Is it so hard....

[phoenix79]

I have an ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe WiFi Edition. I love the board and all of its features but its showing its age and has a couple issues. I've been looking for a replacement for this board for a while now and can't seem to find one that will work for me. All i'm asking for is a board that supports AM2+/AM3 CPU's because I am running a Phenom 9950BE with DDR2 RAM but will want to upgrade the Processor sometime in the not distant future. I also have 5 hard drives for storage (use it as a media center) Currently I have a PATA DVD/RW but am looking to get a BD/DVDRW which are SATA. I also need an eSATA port as well. and want at least 2 PCI-e x16 slots. I have been unable to find a mobo that fits this criteria. Does nobody make anything feature-filled anymore for AMD?

 

[WaitingForNehalem]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813130191

and

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...therboard%20-%20Retail

Fits all your requirements.

 

[phoenix79]

I've looked at both of those, trust me they're so close I can almost taste it, but they both have 5 SATA ports, I have 5 hard drives and will soon have a SATA BD drive as stated.. I need 6 ports plus the eSATA. The board I have now uses the nVidia 590 NB to give the standard 6 ports for normal everyday use, but then they gave it a SiL3132 to give it another internal port and the eSata port. it is an ingenious design imho

 

[WaitingForNehalem]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813186149 CPU support list: http://www.foxconnsupport.com/...&model=A79A-S&cputype=

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813157141

Those should have what you are looking for.

 

[Aluvus]

Expansion cards to add a handful of SATA ports are not that expensive. Problem solved.

If this is a media center, why do you need 2 x16 PCI-Express slots?