Which 790i motherboard is best?

[imported_Uzi69]

I was leaning towards buying an Asus Striker II Extreme, but I hear they have alot of problems. I need a motherboard which will handle 2x GeForce GTX280's.

Thanks

 

[Mr Fox]

Originally posted by: Uzi69
I was leaning towards buying an Asus Striker II Extreme, but I hear they have alot of problems. I need a motherboard which will handle 2x GeForce GTX280's.

Thanks

At what resolution/size monitor are you using ?

 

[imported_Uzi69]

I have a 24" Dell running at 1920x1280.

 

[Mr Fox]

Originally posted by: Uzi69
I have a 24" Dell running at 1920x1280.

There is no real advantage to SLI at that Resolution, a single card, on an Intel Chipset will handle the job..

you will end up spending 800-900 extra for a quickly depreciating, soon to be obsolete system that will be 10-15 frames faster.... well if you are already at 100 FPS do you believe that you will see that difference ?

 

[krnmastersgt]

Gotta agree with Fox, or if you want SLI over CF, get 2 9800 GTXs and SLI them, more performance than a 280 and 2/3 the cost. (Not including the nForce board you'll need)