Help choosing mobo

[SiGNuM]

Well I wanted to buy a 680i but seeing that they have a lot of problems and that there is no stock anywhere, I want to know what is the other better choice, the other parts of the system are E6600, DDR2 @ 800 mhz and a 7950GT, so... plz help me.

And the last question: 965 or 975?

 

[evongugg]

Shootout at the Core 2 Corral: Seven P965 Motherboards Compared

http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/11/13/shootout_at_the_core_2_corral/

 

[SiGNuM]

Shootout at the Core 2 Corral: Seven P965 Motherboards Compared

http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/11/13/shootout_at_the_core_2_corral/

Yep but compared to 975x chipset? :S

 

[BUFF]

At stock it probably makes little difference but if overclocking an E6600 I would go 975X.
Why?
Most 965s switch to the 1333 strap ~400fsb & that hurts performance so that e.g. 9x420 on a 965 isn't as fast as on a 975X.
If you seriously expected to run Crossfire at some point that's also in 975X's favour as the x8+x8 performs better than the x16+x4 of 965.