Reliable dual core MOBO

maxima · 01-31-2006, 03:08 AM

Will be building a system hopefully in a few months, going with the AMD64X2, what's a good brand of boards to be looking at?? I want it to be extremely reliable, I've been looking at some, seems ASUS is the most expensive. Are they really one of the better ones or are they just that much more than others? Any help would be great, thanks much!

Mr.Suave · 01-31-2006, 05:30 AM

wats your budget? do you plan to OC?
another good company other than ASUS is DFI. they make excellent boards and thier great for OC'ing. and sometimes their a little cheaper than ASUS.

**ceewi1** · 01-31-2006, 05:52 AM

ASUS and DFI are both reliable brands, but you really shouldn't choose a board based only on the brand. Some ASUS boards are great, some are overpriced, and some are reasonably poor.

The Asus A8R-MVP seems to be favoured by many people, but it really depends on your budget

**Praetor** · 02-01-2006, 05:26 PM

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The Asus A8R-MVP seems to be favoured by many people, but it really depends on your budget

but at $105, it's still fairly affordable still...especially for the performance you're gettoing

oinkypig · 02-02-2006, 04:41 AM

YEAH, i have the ASUS A8R-MVP. it works like a charm. I love it. and it supports crossfire YAY!

I greatly recommend it

ASUS A8R-MVP
AMD 3800 X2
X1800 XT 512MB
1GB ddr 333 pc2700 (gonna upgrade to 2 gb ddr 400 pc3200 dual channel)
Creative X-FI extreme music
300 GB seagate barracuda
160 GB iomega external drive
7 in 1 Mad dog DVD burner/CD-burner 160$
samsung cd-rom drive
samsung cd burner
sony dvd-rom/cd-rom
coolermaster cooldrive 4

01-31-2006, 03:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
maxima New Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 19	Reliable dual core MOBO - AMD Will be building a system hopefully in a few months, going with the AMD64X2, what's a good brand of boards to be looking at?? I want it to be extremely reliable, I've been looking at some, seems ASUS is the most expensive. Are they really one of the better ones or are they just that much more than others? Any help would be great, thanks much!

01-31-2006, 05:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
Mr.Suave Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,373	wats your budget? do you plan to OC? another good company other than ASUS is DFI. they make excellent boards and thier great for OC'ing. and sometimes their a little cheaper than ASUS. __________________ The Comp: CPU--Athlon64 X2 4200+ Manchester @ 2.5!!!:D HDD--WD Caviar 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 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 all inside a Thermaltake Matrix VX

01-31-2006, 05:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
ceewi1 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 5,120	ASUS and DFI are both reliable brands, but you really shouldn't choose a board based only on the brand. Some ASUS boards are great, some are overpriced, and some are reasonably poor. The Asus A8R-MVP seems to be favoured by many people, but it really depends on your budget __________________ CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 / MOBO: Gigabyte 965P-DS3 / GPU: XFX 7900GT RAM: 2GB G.Skill F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK / HDD: 1TB Total HDD / PSU: Antec NeoPower 480W Cheap PSUs - 2% of system costs, responsible for 28% of system deaths As Sealed Stick was removed, lost or damaged, it shall be out of warranty validity. - The "Warranty void if removed" sticker on numerous CoolerMaster PSUs. Useful PSU Guides

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02-02-2006, 04:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
oinkypig Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 57	YEAH, i have the ASUS A8R-MVP. it works like a charm. I love it. and it supports crossfire YAY! I greatly recommend it ASUS A8R-MVP AMD 3800 X2 X1800 XT 512MB 1GB ddr 333 pc2700 (gonna upgrade to 2 gb ddr 400 pc3200 dual channel) Creative X-FI extreme music 300 GB seagate barracuda 160 GB iomega external drive 7 in 1 Mad dog DVD burner/CD-burner 160$ samsung cd-rom drive samsung cd burner sony dvd-rom/cd-rom coolermaster cooldrive 4