For my new build I have picked out the E8400 and the HD 4870, with intentions of a year from now going Crossfire.

What would be the best motherboard for these two?
I would like a 4GB Ram set. Max for the two would be $400. About $200 on each.

just an FYI I'll probably upgrade in 2-3 years anyways.

Thanks in advance

You would probably want to go with a X38 or X48 to allow your video cards if you crossfire to run at pci-e x16 instead of pci-e x8 on the p45 chipset.

Here's an X38 mobo, supports DDR2 and DDR3 memory, capable of using crossfire http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813186134

Here's a good set of 4GB of RAM, if you want 8GB then get 2 of them and it will still fit in your budget. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820145184

So I'm definitely going to get that ram. Only problem is I can't find that motherboard to buy in canada. No one seems to carry it.

Could anyone recommend me a motherboard w/ DDR2 and if I'm lucky supports DDR3 as well + crossfire + 2PCI slots (i need 2 for my sound card + wireless card).

Sites I shop from would be http://www.canadacomputers.com and http://www.ncix.com

Thanks in advance

@MrsBytch - nice try, but Newegg hates us Canadians and refuses to ship stuff our way

@OP:
Forget DDR3. There's really no point in buying a MB with dual support for DDR2 and DDR3. My own GA-P35C-DS3R has it but I'm not going to use it after all.

If you buy from NCIX soon add &promoid=1058 to your URLs, you might get better prices, depends on what you buy. It's valid for this weekend at least.

aBit IX38 QuadGT, $198
http://www.ncix.com/products/index [...] cture=ABit

or GA-X48-DS4, $253
http://www.ncix.com/products/index [...] e=Gigabyte

I think one PCI slot will be blocked when you add the second video card. Unfortunately, that seems to happen a lot, not just this MB. You might have to take out the sound card and use onboard audio, or get a USB sound card.

Crucial Ballistix Tracer PC2-6400 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-800 CL4-4-4-12, $90
http://www.ncix.com/products/index [...] omoid=1058

Thanks so much.
Now another question, out of those two motherboards, what is the best to overclock with? I could care less about documentation really, im just looking for raw stability and want to push my stuff to the limits

What do ya think?

I don't know where you live in Canada, but if you are in Ontario, there is a deal for a E8400, 4gb of Ram, and P5Q

http://www.infonec.com/site/main.p [...] &id=410467

P5Q is a P45, it won't do as well in Crossfire as an X38 or X48. Read this: http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/ [...] index.html

Here's a quote from newegg, about the IX38 QuadGT:

and one about the GA-X48-DS4:

They're both good at overclocking.