What motherboard would best suit my needs?

kcporsche959

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Oct 17, 2004
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I'm going to be building a new system shortly, and with the discontinuation of the P35-DS3L I have no clue what motherboard to buy. I am going to get an E8400, 8800gt, and 2 gb of RAM. I do not need a 780i/x38/x48 chipset, and I do not plan on running SLI in the future. I am looking for a reliable board that is in the sub 200$ price range. I was looking at the ABIT IP-35 Pro, however I was wondering if there are any better/cheaper motherboards that suit my needs. Thanks!
 

Infrnl

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get a Asus P5Q variation(P45 based). They are getting mad oc's from the Deluxe version. I think these boards are getting in the 600's FSB. I think there are many posts about it on Xtreme systems and hardforum.
 

Sylvanas

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The big three all have their P45 boards out in the wild now so there would be little sense in getting a P35. Have a look at the

MSI P45 Neo F

Biostar

Asus P5Q

All of the above will be a good choice for you're needs. I like some of the cool additions to the MSI P45 Bios here.
 

kcporsche959

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So you would all recommend getting this motherboard? If not, what would you recommend?

P5Q Pro

It comes out to the same cost as the regular P5Q because of a 20$ combo deal with the E8400.

Edit: I should learn to hyperlink =P.