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Suitable mATX Mobo for E2XXX OC?

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I'm throwing around some ideas in my head, I'm thinking I'm going to try to build a mid-range budget Lanbox or Mini-tower. There was this nice Silverstone mATX case I was looking at that takes normal ATX PSUs. it's a little much at $114.99 though. I know that most mATX's have integrated VGA, I'm thinking of getting a cheapie HD 3850 or 8800GS.

And I know that putting "l33t hax comp" and "matx" in the same sentence is stupid, but I'm going to try for it anyways. I need a mobo that can get a e2140 to 3.0 GHZ easily, and remotely future proof, so that I can get a Wolfdale or Yorkfield should the need arise.

Candidates:

Gigabyte GA-G33M-S2L ~99.99

Asus P5k-VM ~118.99

Asus P5E-VM ~134.99

O great sagacious ones of THF, helpeth me out!

Once I get some feedback I'll make a thread with the rest of my build's peices in the New Build forum.

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Really looks like a toss up unless the ASUS would be better for overclocking that's what you want to do. Regardless, you likely to lose a PCI slot with anything the size of an 8800GT or bigger. Really need got to the ASUS and Giagbyte web sites and go down the line of features.

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I'm just going to go out on a limb and say that if that Gigabyte performs anywhere near as good as the D53L, get it. I've had nothing but success with the D53L that I put in my brother's computer. 3.0Ghz easy on a cheap Arctic Freezer 7.

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