Ultimate Gaming Mobo: Intel 775, SLI-NVidia, PCI-X. Where?

[sesnard]

I am in the process of rebuilding a new gaming system, but I am having difficulty locating a mobo wich supports the following features:
1)ATX
2)New Intel Core2 Duo CPU.
3)SLI PCI-E 16 NVidia chipset for new 8800 video cards.
4)PCI-X slot to support my ultra-wide 15K RPM Seagate Cheetah HD's.
These are the closest mobos that meet the criteria:
Asus "M2N32 WS": HAs AMD instead of Intel Core2 Duo CPU.
Asus "P5WDG2 WS Pro": has ATI 975X chipset instead of NVidia.
Asus "Striker Extreme" supports Intel Core2 Duo and NVidia chipset,
but lacks PCI-X support.
Any and all information regarding this(yet to be available) mobo is welcomed.

 

[mad-dog]

Why SCSI, Sata is just as fast.
If you were building a server or some other system that must run 24/7 then i could understand your reason for spending so much money on storage.......SCSI in a gaming machine is like putting a 32V Northstar engine in a VW Rabbit, you don't have to change the plugs for 100,00 but the car is worn out at 50,000miles

 

[apt403]

maybe he already has the drives from a previous build? he said he was on the process of rebuilding his rig.

 

[mad-dog]

True, or pulled em out of some server......who knows

 

[SPARTAN-117]

Found you the mobo you want, but its already out of stock.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131073

As for the PCI-X slot, no mobo except a very high end workstation/server board is going to have them, so I found you a SCSI controller card that is PCI compatible.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16816117008

I my opinion, you're better off with a 150gb Western Digital Raptor.

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=101257-316604

Hope this helps.

 

[sesnard]

Thank you for the info.
The M2N32-WS Pro has PCI-X and Nvidia but supports AMD CPU, the P5WDG2-WS Pro has Core2 Duo and PCI-X, but no NVidia chipset. The Striker Extreme meets all my criteria, but lacks PCI-X.
I don't want to argue the merits of UW SCSI's performance and transfer rates vs other drives, Mad-Dog, but SCSI UW's are faster. Yes, they are more expensixe and have less capacity for the $. The following link explains performance of the SCSi HD's vs others if you want to check it out: http://www.barefeats.com/hard35.html
I just want to utilize my existing SCSI hardware and make the fastest system possible. I am sure if ASUS felt compelled to market the two above mentioned mobos, (whether they are utilized for gaming or not) it will be only a matter of time before they provide another variation with PCI-X, Nvidia chipset and new Intel Core2 Duo CPU.
I must not be the only that feels compelled to put a 32V Northstar engine in a "VW-Rabbit." If that was truly the case, Asus would have not been compelled to provide us with the M2N32-WS Pro (Nvidia SLI chipset & PCI-X) and the P5WDG2-WS Pro, (ATI Crossfire chipset) with PCI-X. For the record, Asus refers to both of these mobos as workstations, not server boards. Clue: They can also be used for gaming.
Thanks again for your help.

 

[mad-dog]

I didn't mean to throw salt on your SCSI parade man, it's just not something i would do....
What about these motherboards, would any of them work for you...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Category=20&N=2010200022+50001315+1070921489+1071020466&Submit=ENE&Manufactory=1315&SubCategory=22

 

[The_OGS]

I found you a SCSI controller card that is PCI compatible.

Yikes! $435 bucks, LoL. Thanks SPARTAN-117... but I see what you guys mean, he would have to love the SCSI a lot, heheh.
Makes much more sense to get mobo support for that.

Asus "P5WDG2 WS Pro": has ATI 975X chipset instead of NVidia.

That would be the Intel 975X chipset! I think that WS Pro mobo is your best choice, an excellent mobo... but no SLI?
Apparently there are new nVidia motherboards coming before Christmas, so you are going to have to wait.
Regards