Motherboard

FireElements · Feb 5, 2006, 12:15 AM

Need a PCI-e AMD motherboard. Going to be used with an AMD X2 3800+.

How about this?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131569

Anyone know of anything better for around same price or cheaper?

Lchevy79 · Feb 5, 2006, 12:24 AM

very nice but no sli if u are not wanting to do that the board should rock

No_Style · Feb 5, 2006, 01:11 AM

That board would rock if you really want a no frills board. Some key differences include the support for only 1.5 Gbps SATA and no ActiveArmor (NVIDIA's Hardware Firewall which is ok..). The lack of SLI was also mentioned already. I personally would just spend the little extra money for an ASUS A8N-E so I could take advantage of the NForce 4 Ultra's 3 Gbps SATA support.. Just in case I'll use it.

A chart of the different NForce 4 Chipsets can be found here.

FireElements · Feb 5, 2006, 01:59 AM

Hmm...how about this?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131584

No_Style · Feb 5, 2006, 11:28 AM

A good board. The ASUS A8R-MVP has received kind words from AnandTech. It's also CrossFire ready if you choose to go that path.

FireElements · Feb 6, 2006, 03:33 PM

Hmm, so which of these board would be a better buy?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131569
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131530
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131584

Soilwork · Feb 6, 2006, 03:39 PM

the A8N-E. Unless you want crossfire, cause if you don't it is a waste of cash

FireElements · Feb 6, 2006, 04:36 PM

What exactly is the difference between the A8N5X and A8N-E?

No_Style · Feb 6, 2006, 05:34 PM

Check ASUS' website for specifics, however the major difference is the version of the NForce 4 chipset being used for the boards. The different chipsets are mentioned in the link provided in my above post.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Feb 7, 2006, 09:51 AM

nF4 Ultra is worth the premium over the generic one, and SLI is only worth it if you want to run SLI.

FireElements · Feb 13, 2006, 05:54 PM

I can't decide between the Asus A8R-MVP or A8N-E. I have no use for crossfire now but that may change later (who knows).

Opinions?

H3X4D3C1M4L · Feb 13, 2006, 06:17 PM

If the CF board isn't much more get it.

FireElements · Feb 13, 2006, 09:58 PM

CrossFire is actually cheaper...

H3X4D3C1M4L · Feb 14, 2006, 09:49 AM

So go for it, then you get the expandability later

FireElements · Feb 21, 2006, 05:57 PM

For some reason I just can't make a choice and get one. I have everything else and no motherboard...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the A8N-E the better motherboard?