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joe3273

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2005

Florida

Druids of Maguuma [DoM]

N/Me

21 Feb 2008 at 20:26 - 1

Not sure which one to get.

All seem to be good boards, but not sure which one is the better
of the bunch.
Thinking of upgrades later.

Would like an opinion please, TY.

Getting close to my first build, and the motherboard part is giving me a headache...lol

http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16813131196

http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16813128059

http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16813131232

eggrolls

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2007

21 Feb 2008 at 22:27 - 2

That depends whether you want the option of SLI or the Wifi. Personally, I'd go with the Gigabyte since it's significantly cheaper.

Chronos the Defiler

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

W/

22 Feb 2008 at 01:06 - 3

The GB one also supports 1066 DDR2 memory, which can be quite a good investment in the near future.

BFG

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Lost

DCSB

23 Feb 2008 at 00:40 - 4

The Gigabyte board gives you the best bang for the buck. As far as the Asus boards go, I lean more toward the P5K due to the Intel chipset.

0siris

Riding the Gravy Train

Join Date: Oct 2005

Chicago Area

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

W/

23 Feb 2008 at 03:42 - 5

I just got done building a new computer for my mom and I went with the GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L. It's a solid board, but the IDE connector is in a weird spot. If you have more than 1 PCI device you will have to wrestle with your IDE cable in order to get it to fit.

here's what I built

Q6600 G0
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L
Crucial 2x1GB PC-8500 1066Mhz
eVGA 7600GT
WD Caviar SE 320GB SATA

If I were to recommend a motherboard, I'd say get the eVGA 122-CK-NF68-A1 Room for upgrades with SLI, and supports up to DDR1200 RAM. Of course it'd be nice to know what budget you are working with

eVGA supported memory chart

good luck