Any opinions on this mobo?

[RyanAndrew88]

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=247004

I need to find a good motherboard and hopefully, after selling books and some other things, I will have enough to up my mobo budget.

 

[RyanAndrew88]

Also, I can't find this anywhere. Will this board support a Core 2 Duo?

 

[PC eye]

Perhaps you price shopped you could also save by paying less then what is seen at zip zoom "rip off" as it has been named by some who have dealt with them. Instead of $179.99 try the $104.99 seen at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131044&ATT=13-131-044&CMP=OTC-17exta6 "Core 2 Extreme/Core 2 Duo/Pentium D/Celeron"

 

[Rambo]

Perhaps you price shopped you could also save by paying less then what is seen at zip zoom "rip off" as it has been named by some who have dealt with them. Instead of $179.99 try the $104.99 seen at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131044&ATT=13-131-044&CMP=OTC-17exta6 "Core 2 Extreme/Core 2 Duo/Pentium D/Celeron"

That's a different motherboard...

Also, I can't find this anywhere. Will this board support a Core 2 Duo?

No, it wont. If you are looking for a reasonable motherboard with Core 2 Duo support, have a look for the Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3.

 

[RyanAndrew88]

I did look into that one, however I have 2 7800GT cards that I would like to run sli.

How about this one? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131025

 

[PC eye]

I did look into that one, however I have 2 7800GT cards that I would like to run sli.

How about this one? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131025

That board has the ATI chipset and supports Crossfire not SLI. You can look over the specifications at http://usa.asus.com/products4.aspx?modelmenu=2&model=1198&l1=3&l2=11&l3=248

 

[RyanAndrew88]

This is just frustrating lol. I need a mobo but can't find one that fits my needs and is near my price range.

 

[PC eye]

The Asus P5N SLI and P5N-E models seen at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...&Subcategory=280&description=&Ntk=&srchInDesc= are both SLI capable boards that support the C2 Extreme and C2 Duo model cpus. The NVidia chipset gives it a plus over any VIA or SIS models.

 

[RyanAndrew88]

I am liking the P5N-e motherboard. It has enough IDE connectors SLI and 4 DDR2 slots. So, does anyone know if this is a good board for overclocking? Also, what are the benefits of Nvidia 680i vs 650i?

 

[Rambo]

I am liking the P5N-e motherboard. It has enough IDE connectors SLI and 4 DDR2 slots. So, does anyone know if this is a good board for overclocking? Also, what are the benefits of Nvidia 680i vs 650i?

http://www.nvidia.com/page/nforce_600i_tech_specs.html

When running SLI on a 680i motherboard, you'll get 16x speed on both PCI-Express slots, whereas running SLI on a 650i motherboard will give you only 8x speed on both PCI-Express slots. Don't ask me how much of a difference that will make though...

680i supports a max FSB of 1333Mhz (only available on CPUs supporting 1333MHz), 650i supports a max FSB of 1066Mhz.

680i has a third PCI-Express slot, but it wont work in SLI mode (only useful if you want more than 4 monitors hooked up to your PC).

The PCI-Express lanes and links vary. Check the link at the top for more details.

680i has 6 SATA ports and 2 IDE ports. 650i has 4 SATA ports and 4 IDE ports.

680i has two Ethernet controllers. 650i has one.

680i has DualNet technology (i think it's related to the two Ethernet ports, but not exactly sure what it is).

680i has 10 USB ports, 650i has 8.

 

[RyanAndrew88]

That was literally the most helpful thing yet!
Seeing that I am thinking about this mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813188009

Any ideas on this one?

I just sold my car with the broken transmissioin for 650 so I have a little bit more cash to play with. Not much, but a little bit.