is there such a Mother Board?

[Lemodular]

so what's new....

I am looking for a board that will have/handle:

Intel chipset P45(?)
one video card
at least one IDE connection
8 or more SATA connections
3 PCI slots
Dual Gigabite Lan
on board sound
USB galore
Headers for additional USB
firewire
8 gigs of ram support (DDR2+DDR3?)
Lots of aux fan connects (monitored)
Quad Core support

The closest I came is the Gigabyte EP45-UD3P, but it has 2 PCIe and only 2 PCI slots, no DDR3 support (should I even worry about that right now?). What other boards come close to my wants/needs?

Want to use it for Photo/Video editing, mild gaming, media server, multi tasking (big time).

 

[SolMiester]

Hi, I believe the ASUS P5Q has what you are looking for......

http://www.asus.co.nz/products...model=2164&modelmenu=2

edit...except dual LAN,

 

[Concillian]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813136039

Seems to have everything in your list.

You don't want DDR2 + DDR3. Pick one (DDR2 is much cheaper and offers minimal performance benefit. By the time you upgrade again, DDR3 will be cheap.)

Note that it's probably much cheaper to drop one of your requirements like the dual LAN and get a PCIe 1x LAN card.

 

[SolMiester]

Wow, nice board...

 

[JPB]

Originally posted by: Lemodular
so what's new....

I am looking for a board that will have/handle:

Intel chipset P45(?)
one video card
at least one IDE connection
8 or more SATA connections
3 PCI slots
Dual Gigabite Lan
on board sound
USB galore
Headers for additional USB
firewire
8 gigs of ram support (DDR2+DDR3?)
Lots of aux fan connects (monitored)
Quad Core support

The closest I came is the Gigabyte EP45-UD3P, but it has 2 PCIe and only 2 PCI slots, no DDR3 support (should I even worry about that right now?). What other boards come close to my wants/needs?

Want to use it for Photo/Video editing, mild gaming, media server, multi tasking (big time).

Gigabyte UD3R

Same board as the Gigabyte UD3P...but only has one PCI-e slot.

Have at it. This is a very nice board and you will just love it. I have the UD3P version.

EDIT: I wouldnt worry about DDR3 right now. It is just too expensive for the performance increase it provides.

 

[Lemodular]

thanks for all the suggestions. I did look into the UD3R with the 3 PCI slots and one PCIe, but I think the UD3P has the upgraded sound, and the 2nd Gb Lan.

Any candidate from Asus? I have heard they have gone a little down hill with the QC. I used to like them alot.

Any projection on the relase date of the Nehalem? worth waiting? $$$?

 

[JPB]

I wouldnt worry about Nehalem right now. The prices of DDR3 memory and a X58 board, the prices will be through the roof. And unless you run intensive applications and whatnot, You would be hard pressed to even notice a difference from Core 2 to Nehalem in most games. Nehalem will also *hopefully* push down the prices of current Core 2 offerings.

To the reviews I read, the Gigabyte UD3P is a high end board with a mainstream price tag.

Just pick up the UD3P and have fun. Trust me...You will be glad you did. :thumbsup:

 

[SolMiester]

My posts must be invisible?

 

[Assimilator1]

Nope

Originally posted by: SolMiester
Hi, I believe the ASUS P5Q has what you are looking for......

http://www.asus.co.nz/products...model=2164&modelmenu=2

edit...except dual LAN,

I'm sure some models have dual LAN?

 

[Lemodular]

Thank you all for the suggestions, I assure you your post did not go unnoticed. I did look at the Asus P5Q, Gigabyte UD3 as well as the DFI boards and it's variants. I bought the UD3P because it was on sale for $99 after all discounts form NE. For the price, I thought it is a comprable board +/- a few features.

Now I have to decide on a quad core prossessor.....
and video card.... and PSU

Oh joy

 

[Slomo4shO]

UD3P is a good board. If you hadn't already bought the board, I would have recommended considering this bundle:

http://secure.newegg.com/Shopp...&ItemList=Combo.141749