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Reccomend a MB for Core 2 Duo E8500 (Gaming WoW)

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November 29, 2008 6:20:23 PM

As the title states, I am a hardcore World of Warcraft player. I am currently building a new computer, I have purchased an E8500, and just wondering what board to get. I have decided to use Corsair Dominator RAM (starting off with about 4 gigs), not sure what speed to get yet. I have a 8800 GTS card, I'm thinking about getting another one to SLI, or maybe just getting 2 newer cards.

My budget for a board is $100 to $200, obviously the more affordable the better. I want something reliable and easy to fiddle and install as I am not very computer savy, and I game for 8-14 hrs in a session, so I need a stable board.

Can anyone recommend me something?? I've heard the P45 boards are good, but I'm not sure.

Thanks for your time and reading.

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November 29, 2008 7:29:44 PM

P45 is good but not if youre gonna SLI, its CrossfireX only.
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November 29, 2008 8:04:07 PM

You're going to be playing world of warcraft, not crysis so I think the E8500 is already an overkill. If you're only going to be using one GPU then take a look at this P43 board

MSI P43 Neo3-F $84.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

If you want to use two nVidia cards and SLi them then you need an SLi board. If you get a P45 board you will not be able to run two nVidia cards in SLi.
November 29, 2008 8:46:04 PM

Just go get an 4850 best bang for your buck! and go with a more affordable motherboard I not a big fan of multi gpu's since they don't always scale well, I'm not even sure If they would actually help in wow
November 29, 2008 8:59:48 PM

He already have a 8800GTS ... pretty good card ! just keep it and buy a P45 single GPU or a SLI board.

For the RAM, Go for Pi-Black DDR2 800 4-4-4-12, NICE bang for the buck, Dominator is overpriced. youll save enough to go for maybe a Sli board that is futurproof.

I know thats not all game that work well with SLI, but i personnally slied in the past and ill sli back Soon.

I dont know wich 8800GTS you have, but it can be found for low price.
November 29, 2008 9:02:52 PM

The system you're building is pretty over-kill for WoW. I use a single 8800 GTS (G92 version) and it blows WoW out of the water @ 1440x900. Granted I don't play WoW anymore. However I did with the system in my signature, and my computer got bored. ;) 

If you plan to do other gaming (I hope you do, since you're buying higher end stuff for a game that doesn't nearly need it) I'd get an Intel based chipset and run a single card, or go CrossFire.

If you're an nVidia man, then you'll want to get a 700i series board for SLI.
November 29, 2008 10:02:59 PM

The system isnt overkill for WoW. He said hes a hardcore player so there is a 99% chance he raids. If you ever raided in WoW youll know that on high settings at a decent resolution like 1680 x 1050, 20+ characters on the screen will kill the hell out of your FPS if you dont have a "proper" system.
November 30, 2008 3:27:26 PM

+1 spath ! New proc-board-ram and a futur SLI. Just wait and look everyday at newegg, tigerdirect and other. youll one day find a 8800GTS for quite cheap !
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