Need helps to chose mobo.

[prototype18]

Hi guys .

I am buying my new pc so i need a good mobo that fits my needs.... i would like one to have sli(not quad ) and onboard graphics .and i am having a hard tme finding it...My budget is max 180 $ so i hop to find a good mobo at this price. Thank you

 

[o1die]

amd or Intel? Socket type?

 

[prototype18]

intel 1155 i3 2100 .

 

[o1die]

This board is an excellent value with turbo boost: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138308. I use biostar over asus or asrock, which sometimes have funky bios settings that can cause ram issues. Biostar has always posted the first time for me, regardless of the ram brand. Use 1.5v CL9 non-ecc ddr3 and you will be fine.

 

[o1die]

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[prototype18]

y but those mobos dsnt have sli and they are a bit oldie i was thinking about a better mobo that have sli and onboard graphics. after a year or 2 i will upgrade to i5 2500k so my mobo needs to be able to overclock.

i forgot to tell u that i will use corsair vengeance 4 or 8 gb ... gx 750 W ; gtx 460 gigabyte ; i3 2100 ; hdd 750 gb ; ssd 128 gb ocz.

 

[o1die]

I would check your local vender for an asrock z68 board; a few have sli, but I don't know why you would want onboard video with sli.

 

[prototype18]

cuz i will stay for about 2 months with onboard till i get the gtx 460 gigabyte.... also if u can give me a link with new sli boards. ?

 

[o1die]

Crossfire only, no sli: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138319

 

[prototype18]

if i had chossen CF i would buy p8z68m pro .... so i need a sli board at a normall price

 

[o1die]

The z68 chipset apparantly doesn't work in sli mode. Asrock, biostar, msi, foxconn, all value packed boards that I've used. Foxconn gets a very low rating, but I had no problems with customer service, and dell still uses alot of them. The last foxconn board I had was loaded with features such as spd and hdmi ports and was the fastest board for boot up time I've ever used.

 

[prototype18]

than i need to go with ati ? HD 6850 gigabyte ? is this a good choice and the m pro board can fit my needs ? thank you

 

[o1die]

Try again: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138317
6850 video card with good reviews: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131374

 

[prototype18]

i just took a look at that board and found a review at bit-tech where they said this is a poor board -_- so i am looking at ASUS and MSI boards ...maybe ASROCK too. so if u can help me i would be glad

 

[o1die]

Checkout this asrock board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157265

 

[JackNaylorPE]

$190 SLI and CF, 3 year warranty
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131792

I can't get behind Asrock until they start offering industry standard 3 year warranty.

Last week this was $205 ....pre holiday boost I guess
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131790

 

[prototype18]

both of asus are good ... even thought i found them on amazon lower priced ...and that asrock seems good too ...ill lookup some reviews thank you both

 

[prototype18]

This is the board i come accros to! Read a lot of reviews and its a imba MOBO with a low price. What do u think ?!
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271&nm_mc=OTC-Froogle&cm_mmc=OTC-Froogle-_-Motherboards%20-%20Intel-_-ASRock-_-13157271&AID=10446076&PID=3899435&SID=skim1402X558040X378b47163efc7ac2856ff34bb595335d

 

[o1die]

Tom's only tests a few boards. If you still need more information, google the board model and read a review from another hardware site if tom's hasn't tested your choice.