Need Mother board recommendations

d_b · Post by **d_b** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 1:18 pm

I'm going to be building a AMD64 and must be PCI express. I havent kept up on whats hot, who's good, who's bad, etc. Any recommendations? dont want to spend over a $100 but will if absolutely necessary.

thanks!

123cool · Post by **123cool** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 5:47 pm

anything in the expensive part of ASUS like the Premium, or a gigabite board are still good.

nexus_7 · Post by **nexus_7** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 6:41 pm

anything DFI

Greg

Key Keeper · Post by **Key Keeper** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 6:53 pm

I have had nothing but good experience with my asus (a8n sli deluxe) overclocks like a dream with the 1006 bios (winchester 3000+@2.46ghz). The only gripe I have is the chipset fan is a little loud for my taste. The premium is nice but the sli x16 is probably the best out of the three (full speed pci-e with sli)

blade · Post by **blade** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 7:26 pm

Using a ASRock Dual Sata2 with an opteron 165 oc'd to 2.4 and all so far has been very stable. This mobo not only has pci express, but also agp. Got it when the egg had it for 65. They usually have it on sale once a week. Plus it is "suppose" to be upgradable to the new ma2 (or is it am2) platform.

Waiting for a msi neo platinum. DFI I hear is the best. But more moola.

Pugsley · Post by **Pugsley** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 7:58 pm

Using a Epox EP-9NPAJ. Works great. Have been using Epox since my first XP computer. Have a 8RDA3+ that was my old PC running as my file server and its a tank.

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 11:08 pm

Asus A8N-E Deluxe. Solid as a rock.

Key Keeper · Post by **Key Keeper** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:36 am

aid: I will always buy asus from now on.

NubyCanuby_OFC · Post by **NubyCanuby_OFC** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 2:06 pm

My friend and I both have the ASRock Dual SATA2 and it works like a charm. He managed to overclock his Athlon 64 3000+, 400 mghz without having to raise any voltages. He also went from an AGP 9800 PRO to a PCI express 6800 GS with no problems.

d_b · Post by **d_b** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 10:51 am

Thanks! Going with the DFI nF4 Ultra-Infinity.