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I'm starting to look at building a new system. Want to get a Core 2
and a new motherboard. I have a Crossfire set up right now and would like to keep it. I was wondering what you guys might think is the best board currently available to use with an ATI. Thanks! Avatar |
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I am always building base line PCs for my clients and Asus is by far
the best. ie: All other brands at this level offer either front OR rear audio...you can't have both going a the same time. I feel that this type of quality bleeds up into the higher performance boards. I have yet to get one Asus board back and I have seen multiple Gigabyte and othe rtop brands come in to me. I would go for an Asus with all the functionality that you are looking for. -Mike On Nov 28, 11:15 pm, wrote: I'm starting to look at building a new system. Want to get a Core 2 and a new motherboard. I have a Crossfire set up right now and would like to keep it. I was wondering what you guys might think is the best board currently available to use with an ATI. Thanks! Avatar |
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On 28 Nov 2006 22:08:34 -0800, "Digi" wrote:
I am always building base line PCs for my clients and Asus is by far the best. ie: All other brands at this level offer either front OR rear audio...you can't have both going a the same time. I feel that this type of quality bleeds up into the higher performance boards. I have yet to get one Asus board back and I have seen multiple Gigabyte and othe rtop brands come in to me. I would go for an Asus with all the functionality that you are looking for. Thanks for your reply, Mike. I used Asus boards for the last 4 computers that I've built so you don't have to convince me of their usefulness. Any particular model you like for the Intel Core 2s? I've been using AMD for the past few years and don't have much knowledge of the Intels yet... Thanks again. Avatar |
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On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 13:07:00 -0800, BuffaloBillBrunson
wrote: Just built gaming machine for my kid, used asus p5b and e6600 chip, 2 gigs of ram with ati x1900 256mg , this runs rock solid with any game he's tried with all game video at highest resolution. tried medieval 2 total war and battles are smooth. Now if I can just find the money to buy me a new machine :-) already promised other son he'd get new one when he is ready so it may be a while. Thanks for the input. I don't think I could use that board for Crossfire though... That's one of my main requirements in the new board. |
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I'm glad I can be of some help to you. Recently I have headed more
towards Intel. I have seen a few AMDs hit the rocks lately. I am not up to date wih the different chips out there right now so i can't help you in that area. I personally have an AMD but it almost seems like software is built more around Intel based systems. I don't know if it is still the case, but the AMDs are known to run hotter. That tells me that they are less efficient and less stable in the long run. Here are some good sites to check out to find out all about the new CPUs, as well as other hardwa http://www.tomshardware.com/ http://www.anandtech.com/ http://www.hardocp.com/ The way I like to look at the whole AMD vs. Intel subject is that, nomatter which one I find one is better than the other, the fight between the two companies promotes healthy competition and the consumer wins in the end. As far as a board for whichever chip you go with, I would just go with an Asus board that has all the functionality that you need ie. video/audio/ethernet/memory type/SATA RAID, # of USB ports, etc.... On Dec 1, 11:08 pm, "Douglas W. Ball, L.Ac." wrote: On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 13:07:00 -0800, BuffaloBillBrunson wrote: Just built gaming machine for my kid, used asus p5b and e6600 chip, 2 gigs of ram with ati x1900 256mg , this runs rock solid with any game he's tried with all game video at highest resolution. tried medieval 2 total war and battles are smooth. Now if I can just find the money to buy me a new machine :-) already promised other son he'd get new one when he is ready so it may be a while.Thanks for the input. I don't think I could use that board for Crossfire though... That's one of my main requirements in the new board. |
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Asus P5W DH Deluxe motherboard won "Best of the Best" in Maximum PC December
issue mag. Its expensive though. -- Love and Teach, Not Yell and Beat Stop Violence and Child Abuse. No such thing as Bad Kids. Only Bad Parents. The most horrible feeling in the world is knowing that No One is There to Protect You. A64 3500+, Gigabyte GA-K8NSC-939,AIW 9800 Pro 128mb MSI 550 Pro, X-Fi, Pioneer 110D, 111D Antec 550 watt,Thermaltake Lanfire,2 Gb OCZ Platinum 2-3-2-5 2XSATA 320gb Raid Edition, PATA 120Gb XP MCE2005, 19in Viewsonic,BenchMark 2001 SE- 19074 Games I'm Playing- Falcon 4, winSPWW2, winSPMBT, Call of Duty War Chest |
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"VanShania" wrote in message ... Asus P5W DH Deluxe motherboard won "Best of the Best" in Maximum PC December issue mag. Its expensive though. CRAP usually is |
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