3 Motherboard Choices: Opinions and Advice Please!

striker2790 · Jun 25, 2006, 12:22 AM

I need some advice picking out a mobo. I'm looking at three choices, and I'm not exactly sure which one to buy. This is my first build, and any advice would be great.

Here's my choices:

1. P5WD2-E Premium by Asus
2. P5N32-SLI Deluxe by Asus
3. D97XBX by Intel

By the way, I plan on buying the BFG 7900 GTX OC, and maybe another one later.

Grace · Jun 25, 2006, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by striker2790

...and maybe another one later.

That itself sets the P5N32-SLI as the only choice. The other two motherboards are 975X based motherboards, they cannot run SLI if you plan to purchase a second card later on.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Jun 25, 2006, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Grace

That itself sets the P5N32-SLI as the only choice. The other two motherboards are 975X based motherboards, they cannot run SLI if you plan to purchase a second card later on.

Well.... officially anyway. I mean...975X got Crossfire, nVidia may not want to miss out on a bigger market for SLI

Necrosis · Jun 25, 2006, 04:21 AM

I thought the 975x did CF & SLI?

~~hackerx~~ · Jun 25, 2006, 08:19 AM

actually with the latest forceware drivers,sli works on 975x chipsets.(or atleast that what i heard)

Jun 25, 2006, 12:22 AM	#1
striker2790 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	3 Motherboard Choices: Opinions and Advice Please! I need some advice picking out a mobo. I'm looking at three choices, and I'm not exactly sure which one to buy. This is my first build, and any advice would be great. Here's my choices: 1. P5WD2-E Premium by Asus 2. P5N32-SLI Deluxe by Asus 3. D97XBX by Intel By the way, I plan on buying the BFG 7900 GTX OC, and maybe another one later.

Jun 25, 2006, 04:21 AM	#4
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	I thought the 975x did CF & SLI?

Jun 25, 2006, 08:19 AM	#5
~~hackerx~~ Banned Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 494 Rep Power: 0	actually with the latest forceware drivers,sli works on 975x chipsets.(or atleast that what i heard)