You know I would go for a Gigabyte or Asus board before going on an Intel. But you may still end up with an SLI capable board depending on other things. More and more boards will be SLI or Crossfire capable. There's always the P5N SLI model seen at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131032
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lb562high
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thats the one i was talking about....
JuggaloKillaz
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I cant believe socket 939's cheap now. Im not sure which manufacturer to use. I thought of Asus or Gigabyte. There both awsome. which one for a gaming PC and i plan on using AMD.
Asus usually sees some of the best results. It actually depends more on the model with either brand. Asus incorporates the "Quiet + Cool" and a good overheat protection circuit while many go with Gigabyte for ocing. Except for a cpu fan failing on the last build and doing something to bios as well as the cpu when that overheated Asus has otherwise been reliable here.
I have that board and it rocks
Wi-Fi is very powerful and the Digital Remote is VERY handy! 10/10.JuggaloKillaz
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wow what a nice motherboard. Can it support an AMD processor. Are Asus motherboards good for OCing? ANd Gigabytes are louder than an Asus Motherboard.
The P5N SLI and the P5W DH are both Intel model boards. Asus, Abit, MSI, Gigabyte, DFI, and ECS are all good brands with oc capability with ECS having a large number of options for this "if" you just happen to get a good board. Asus has been one of the leaders for some time now. But you will get more out of some models then others. That seems to hold with different makes and models.
Well there's always the Asus P5N32 SLI http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131031 for a slightly higher price tag. You actually choose what is the best board for you by looking over the various makes and models for the specifications as well as the features offered to see how that will fit into a build you are planning.
spacedude89
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I'm Currently using the ABIT AW9D-Max motherboard, So far its great.
http://www.pro-clockers.com/reviews.php?id=166
http://www.pro-clockers.com/reviews.php?id=166
The Asus P5N32 SLI model sees the best reviews for gaming and ocing. The P5N SLI model doesn't fare so well in that area. Even though you can run far more memory with a 16gb max the P5N SLI gets baked. That is the word there. The preference here would be for the nForce 4 chipset. This would be the better in the Asus line.
lb562high
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so you recommend the P5N32 SLI model over the P5N SLI model in the gaming area? also i was wondering where i can read up on the comparison of all motheboards...
The Asus A8N SLI and A8N32 SLI Deluxe are AMD not Intel model boards. The P5 series boards are Intel models. "P5 = Pentium 5" I was under the impression you had decided on going with a Core 2 Duo. Newegg has a pair of boards with nForce not Intel chipsets to look over at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...1&Submit=ENE&Manufactory=1315&SubCategory=280
You will have to review the features as well as the specifications before making a $100 jump to a different model. The $206.99 is a large gap for the P5N32 SLI Deluxe model seen at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131031
You have to look over both boards according to your needs there to see which will offer the best performance value for the money. And the one other thing that stands out between the two models is the cpus that will run on one while not the other? For $107.99 you would be running the "Intel Core 2 Extreme/Core 2 Duo/Pentium D/Celeron" on the P5N SLI model seen at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131032 while the P5N32 SLI runs "Intel Pentium EE/Pentium D/Pentium 4 HT/Celeron D"?
You have to look over both boards according to your needs there to see which will offer the best performance value for the money. And the one other thing that stands out between the two models is the cpus that will run on one while not the other? For $107.99 you would be running the "Intel Core 2 Extreme/Core 2 Duo/Pentium D/Celeron" on the P5N SLI model seen at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131032 while the P5N32 SLI runs "Intel Pentium EE/Pentium D/Pentium 4 HT/Celeron D"?