which motherbaord?

[scamtrOn]

i'm going to build a PC soon. i want a plain but good motherboard. i want to do some gaming and i'll be overclocking. amd or intel, i don't care, just want a good motherboard without bells and whistles. i want something that will handle high FSB speeds.

so what do you guys recommend? whats a good chipset right now?

 

[shadowthor]

are you planning to crossfire? If not, the p45 is definitely a good option. If you are go with an x38 or x48 mobo.

 

[scamtrOn]

are you planning to crossfire? If not, the p45 is definitely a good option. If you are go with an x38 or x48 mobo.

crossfire, huh? hmm.... i have no idea what that is. i'm guessing it's video related?

 

[scamtrOn]

P45 Northbridge + ICH10R Southbridge e.g. ASUS P5Q Deluxe:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131297


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reality check: complete

now, do you recommend anything that would be about half that price?

 

[ahslan]

crossfire is when you have multiple ATI graphics cards in your computer...SLI is the same thing for Nvidia...

 

[ahslan]

Because I don't know squat about intel mobos, here's what I would recommend for an AMD platform:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138128

The new 790GX chipset is able to OC like crazy...
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-integrated-790gx,1988-13.html

EDIT:and yes, I am aware that intel chips and boards are able to OC like crazy as well...

and here is another 790GX mobo thats supposed to be really good aswell...you can check all the others at newegg

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186150

 

[einstein4pres]

so what do you guys recommend? whats a good chipset right now?

You asked for no bells and whistles, so you're looking for a P35 or a P45 chipset right now. The non-RAID southbridge ICH9 or ICH10 will be suitable.

 

[aevm]

MSI K9A2 CF-F V2 AM2+/AM2 AMD 790X, $95
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16813130172

Combine it with a Phenom 9850 or an X2 6000+ or X2 6400+, and two HD 4850 cards.

 

[scamtrOn]

alright, i got to do some thinking

 

[darckeen]

Everyone here recomends the top of the line asus or gigabyte its rediculous lol. If you do your research you can get the same performance or better with other manufactuers that don't have a vested interest in you having to pay alot for an oc'able board.

The best p45 w/o the bells and whistles is the biostar tp45, check it out.

 

[ahslan]

BIOSTAR FTW!