which motherboard for my setup?

ReturnToEmpire · 01-18-2006, 12:02 AM

im going to buy an AMD 3800 + X2, 2x512 OCZ enhanced latency RAM, and a 7800GT.
which of these 2 motherboards would be better for my setup, i plan on getting an SLI setup when my 7800GT gets outdated.
mobo1 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136166
mobo2 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131540
please state reasons for your decision.

Syphr · 01-18-2006, 03:19 PM

Either,

Really doesnt matter...
I can tell you that the ASUS board is really good, it is the one I use. As for the other, I've heard many people on this forum speak its praises. Either, seems to have all the features you wanted, and more; should be a great choice..

Syphr · 01-18-2006, 03:23 PM

Sorry, if you were looking for a definate choice.
Then i say. ASUS board.

1) I have it, i can vouch for the quality
2) Has tons of features (including 7.1 audio)
3) Less expensive than other

34erd · 01-18-2006, 04:17 PM

DFI by far. The DFI has loads more overclocking features then the ASUS and better layout.

Syphr · 01-18-2006, 07:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 34erd

The DFI has loads more overclocking features then the ASUS

ok. But is he gonna use them?

ReturnToEmpire · 01-18-2006, 10:36 PM

if it does have more overclocking features then i will get that i want to overclock my 3800 + X2, so i guess i will go with the DFI board, they seem to be almost the same right, i wouldnt be losing anything by going with the DFI over the ASUS right?

Syphr · 01-19-2006, 12:20 PM

No you wont lose, anything..the boards both have essentially the same features anyway

ReturnToEmpire · 01-19-2006, 09:21 PM

after reading many reviews on websites such as tomshardware and anandtech i have decided to change my decision to the ASUS board. it seems to be more reliable then the DFI. the DFI was said to be picky about hardware. and the ASUS board was overclockable as well.

syzygy · 01-19-2006, 11:28 PM

I am thinking about building my own computer now, and I was also looking into these two motherboards and I had a question as well. The asus uses a heat pipe to cool the chipset while the DFI uses a fan, and with the video cards i am looking at buying (2 7800gtx) they would most likely cover up the chipset fan on the DFI and I was wondering if that would make any diffrence.

ReturnToEmpire · 01-19-2006, 11:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by syzygy

I am thinking about building my own computer now, and I was also looking into these two motherboards and I had a question as well. The asus uses a heat pipe to cool the chipset while the DFI uses a fan, and with the video cards i am looking at buying (2 7800gtx) they would most likely cover up the chipset fan on the DFI and I was wondering if that would make any diffrence.

i read alot of reviews from users of that board and they said it was a disadvantage having the fan right behind the pci cards, also since your going to be using SLi the asus board is very nice because it switches to SLi automatically and the 2 slots are farther apart then they are on other boards. this makes it a little more convenient. also the heatpipe has been proven to work well. so dont worry about it not being a fan.

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Syphr Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 126	Either, Really doesnt matter... I can tell you that the ASUS board is really good, it is the one I use. As for the other, I've heard many people on this forum speak its praises. Either, seems to have all the features you wanted, and more; should be a great choice.. __________________ :cool: Syphr --------- AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Asus A8N SLI Premium NVIDIA Mobo 1536MB Corsair PC3200 DDR 400MHz Memory 480GB (160GBx3) WD Caviar SE (SATA,8MB,7200) Dual (SLI) GigaByte GeForce 6600 PCI-e 256MB WinXP PRO/WinVista BETA 2 //Coming Soon Laptop

01-18-2006, 03:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
Syphr Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 126	Sorry, if you were looking for a definate choice. Then i say. ASUS board. 1) I have it, i can vouch for the quality 2) Has tons of features (including 7.1 audio) 3) Less expensive than other __________________ :cool: Syphr --------- AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Asus A8N SLI Premium NVIDIA Mobo 1536MB Corsair PC3200 DDR 400MHz Memory 480GB (160GBx3) WD Caviar SE (SATA,8MB,7200) Dual (SLI) GigaByte GeForce 6600 PCI-e 256MB WinXP PRO/WinVista BETA 2 //Coming Soon Laptop

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34erd Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 15 Posts: 2,842	DFI by far. The DFI has loads more overclocking features then the ASUS and better layout. __________________ DFI Lanparty UT nF4 SLI DR Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1 Gig OCZ VX DDR500 DDR BFG GeForce 7800GT 160 Gig SATA HDD CD-RW DVD-ROM Antec NeoPower 480 Thermaltake Tsunami

01-19-2006, 12:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
Syphr Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 126	No you wont lose, anything..the boards both have essentially the same features anyway __________________ :cool: Syphr --------- AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Asus A8N SLI Premium NVIDIA Mobo 1536MB Corsair PC3200 DDR 400MHz Memory 480GB (160GBx3) WD Caviar SE (SATA,8MB,7200) Dual (SLI) GigaByte GeForce 6600 PCI-e 256MB WinXP PRO/WinVista BETA 2 //Coming Soon Laptop

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01-19-2006, 11:28 PM	#9 (permalink)
syzygy New Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1	I am thinking about building my own computer now, and I was also looking into these two motherboards and I had a question as well. The asus uses a heat pipe to cool the chipset while the DFI uses a fan, and with the video cards i am looking at buying (2 7800gtx) they would most likely cover up the chipset fan on the DFI and I was wondering if that would make any diffrence.