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Which SLI mobo?

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Skyguy

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Quick story short:

Looking at getting an SLI mobo to run 3 monitors. Need the mobo to handle some good OC'ing. Assume 6300 C2D, OCZ Platinum DDR2-800, aftermarket Northbridge HSF if necessary. Options (prices are in CDN):

-ASUS P5N-E 650i - $160 (are the bugs worked out yet?)
-ASUS P5B Deluxe - $230 (solid board, OC's like a champ, is it touchy for RAM?)
-ASUS 965 Comando - $265 (not too familiar with it)
-EVGA 680i - $290 (expensive, OC's easy, bugs worked out yet?)


Which, and why? Thanks.
 
P5B & Commando as 965 chipset boards don't (officially) do SLI but Crossfire.
& the 2nd physical x16 PCI-E only runs at x4 electrically.

There are several more 650i SLI mobos due out imminently (indeed MSI have 1 in the shops here in the UK).
 
I should clarify.........I don't intend to run SLI. I need an SLI board (dual PCI-e more precisely) to run 2 GPUs so I can hook up 3 monitors. So the cards would be run independently, but still need a dual PCI-e mobo.

The 650i makes me a bit nervous, to be honest. I currently have a Gigabyte 965-DS3 and it OC's like a champ without effort. It's not touchy at all. The 650i boards seem rather finicky for OC'ing from what I read so far...........?
 
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