Help out an old time AT'er..

[stardust]

Hi, I am planning to switch back to AMD after a 5 month affair with intel's toasty prescotts.

I am looking for the best SLI board that is also price efficient. My budget is $200+ for the motherboard, but I rather not spend a whole lot of money on extra fluff like 8 SATA connectors.

I have been out of the loop recently about nf4 boards. I am interested in the ASUS A8N-SLI Premium, Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI, and DFI nF4 SLI-DR (Heard it is not watercooling friendly).

My goals are:
-high overclockability and tolerance for extreme voltage
-watercooling friendly, I have a whitewater block and possible interest in video cooling as well.
-Fully SLI capable and works with nvidia drivers.

What are you're suggestions for me guys?

Thanks a bunch!

 

[The Pentium Guy]

High oc'able? DFI for sure. I'm not too sure where you got the the "Not watercooling friendly" information. If you're looking for features, the Gigabyte's got it all though. But since you're an oc'er, DFI wins *hands down*.

Look into the MSI Neo4. Not AS oc'able as the DFI, but it's still pretty damn extreme. It's got more features (it's one of the most featureful nf4 sli boards)

 

[Waylay00]

DFI NF4 SLI-D or SLI-DR seems to be your best choice according to your prerequisites.

 

[imported_Kensai]

DFI or MSI.

 

[stardust]

Thanks! What are the differences between the DFI nF4-SLI boards?

 

[stardust]

Enlighten me please