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madhatter4   08-26-2008 at 05:30:58 PM

Can anyone recommend a good motherboard that supports both DDR3 memory AND a crossfire video card setup. Ive looked high and low and most of the boards cost in excess of $300. I would prefer a board with the x48 chipset however almost all mobo's with that chipset cost an arm and a leg AND got mixed reviews :pt1cable:

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evongugg   08-26-2008 at 05:45:49 PM
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ASUS P5Q3 DELUXE/WIFI-AP CH1-11 LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] luxe%u2014

Supports Crossfire at x8 speed. Good board, although P45 not X48.

http://www.extremetech.com/article [...] 9%2C00.asp

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evongugg   08-26-2008 at 05:51:41 PM
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] pk=DX48BT2

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131218

If we had our hearts set on DDR3 memory, the battle would be between Asus and Intel. The DX48BT2 had the best overall performance, and placed second only to the DDR2-equiped DFI X48-T2R in maximum CPU clock. The P5E3 Premium WiFi-AP @n Edition supported higher memory and bus speeds, and the actual performance difference between the two was negligible. The DX48BT2 is a few features short of direct competition with the P5E3 Premium, but it’s also around $100 cheaper. How much are a few extra onboard components worth to you?

http://www.tomshardware.com/review [...] 41-31.html

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grieve   08-26-2008 at 06:11:25 PM
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Gigabyte GA-X48T-DQ6 w/ DualDDR3 1900

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