Gaming Mobo's?

bluedishwasher · 11-30-2005, 07:19 PM

ok im building a pc from scratch. i really want a decent board that supports sli and has 939 socket... which one is the best to buy for gaming?
Thnx

Slacker7 · 11-30-2005, 11:18 PM

Well how much are you willing to spend?

drunkbum222 · 11-30-2005, 11:47 PM

AMD or Intel?

Also are you thinking on going SLI(2x graphic card) If so ATI or Nvidia.

djray77 · 12-01-2005, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by bluedishwasher

ok im building a pc from scratch. i really want a decent board that supports sli and has 939 socket... which one is the best to buy for gaming?
Thnx

Well as he wants socket 939 I would assume AMD

sbeast64 · 12-01-2005, 05:09 PM

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bluedishwasher · 12-01-2005, 06:11 PM

ok i dont really have a budget and yes i use AMD so any reccomendations?

lowcar100 · 12-01-2005, 06:25 PM

As far as what classifies a "gaming" motherboard... I would think it is just how well you can overclock with it, and if it has 939 socket and SLI. Do you plan on overclocking? As far as a budget goes you could be well over $1,500 with SLI 7800 GTX 512MB. As long as we have a vague window we could help you choose a better motherboard.

bluedishwasher · 12-01-2005, 07:02 PM

yeh i do a bit of overclocking. my budget is about $500

Slacker7 · 12-01-2005, 07:38 PM

Is that $500.00 earmarked for the motherboard alone? The reason I ask is because you stated in your first post that you are building a new PC from scratch, which means all new components. Well depending on what board and CPU you chose anywhere from a third to half of that $500.00 will be spent because you want SLI. You'll also need a good, and I mean good, PSU to go along with the mobo. We haven't even talked about Video cards.

bluedishwasher · 12-01-2005, 08:57 PM

i know what graphics cards im getting, the $500 is for the Mobo and im using a 500W PSU

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11-30-2005, 11:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
Slacker7 Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Southern New Jersey Posts: 83	Well how much are you willing to spend?

11-30-2005, 11:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
drunkbum222 Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 277	AMD or Intel? Also are you thinking on going SLI(2x graphic card) If so ATI or Nvidia.

12-01-2005, 06:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
bluedishwasher Platinum Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UK Age: 17 Posts: 643	ok i dont really have a budget and yes i use AMD so any reccomendations?

12-01-2005, 07:02 PM	#8 (permalink)
bluedishwasher Platinum Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UK Age: 17 Posts: 643	yeh i do a bit of overclocking. my budget is about $500

12-01-2005, 07:38 PM	#9 (permalink)
Slacker7 Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Southern New Jersey Posts: 83	Is that $500.00 earmarked for the motherboard alone? The reason I ask is because you stated in your first post that you are building a new PC from scratch, which means all new components. Well depending on what board and CPU you chose anywhere from a third to half of that $500.00 will be spent because you want SLI. You'll also need a good, and I mean good, PSU to go along with the mobo. We haven't even talked about Video cards.

12-01-2005, 08:57 PM	#10 (permalink)
bluedishwasher Platinum Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UK Age: 17 Posts: 643	i know what graphics cards im getting, the $500 is for the Mobo and im using a 500W PSU