X38, 780I do i really need this mobo?

[mario2008]

I'm never going to use sli feature is it really nessarry to wait for x38 or 780i mobos?

 

[aevm]

Maybe. It depends on whether you need PCI-E 2.0. Do you expect to buy a $600+ video card between November 2007 and, say, 2010? If yes, then it would be good to get X38 because that video card will most likely require PCI-E 2.0. If you just want an 8800 GTX or less, i.e. a video card that is already available today, then you might as well get a P35 mobo now.

If you decide to stop waiting, I'd recommend some of these:

GA-P35-DS3P if you need FireWire
GA-P35C-DS3R if you want both DDR2 and DDR3 support
GA-P35-S3L if your budget is low
GA-P35-DS3R in all other cases

If you need wi-fi add it with a separate PCI card or look at the various Asus P5K boards.

 

[chookman]

780i? when the hell are they comming out? Havent heard anything about them.
x38 will not support SLI (SLI is a rip anywayz)
If buying now go with P35 if you want to wait go with x38