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Sun, 10 August 2008 18:37

trooprm02
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Ok, so basically my new system will be running 800mhz 4GB ram, socket am2 6000, and 2x8600GT sli. Im looking for a good mother board with built in sound card but to my surprise there was VERY limited selection to socket am2 period. Ive been using a few sites, tigerdirect.ca is the cheapest and ships to canada so don't suggest newegg, etc.

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=364207 4&CatId=2050

^Cheaper, basically has the same features as the asus, minus firewire and dual gigabit lan. But better intergrated audio (7.1 hd altek)

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=282401 5&CatId=2050

^Almost double, worse audio card, bigger in size (worried the msi one might not be able to bolt down correctly to my case) e-sata, firewire and dual gigabit lan, of those 3 I don't use a single one but im thinking ahead (resale), and better brand name +well known model (M2N, and its the higher end SLI-Deluxe).

Basically, is the asus worth the extra money? Any have experience with MSI? If you have ever toyed with overclocking with MSI, mind detailing the experience (how OC friendly is MSI)?

P.S: The msi is actually 8x-8x sli, which is basically sli v1, but im not sure if the Asus sli is the same. For my current board it is (A8N-Sli Deluxe), does anyone know or can find if the M2N Sli-Deluxe is "true sli" (16x-16x)? Thanks.

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		Which Motherboard? By: trooprm02 on Sun, 10 August 2008 18:37
		Re: Which Motherboard? By: Doitle on Sun, 10 August 2008 22:32
		Re: Which Motherboard? By: Goztow on Sun, 10 August 2008 23:54
		Re: Which Motherboard? By: JPNOD on Mon, 11 August 2008 00:18
		Re: Which Motherboard? By: JPNOD on Mon, 11 August 2008 00:14
		Re: Which Motherboard? By: Speedy059 on Mon, 11 August 2008 03:02
		Re: Which Motherboard? By: Doitle on Mon, 11 August 2008 05:16
		Re: Which Motherboard? By: CarrierII on Mon, 11 August 2008 06:30
		Re: Which Motherboard? By: trooprm02 on Mon, 11 August 2008 08:01
		Re: Which Motherboard? By: Chuck Norris on Mon, 11 August 2008 08:24
		Re: Which Motherboard? By: trooprm02 on Mon, 11 August 2008 08:44
		Re: Which Motherboard? By: Chuck Norris on Mon, 11 August 2008 09:58
		Re: Which Motherboard? By: Doitle on Mon, 11 August 2008 09:22
		Re: Which Motherboard? By: CarrierII on Mon, 11 August 2008 10:56
		Re: Which Motherboard? By: JPNOD on Tue, 12 August 2008 00:31
		Re: Which Motherboard? By: Romaner on Mon, 11 August 2008 16:36
		Re: Which Motherboard? By: trooprm02 on Mon, 11 August 2008 17:35
		Re: Which Motherboard? By: Gen_Blacky on Mon, 11 August 2008 21:17
		Re: Which Motherboard? By: trooprm02 on Mon, 11 August 2008 22:41
		Re: Which Motherboard? By: Jonty on Tue, 12 August 2008 00:43
		Re: Which Motherboard? By: nikki6ixx on Wed, 13 August 2008 11:38
		Re: Which Motherboard? By: trooprm02 on Wed, 13 August 2008 11:42
		Re: Which Motherboard? By: Renx on Mon, 18 August 2008 05:56

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