choosing a mobo

fuz12

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right now i have a asus p5n-e sli which has a nvidia 650i northbridge and a 430i southbridge. would this mobo be able to run a stable overclock or would i be better off getting a new mobo. the ones i had in mind were the p5n32-e (680i), p5n-d (750i) and the asus striker 2 formula (780i). i am kind of reluctant to get the 780i because of the much bigger price tag but if it performs much better than i would probably get it. i have also read a lot that intel chipsets are better than nvidia. i am not too familiar with intel's chipsets. if there is a big advantage with the intel chipsets, could u list the intel equivalent to the nvidia chipsets?

here are my specs:
core 2 quad: q6700
zalman 9700nt
asus p5n-e sli
4gb ram 800 mhz
ocz stealthxstream 600 watt
2x 8800 gt in sli
wd caviar 320 gb
wd raptor 150 gb

thanks



 
If you don't sli, intel chipsets are definitely the better option. But since you already are using sli, go with the striker 2 formula, less issues i believe than the 680i.