i need help choosing a modbo

[fly]

ok well ive been looking and looking and i cant find a good modbo w/ good reviews in my price range. Im looking to buy 1 that is under $150, that has ddr2 800/1066 ram, is SLI compatible and has a AM2 socket. if some one could link me one that would be great

 

[Dystopia]

Doubt it will work...but here's what you do. oh wait, where ya ordering from?

 

[StrangleHold]

It will be had to find a 780a board for under 150 bucks. You can get a 750a for under 150 bucks but its 8X/8X in SLI.

 

[fly]

im going to order from newegg. here is the mobo im looking at
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138108
and what doesn it say when its SLI 8x

 

[StrangleHold]

750a, all 750a are X16 lanes with a single card, but the slots run with X8 lanes is SLI.

I like this board better. Out of stock at newegg.
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10008648

 

[fly]

ok, when you say x8 running in SLI will that effect performance or something?

 

[StrangleHold]

Probably would a bit if you SLI like 9800GTX+ and above.

 

[fly]

im looking at 9500 GTs

 

[FairDoos]

im going to order from newegg. here is the mobo im looking at
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138108
and what doesn it say when its SLI 8x

That mobo looks bad as in terrible the layout isnt very friendly and have you read the reviews yet?

 

[fly]

ya i realized that a few hrs ago and im not on the hunt again

 

[fly]

well i have lowered my standards a bit, looks like i may have to sacrifice ram speed for the price

 

[StrangleHold]

im looking at 9500 GTs

It wont matter with 9600GTs

well i have lowered my standards a bit, looks like i may have to sacrifice ram speed for the price

I showed you a better board.

 

[fly]

ya looks like im going to have to bite the bullet and put out some extra money for that board. newegg has jack crap

 

[StrangleHold]

Instead of SLI with 9600GTs, if you like nvidia just get a single 9800GTX+. Or go with a Crossfire board and run a couple of ATI cards.

You can get the C/F Gigabyte board cheaper.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128352

Or forget C/F and SLI. Save some money, get a single slot board
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128370
and something like a single 4850.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...description=&Ntk=&SpeTabStoreType=&srchInDesc=

 

[fly]

ya im stickin w. nvidia. but thanx for the idea. w/ the board u pointed me to i will be still in my price range

 

[fly]

ok so will this mobo and this cpu work 2gether? because it says am2 for the Athlon 64 X2.

mobo: http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10008648
Cpu: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103300

Oh and here is the video card i plan on buying and SLIing:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150319