jamesjames

Gigabyte GA-K8N Pro-SLI nVidia nForce4-SLI Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE-1394 Dual PCI-E MB

or

eVGA nForce-4 SLI Chipset Dual DDR w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, Dual PCI-E MB

or

Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe nForce4-SLI Chipset w/LAN, 7.1 Sound, IEEE-1394, USB 2.0 Dual PCI-E Motherboard

My system is going to have a 7800gt, 1 gig RAM, 500watt PSU, and a AMD 3700+, any recomendations or comments?

mdevildog

the asus

bigsaucybob

well definitly not the asus becuase it doesnt have an sata ports, unless u didnt mention it. so that wont be good for future hard drive upgades.
the other 2 are basically the same so its really on wat u prefer.

personally i wuld go with evga.they are a great company and im sure they offer some kind of great warranty.

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ReturnToEmpire

i pretty much know asus motherboards by heart, and the asus a8n sli deluxe has 4 sata2 ports i believe. but as for which one to choose i would go with eVGA. although all threee are pretty nice. do you really need SLI?
if not then get a DFI lanparty Nf4 ultra-d

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Mr.Suave

wat PSU are you getting? b/c it could be a 500W and still be crap. watts dont mean much. you want a PSU with at least 30A on the 12V

aslo wats your budget? and the prices/specs for the parts you looking to get. maby we can help you find better/cheaper ones.

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MB---DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 SLI-DR
RAM--OCZ Titanium 2GB (2 x 1GB)
GPU--Sapphire ATI Radeon X1900XTX 512mb
SPU--Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS
PSU--ENERMAX Whisper II 535W
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jamesjames

the reason I am debating the three is because I have a gift certificate to ibuypower.com. So I basically have to build a computer from that website and those were some of the choices.

well for a PSU, which one do you think

NZXT PF-500 500 Watt Power Supply
Enermax EG565P 535 Watt Power Supply [SLI-Ready] [+ $30]
NZXT PRC-550 550W Power Supply [+ $36]

jamesjames

Also, I think that I am going to get the X2 3800+ instead of the 3700+ (what do you think?)

MIK3daG33K

I think its a good idea. Also i would go with the Asus.

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1 GB of OCZ Gold rev. 2 PC-3200 RAM (2.2.2.5)
BFG Geforce 7800 GT (510 \ 1.25) w\ NV Silencer 5
Western Digital 120 / 160 GB SATA 7200 RPM hard drive
Antec TruePower 2.0 550 W power supply
Samsung SyncMaster 204B 20.1 in. (5 ms)
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic
Logitech Z-5300e 5.1 Surround Sound

fistsoffire1986

I just installed my first Asus board a few weeks ago and I have been extremely pleased with it. I will say I have heard plenty of great things about Gigabyte, however, IMO SLI capability is great to have in a mobo so that down the road if you need more video power, you have the options to add another 7800GT. EVGA is also a great co. but I have no experience with them nor DFI who was going to be my choice above ASUS. DFI has more specific OC'ing features, however my ASUS Premium has taken my 3700 to 2.8ghz (stick HS/F). As for you processor if your willing to OC, get the 3700 and don't pay for a higher multiplier. If not then its your decision.

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1GB Corsair ValueSelect (333 2.5-3-3-3)
eVGA GeForce 6800 256MB PCIe
Western Digital 80 Gig 8MB cache ATA 100
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fade2green514

evga or asus sound like good brand depending on the features the motherboard has. basically go with the brand with the most features if you dont intend on overclocking. i intended on overclocking so i went with an ECS that had alot of features, and got it for a decent price.

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