- Apr 17, 2008
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Just got finished upgrading one of our computers with the GA-MA78GM-S2H, and Ihave to say the 780G chipset is SEXY!!!!
However for my other machine I plan on going with Intel.....the possible choices are so staggering that I do not know where to begin...but i do know what i need, and like.
My requirements.
1.) Stability and longevity I tend to hold onto a motherboard a long time. I would prefer one that is as upgrable as possible.
2.) I still use many IDE devices and drives....if there is a board that still allows for two dual IDE slots and also has esata that would be swell.....otherwise I will have to purchase a IDE PCI card to allow the use of my DVD writers and hard drives......I can't seem to find a single x48 or x38 board with the ability to run 4 IDE devices.....I would REALLY like this possibility.
3. Must have PCIe 2.0, Firewire, etc the ability to run at least 4 Sata devices on top of the 4 IDE devices...
4.) I have no plans or ANY desire to run any cards SLI.....when I need a boost i get a new graphics card....SLI to me is a waste unless you have a unlimited budget and can get multiple cards of the fastest GPU's out.....running older cards SLI is silly, when a newer single card will usually blow them away.
Does what I want exist? My biggest problem seems to be finding any mobo that still has two IDE slots.
I would prefer to go with intel chipset over nvidia.
However for my other machine I plan on going with Intel.....the possible choices are so staggering that I do not know where to begin...but i do know what i need, and like.
My requirements.
1.) Stability and longevity I tend to hold onto a motherboard a long time. I would prefer one that is as upgrable as possible.
2.) I still use many IDE devices and drives....if there is a board that still allows for two dual IDE slots and also has esata that would be swell.....otherwise I will have to purchase a IDE PCI card to allow the use of my DVD writers and hard drives......I can't seem to find a single x48 or x38 board with the ability to run 4 IDE devices.....I would REALLY like this possibility.
3. Must have PCIe 2.0, Firewire, etc the ability to run at least 4 Sata devices on top of the 4 IDE devices...
4.) I have no plans or ANY desire to run any cards SLI.....when I need a boost i get a new graphics card....SLI to me is a waste unless you have a unlimited budget and can get multiple cards of the fastest GPU's out.....running older cards SLI is silly, when a newer single card will usually blow them away.
Does what I want exist? My biggest problem seems to be finding any mobo that still has two IDE slots.
I would prefer to go with intel chipset over nvidia.