820145177

If you are looking for a motherboard with 2 IDE ports, look no further than the 650i SLI. The 650i SLI is slightly above your price range.

You should seriously consider XFX Nvidia 680i LT SLI for $99 @ TigerDirect.

I hope that helps.

 

[tate]

thanks for the help guys