What to go for

INFECTION · 29 Jan 2006 at 01:53

hey guys am building a new rig am gonna order a
Sapphire ATI Radeon X1800 XL 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-102-SP)
£189.95 £189.95

but i dont know which board to get or to go INTEL OR AMD can anyone give me a good clue which mobo i should be looking at for each ?

Raikiri · 29 Jan 2006 at 01:57

Asus A8R-MVP Crossfire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-129-AS)

I dont know of any intel/crossfire boards, as you are getting the x1800xl i would reccomend getting crossfire.
I believe this motherboard uses a ULi southbridge which doesnt have the problems the ATi southbridge has and it is good value too.

INFECTION · 29 Jan 2006 at 01:58

you just like to help me out dont ya m8 with out fail you post on my threads

cheers

Raikiri · 29 Jan 2006 at 01:59

your always up the same time as me! lol

INFECTION · 29 Jan 2006 at 02:07

lol u got msn or anythin i can chat to u on ?

Raikiri · 29 Jan 2006 at 02:15

Email in my trust, i'll email you my MSN(you havent set up your trust)

INFECTION · 29 Jan 2006 at 02:21

i have now its got my msn so just add me m8

kbc · 29 Jan 2006 at 02:30

INFECTION said:
hey guys am building a new rig am gonna order a
Sapphire ATI Radeon X1800 XL 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-102-SP)
£189.95 £189.95

but i dont know which board to get or to go INTEL OR AMD can anyone give me a good clue which mobo i should be looking at for each ?

If you go for AMD and if noise is an issue as suggested from your other post, then try out the ASUS A8N Premium, it has passive chipset cooling i.e. no noisy chipset fans which is a bonus. The deluxe is the model up which has decent overclocking potential... but if you're a serious overclocker or have the intentions of an Opteron - then get a DFI board, good clockers at the expense of a chipset fan. But can't see it being as noisy as a graphics card fan.

Big.Wayne · 29 Jan 2006 at 02:37

There are a few choices for 939, of course depending on budget!

My personal choice was the ASUS A8N-SLI Premium, and so far I gotta say its quality.

I have never paid over £100 before for a motherboard, but I managed to shop around for a good price on the ASUS board and paid £122 inc shipping.

I haven't started overclocking with this board yet but I have a good feeling its gonna be good