Which Motherboard Should I Get for Phenom 9950

[k1ngsatan]

I am upgrading my PC. I Just bought an AMD Phenom X4 9950 Black Edition CPU and Corsair Dominator PC2-8500, 1066Mhz Memory - 2GB - I already have a EVGA 8800 GTS 640MB Video Card, But i plan on buying a second card and running them in SLI mode. I also have a 550W Antec Neo HE550 Power supply...will this be enough?

My main question is What Motherboard should I buy so that i can later run 2 8800 gts 640MB cards..in SLI mode..

Note: the 9950 is a 140w processor, so not all Phenom compatible boards will work correctly...

 

[dirtmountain]

Under $150 SLI at 8x/8x, good reviews, will handle the 9950
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130161
The 550w Antec will handle the 8800GTS 640 in SLI.

 

[emp]

It's going to be cheaper and faster to sell the 8800GTS and get a newer card. The cheapest 8800GTS 640MB I could find was for $100 if you add to that the price of a SLI-capable board ($150) versus the price for a 790GX+SB750 board ($100), that should overclock a hell of a lot better... since it has an SB750, and an HD 4850 ($170), you will see that the difference in price is negligible, but the single HD 4850 should be faster, especially with AA enabled.

BIOSTAR TFORCE TA790GX A2+ AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

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

GIGABYTE GV-R485ZL-512H Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125238

And if you sell your 8800GTS 640MB on ebay, you can even make up some money back.

 

[megamanx00]

^+1

If you still want to go with an SLI board though then get something like this

MSI K9N2 SLI Platinum
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130161

 

[wahdangun]

i think you shoud consider AMD 790fx + SB 750 it will make your phenom oc realy well, and your phenom can be oc to 3,4 gighertz preaty easy.

and you should sell your 8800 gts, then buy 1 GB HD 4870 it will beat your 8800 gts even in SLI.

here are some review
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3415