PCI Express motherboard

[imported_fgags]

With all the pci-express video cards out there what motherboards are available and what do you recomend getting. I prefer amd.

 

[YtseFlyer]

You'll have to get a 939 pin AMD chip. I don't believe that PCI is available yet for 754 AMD's.

I'm waiting for the MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum nForce4. It has all the features and should be a great board.

Other than the MSI there is the CHAINTECH NVIDIA nForce4 and the GIGABYTE GA-K8NF-9 NVIDIA nForce4

The only other's that have PCI are the SLI boards from Asus, MSI, DFI(eventually) etc.

The MSI gets my vote.

 

[ahurtt]

As I posted in an inquiry above, Abit has the new AX8 socket 939 based on the VIA K8T890 chipset. I haven't been able to find too much in the way of benchmarks or reviews on this board yet though but I am interested because I have always had great success with Abit in the past.

There is also the ASUS A8N based on the nForce 4 chipset from nVidia. There is a sticky topic dedicated to that board above. It seems to be the flavor of the month.

 

[venne]

Anyone know when the ATI 939 boards will be released, or are they already available?

 

[imported_fgags]

Thanks for the reply and info. The msi looks like a nice board.

 

[Insomniak]

I am extremely happy, as are many others, with my ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe. A bit pricey in the neighborhood of 190-200 USD, but in my opinion worth every penny.

If you can wait a few weeks, I would hold off and see what DFI puts out - it's likely to be very impressive.

 

[ahurtt]

Just read an article that Abit is going to be releasing their nForce Ultra based offering probably by the end of this month. It will be the AN8 (not to be confused with the Asus A8N. . hahah!! 🙂 ) Probably will cost $100 to $120 for the nForce Ultra Version and around $150 for the Fatal1ty nForce SLI version. Features will include SATA, Gbit Ethernet, Firewire, socket 939, DDR 400 dual channel capability, etc. ..

 

[jterrell]

Originally posted by: ahurtt
Just read an article that Abit is going to be releasing their nForce Ultra based offering probably by the end of this month. It will be the AN8 (not to be confused with the Asus A8N. . hahah!! 🙂 ) Probably will cost $100 to $120 for the nForce Ultra Version and around $150 for the Fatal1ty nForce SLI version. Features will include SATA, Gbit Ethernet, Firewire, socket 939, DDR 400 dual channel capability, etc. ..

Those prices might be a month after release but if it follows the other realeses they will be 50 to 100 per board higher for the 1st month.