SLI Setup! need help (again!)

[b3six]

Hello! Couple months ago I was going to build a new computer but was told to wait for SLI I hear that some people got there boards already and I was wondering how the boards are . I like asus boards and i want to know how does the asus a8n-sli do against the others ( are there any? ). I want to build the best possible computer right now but I haven't been keeping up with the latest hardware since I've been playing HL2 and WOW so I would need help finding best

Motherboard
Videocards
RAM
HDs
for soundcard I was thinking about the new audigy4 or is that not worth it?

I am looking to spend around 3500-4000 but right now would rather know what is the best hardware i can get then I could do some downgrading from that..
thx in advance!

 

[live2game]

I would personally get FX55 Asus A8N SLI 1GB of anykind of ram(corsair crucial and kingston) 2 80GB Maxtor Sata hard drives or 2 74GB western digital raptors in raid 0, Audigy 4 or Audigy 2 ZS and 2 either 6600GTs or 2 6800GTs

 

[b3six]

what is the difference between the 6800GT and the 6800Ultra? I would like 2 of the same card but what is the difference between these 2?

 

[Blain]

I found some great information here

 

[Twigstir]

Two article with bench marks.

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2284

http://graphics.tomshardware.c...ic/20041123/index.html

 

[b3six]

thx twigstir for the links so right now I have
Case: Kingwin KT-424-BK-WM
Motherboard: ASUS A8N-SLI
VideoCard: BFG GeForce 6800 Ultra
Monitor: PerfectFlat G220FB
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 FX-55
DVD-R: PIONEER DVR-A08XL
RAM: ?
this is what I have so far and I was wondering what would be best for ram and if there were any cons/problems with any of the hardware I've selected ?

 

[howdyduty]

Some reviews on Newegg for the board (ASUS A8N-SLI) said the board is picky with ram. They said this ram worked:
-512mb X 2 OCZ EL Platinum Revision 2 Dual Channel
-Kingston KVR400 RAM

Also read up on ASUS A8N-SLI with this thread:
http://forums.anandtech.com/me...GE=3&enterthread=y

 

[b3six]

thx howdy will look into that