Motherboard Choice (Q6600)

[alkapwn1]

I have decided to change my motherboard and CPU setup to something more modern. I also want to switch over to the Intel side of things but im staying with NVidia

I have now a Asus M2N-E SLI mobo with a Athlon X2 5400 CPU plugged in (dual core btw)

I want to go with either a Intel Q6600 or a Q6700 (Both OEM, I have a Thermaltake V1 Multi platform CPU cooler for it) But the Motherboard is the harder choice here.

I have a couple in mind, I want SLI for the very near future with PCI EXpress 2.0 and I have 4GB of 800MHz DDR2 OCZ RAM to put in (2 x 2GB)

- EVGA 780i
- EVGA 750i
- Asus P5N-D

I Don't really know how to overclock (only read how to) and I do want to, Nothing massive just want to squeeze more power out of it.

Thoughts and suggestions are all welcome

 

[fugben]

ok. sli mobos suck and are overpriced

 

[alkapwn1]

what? i don't find they are at all, what you some kinda NVidia hater? haha

 

[night_wolf_in]

ya, nvidia chips are harder to overclock.

and right now, CF is better option than SLI.

 

[jitpublisher]

Holy cow what crappy responses.
He said he didn't intend on any big overclocking.
He wants to stay with nVidia.
I am kind of in the same boat as you. I have a 8800GTS 512 OC that I really, really like and want to SLI, so I have been looking around trying to make pretty much the same motherboard decision. Try these links to some pretty decent reviews of these boards.
http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTQ4NCwsLGhlbnRodXNpYXN0
http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTQ5NCwsLGhlbnRodXNpYXN0
http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTQ1NiwsLGhlbnRodXNpYXN0
http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTQ2MiwsLGhlbnRodXNpYXN0

 

[evil1983genius]

try the 780i sould be good like my 790i