Need a board

[Ruger22C]

Needs RAID, DDR2, decent OC ability.

I will be using Phenom 920 X4 -- I was told I should be able to get to 3.4 GHZ on air. *Correct this if wrong*
I have a Xigmatek S1283, and five 120mm case fans @ 44 cfm?


This is the board I am looking at, will it work well?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813131340

 

[Ruger22C]

bump

 

[Denithor]

Well, just looking at the specs on the Asus website it does offer raid0/1/10 and uses DDR2 (up to 1066). And it supports AM3 CPUs - but it may need a BIOS flash.

But that's kind of an old chipset, I would look for a board with a newer chipset (790GX, 790FX, etc) with the SB750 southbridge for better overclocking.

ASRock AOD790GX $105

Raid0/1/5/10
DDR2-1066 up to 16GB

This board also has a much better integrated sound chip.

 

[Ruger22C]

Already have an X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty.

Do you still suggest that board?

Thanks

 

[Denithor]

Well, the main reason for the new suggestion is for the SB750 southbridge which gives much better OC with the older Phenom I chips. I haven't seen any evidence either way for the newer PhII chips but it certainly cannot hurt to have a newer chipset.

Just to clarify though, the board you originally linked does have the features you're looking for and could be overclocked. I haven't seen any reviews on the AMD 770 chipset though to know how well/poorly they tend to OC so I cannot address that issue.