Next up, motherboard

RMBGod · Post by **RMBGod** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 11:00 pm

case and power are on the way, now i need to motherboard. i am an Athlon fan, and the board reccomded to me is the asus a8n-sli deluxe. however, as always i am open to any and all suggestions.

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 6:07 am

I have an A8N-E and I can highly recommend it. Nice stable board that's not fussy about memory.

RMBGod · Post by **RMBGod** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 1:22 pm

it looks very similair to the deluxe excpet minus the second 16x PCI e slot. also, there seems to be an a8ne and an a8ne FM model

BillyGoat · Post by **BillyGoat** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 1:58 pm

asus are nice stable boards, do not buy one if you are looking to overclock though as most are poor performers at that.

RMBGod · Post by **RMBGod** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 2:24 pm

im not an overclocker, so thats not important to me

nexus_7 · Post by **nexus_7** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 10:06 am

DFI

Greg

RMBGod · Post by **RMBGod** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 3:16 am

wpublic · Post by **wpublic** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 11:52 pm

DFI the brand. Here's some:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLi ... t=Property

RMBGod · Post by **RMBGod** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 5:43 pm

Alright, Ive decided to go the complete opposite direction. I need reccomendations of Pentium motherboards.

eGoCeNTRoNiX · Post by **eGoCeNTRoNiX** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 5:58 pm

Originally posted by RMBGod
Alright, Ive decided to go the complete opposite direction. I need reccomendations of Pentium motherboards.

Pentium makes me cry... You really should stick with the direction you were going with in the first place... But that's just my .02

GL!

eGo

RMBGod · Post by **RMBGod** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 6:42 pm

From what I undersatnd, Pentiums are far more stable and the Athlon only gives marginal increases in performance in gaming.

eGoCeNTRoNiX · Post by **eGoCeNTRoNiX** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 7:21 pm

I think Pentium being "far more stable" is a matter of opinion..

I have a Dual XP 1700+ that ran for over a year without being rebooted or crashing.

wpublic · Post by **wpublic** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 9:14 pm

AMD/Intel debate is the same as the Ford/Chevy debate is down here in the south. everyone is loyal to their personal bias, and their favorite stock car driver.

i think AMD's are great. i have had some running for years and have never had one "up and die on me" Personally, i think Intel spent more of their time and money on marketing than on product development and people have to pay more for them because of it. AMD is much more friendly to the DIY system builders and enthusiasts.

RMBGod · Post by **RMBGod** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 12:47 am

ok, for the sake of argument, reccomend a good intel motherboard.

DaMaN · Post by **DaMaN** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 12:43 pm

I just traded an ASUS P5AD2 premium. Awesome board. Stay away from ABIT Intel mobo's, DFI makes a nice Intel board as well. What cpu did you acquire on the Intel platform?