PCI express + Socket 939 Mobo?

[shamgar03]

Alright right now I have a AMD 64 FX-53 and geforce 6800 GT. I am thinking I will upgrade my video card with g80, but I don't think I will upgrade my CPU. As far as I can tell most games aren't that CPU limited atm and might not be for a while. But since i have an AGP board, I am going to need to get a PCIx one. I was thinking I would probobly get an nvidia board since its possible I might want to sli at some point and nvidia boards tend to play better with nvidia gpu's. So which Nvidia board do you think I should get? I don't really want to spend a ton on it, but i would like sli capability. Am I being reasonable? Or should I upgrade my CPU at the same time so I don't have to upgrade later?

 

[Bill Brasky]

It sure would be tempting to used this as an excuse to go conroe. However, I'm not an early adopter and RAM prices are high right now, so I would probably just get another 939 board.

 

[smitbret]

Yer gonna drop $200+ on a video card anyway, whether you update the MB or go to a C2D system, so the question is, do you want to spend $250 for a CPU, another $125 for a MB and another $150-$250 for memory, or would rather drop $100 for a DFI Ultra board? I know which way I went.
-Brett

 

[Insidious]

I just switched from AGP to PCIe... (6800GT -> 7950GT)

The boost in graphic performance was A LOT. If you don't want to do the whole sh'bang... (C2D, etc...) you would still be very happy with this upgrade.

I went with an ASUS A8N-E and found it much easier to get my 3800+ to 2.5GHz than it was on the DFI LanParty UT D. HOwever for the absolute top GHz the LanParty would probably go higher... I just like the no muss no fuss of this mobo.. YOu'd want to do an SLI version it sounds like

-Sid

 

[keeleysam]

For 939, I still think that the EPoX 9NPA+Ultra is the best option.

 

[Insidious]

Originally posted by: keeleysam
For 939, I still think that the EPoX 9NPA+Ultra is the best option.

why?

 

[keeleysam]

Originally posted by: Insidious

Originally posted by: keeleysam
For 939, I still think that the EPoX 9NPA+Ultra is the best option.

why?

Good price and performance, mainly.

I got crazy overclocks with mine (took both a 3700+ and an Opteron 165 to 3GHz).

The built in Firewire, and the 3 PCI slots are a nice touch too.

 

[Insidious]

:thumbsup:

 

[Heidfirst]

Originally posted by: shamgar03
I don't really want to spend a ton on it, but i would like sli capability.

abit KN8 SLI.
Quiet, stable & decent overclocker.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813127225 $89

 

[luigionlsd]

A buddy of mine has an 9NPA+ Ultra, and he got his Opty 146 from 2.0 to 2.85. Although he is using a Zalman fan, it's still a great board. I've got an MSI Neo4-F, and it's treated me well on both my A64 3500 and A64 X2 4200. Either board is great, but I am looking to try SLI in the next couple months, so I'm looking at the Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe. Either of those two boards should be fine, although it seems like Epoxes are built to last.

 

[sao123]

Originally posted by: shamgar03
Alright right now I have a AMD 64 FX-53 and geforce 6800 GT. I am thinking I will upgrade my video card with g80, but I don't think I will upgrade my CPU. As far as I can tell most games aren't that CPU limited atm and might not be for a while. But since i have an AGP board, I am going to need to get a PCIx one. I was thinking I would probobly get an nvidia board since its possible I might want to sli at some point and nvidia boards tend to play better with nvidia gpu's. So which Nvidia board do you think I should get? I don't really want to spend a ton on it, but i would like sli capability. Am I being reasonable? Or should I upgrade my CPU at the same time so I don't have to upgrade later?

I'm in a similar situation... wanting to upgrade but cant afford to do it all at once.
I currently have the FX-53 on an Asus A8V Deluxe with the 6800GT, with 1GB DDR400.

Im thinking the A8N-SLI premium from newegg (133.99) because I can re-use my CPU and memory, and at the same time get a GF8 series PCI-Ex video card, most likely from BFG. The reason I want the A8N-SLI over the A8N-E is the added SATA ports. The SLI has 8, while the E only has 4. Eventually, Ill upgrade to 2GB ram, and a Dual Core 939 CPU.

I want to know though, is there any 1x PCI-Ex sound cards out yet?

 

[shamgar03]

I currently have the FX-53 on an Asus A8V Deluxe with the 6800GT, with 1GB DDR400.

...Umm did you read my specs and just quote them? I seriously have the A8V deluxe (without the pci lock), 6800GT and 2GB of ram (recently up from 1GB). I was thinking about the ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe since it supports 2x 16x PCI-Express. I think most SLI boards use two 8x when there are two cards.