Hi,
I'm looking for a motherboard for my new E6600. I would like to overclock it (getting DDR2-800 OCZ RAM, already have a Scythe Ninja). I'm also looking for a motherboard with Dual LAN and plenty of SATA ports (I already have 4 SATA HDD and possibly getting more, so at least 6 is good here). Finally, I have no plans for SLI/Crossfire, although I have a slight preference for nVidia graphics.I do, however, need to have this in my hands by about August 10-15, as it is coming to college with me.
That said, here is my current understanding of motherboards:
1) Asus P5W DH
Pros: Great Overclocker, has features I specified and more
Cons: A lot of useless stuff (EZBackup, Remote, Wifi AP), Expensive, Very low availability
2) Gigabyte DS3
Pros: Also Great overclocker, price
Cons: Possibly availability, missing features
3) Abit AB9 Pro
Pros: Cost, availability, features
Cons: Overclocking?
4) Asus P5B Deluxe
Pros: Features, possibly overclocking
Cons: Price for a 965 board
5) Wait for a nForce 570 SLI board?
Pros: Could be better performer, overclocker possibly, price
Cons: Unknown ETA
If anyone has any more information / better suggestions for this list, please, don't be shy
I'm looking for a motherboard for my new E6600. I would like to overclock it (getting DDR2-800 OCZ RAM, already have a Scythe Ninja). I'm also looking for a motherboard with Dual LAN and plenty of SATA ports (I already have 4 SATA HDD and possibly getting more, so at least 6 is good here). Finally, I have no plans for SLI/Crossfire, although I have a slight preference for nVidia graphics.I do, however, need to have this in my hands by about August 10-15, as it is coming to college with me.
That said, here is my current understanding of motherboards:
1) Asus P5W DH
Pros: Great Overclocker, has features I specified and more
Cons: A lot of useless stuff (EZBackup, Remote, Wifi AP), Expensive, Very low availability
2) Gigabyte DS3
Pros: Also Great overclocker, price
Cons: Possibly availability, missing features
3) Abit AB9 Pro
Pros: Cost, availability, features
Cons: Overclocking?
4) Asus P5B Deluxe
Pros: Features, possibly overclocking
Cons: Price for a 965 board
5) Wait for a nForce 570 SLI board?
Pros: Could be better performer, overclocker possibly, price
Cons: Unknown ETA
If anyone has any more information / better suggestions for this list, please, don't be shy