What motherboard to go with an X2 3800+?

[myztikgohan]

I was thinking of the Epox 9NPA Ultra, but it hasn't gotten that great of reviews and people posted some USB problems in the motherboard's thread.

 

[garikfox]

My Mobo, Woohooo !

Srry, I got excited ! lol

 

[myztikgohan]

Anyone else?

 

[Ritz S14]

Originally posted by: garikfox
My Mobo, Woohooo !

Srry, I got excited ! lol

I concurr!

 

[Skott]

ASUS or one of the DFI mobos?

 

[Fallengod]

Epox is good, whoever gave it bad reviews? Anandtech gave it great review. Ive bought 2 of them, perfectly stable and fine for me. Yeah, some people have some usb problems. I wouldnt know, I havnt used usb 2.0 yet.

 

[Wentelteefje]

Strange, EPoX is a reputable brand, I have had one myself and it has never given me any problems... However, now I possess a MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum, which is even better IMO... It overclocks like a champ, has lots of features, and is very stable...

I would avoid DFI... They're great, no doubt, but if you consider USB problems major, then you will probably be not happy with incompatible RAM and PSU's...

 

[Mem]

I was thinking of the Epox 9NPA Ultra, but it hasn't gotten that great of reviews and people posted some USB problems in the motherboard's thread.

For what it is worth I'm using the Epox board and have NO issues with USB 2.0 or anything else,working great,I know there are few with issues in that thread but they are in the minority and to be honest does not mean it is a board issue,if it was I would have USB 2.0 problems too.

I stand by my recommendation on the Epox 9NPA+ Ultra ,great board IMHO.

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

I've always had excellent luck with Asus motherboards.

A8N-SLI Premium. :thumbsup:

 

[VooDooAddict]

Overclocking?

LAN Partys?

MicroATX?

Standard ATX?

Silent?

Budget?

SLI Capable?

Simply the "Best"? Based off of reviews, it would probably be the A8N32-SLI Deluxe. However it's hard to find and runs at LEAST $200. Most places are charging higher then MSRP if they even have them in stock.