Micro ATX ASUS vs. DFI

Frankzoola

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ok first things first. Will an x1900xt fit one of these two mobos:

Asus: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131570

DFI: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813136007

if it does, which one is better.. u can say im on a budget so price does affect... some, im also wondering, will any of these mobos fit in a coolermaster centurion? and, which one is better? by the price id assume the DFI, but the Asus has the Geforce 6150.. thats the best geforce onboard ive seen, also wondering.. if i have to go a while with no video card, which onboard video card is the best? any help would be very apreciated, also if u have any other suggestion id by very happy to see them :).
 

joefriday

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the geforce 6150 with the ASUS is the better of the two IGPs. It could also be argued that it has a better chipset than the ATI used on the DFI board. Both should support the x1900xt. As far as the cooler, I don't know. Is there a specific reason why you're not going to AM2?

Check this board out if you want to go AM2:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813135011

It's IGP is better than the x200, which probably puts in on par with the 6150, if not even a bit higher than it.
 

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i dont wanna go am2 because it doesnt have the 3700, it has the 3800, but it only has 512k of cache and the 3700 has 1mb of cache, both 3800 am2 and 939 cost exactly the same, so its just a matter of the cpu election, thanks for the help, i was leaning towards the nvidia over the ati