Mobo for AMD Build

[videoedit]

I'm building my first AMD box. Not for gaming, but will do some heavy duty photoshop. I am planning the following:

Athalon 64 +3700 San Diego
eVGA GeForce 6600GT 128MB
2 Gig mid priced ram
2 Seagate 250 hdd in raid 1

I need help deciding on the mobo to use.

Thanks for your input

 

[cmdrdredd]

Any of the Epox, Abit, Asus, DFI boards will do well. It depends on what features you need.

If you're on a tight budget the Epox boards are hard to beat.

 

[MDE]

Originally posted by: cmdrdredd
Any of the Epox, Abit, Asus, DFI boards will do well. It depends on what features you need.

If you're on a tight budget the Epox boards are hard to beat.

I can't say enough about my Epox 9NPA+ Ultra. I have no regrets about buying it.

 

[Pyrokinetic]

Good choice on the 3700+! I have mine overclocked to 2.8Ghz on an ASUS A8V-E Deluxe. As for a motherboard, you have alot of choices. A better question would be what your budget is for a motherboard.

If you can afford the $105, the aforementioned Epox EP-9NPA+Ultra is a nice choice that jointly won an Nforce Ultra chipset shootout: http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2465

The only drawback I see looking at the Epox is the horrible placement of the 24-pin PSU connector on the board. It lies between the processor and the I/O plate, forcing you to route the biggest PSU cable over the memory and around the processor heatsink. If that is not a concern for you, then it is a great board. I am, however, a bit picky when it comes to wire management.

 

[keeleysam]

Epox 9NPA+Ultra.

I have my 3700+ at 3150MHz on AIR with it.

 

[mb103051]

check out the asus a8n-e.i built my rig along with my friend,same mobo,i used the 3200 and he used the 3700 sd. he has his 3700 rinning at 2.7 on 1.42 volts ,my venice runs 2600 on 1.4 volts 1 to 1 with ram corsair xms 3200c2 with 2.8 volts.both boards are rock stable and easy to setup,great layout.temps are low around 38-40c on both cores.its one of the best boards ive owned to date.i build systems for a living and use many different brands due to the budget of the customer and out of all the ultra boards ive tryed and used this asus is as near perfect as you could hope to buy.ive even got cool and quiet running on mine.take a look at it and see what you think.if your looking to wring out every mhz you can with as much voltage as possible then dfi should be on your list to look at.but if your looking for a rock solid board for everyday use that o/clocks well,has a great layout and mature bios and if the finest board ive had in years.just check it out and see if it fits your needs.

 

[jdkick]

DFI is probably the better choice if you're an enthusiast and want/need to "tweak" your system to no end. Me, i'm still an ASUS fan. Not that i'm implying ASUS boards can't be "tweaked", etc.

The A8N-E is a good/affordable board. I don't think you could go wrong. Right now, i've got my eye on the A8N-SLI Deluxe for my next build (coming soon). It's got some nice features beyond the the standard A8N-SLI and costs way less then the A8N-SLI Premium. You've got SLI support down the road... just in case.