I'm currently running an MSI neo2 platinum and am looking for something in pcie. I've been looking around quite a bit the last few weeks and can't really decide. The board I'm most interested in right now is the Abit KN8 SLI. Seems to have everything I need plus SLI (which I don't care about) and I really like the passive NB cooling. And the price is amazing! My CPU is a 146 Opty@2.8, I imagine I'll get a dual core chip later this year, so what I really want to know is how good of an overclocker is this board? Stability? Any problems with running dual core on it? If there aren't any major negatives with this board, I will get it.
I've also looked at higher end boards.... well at least more expensive ones...
but I'd like to keep the cost down as much as possible, as long as I can do it without sacrificing quality. The thing I've noticed about the more expensive boards is that they usually offer a bunch of features that (a) aren't needed and (b) are buggy and don't work anyway.
My main requirements are:
pcie (naturally)
good overclocker
stable, no/few issues
works well with dual core
passive chipset cooling a BIG +++
price
I've also looked at higher end boards.... well at least more expensive ones...
but I'd like to keep the cost down as much as possible, as long as I can do it without sacrificing quality. The thing I've noticed about the more expensive boards is that they usually offer a bunch of features that (a) aren't needed and (b) are buggy and don't work anyway. My main requirements are:
pcie (naturally)
good overclocker
stable, no/few issues
works well with dual core
passive chipset cooling a BIG +++
price
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