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g335   12-02-2008 at 02:52:48 PM

Hello

What would be a good non expensive board to get for use with the Nvdia gpu's and socket 775? I read alittle about the 790i and the X48 and X58.

What should I look for on a board?

Help please

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Zenthar   12-02-2008 at 03:03:47 PM
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First, any chipset will do if you use only one card (even dual-gpu cards like 4870X2 or 9800GX2). The 750i/780i/790i/X48/X58 cost more, but offer multi-card support (SLI for Nvidia and CrossFire (XFire) for ATI). For NVidia cards, you need an NVidia chipset (750i/780i/790i). For ATI cards, it's Intel chipset (X48/X58).

So, do you need SLI/Crossfire support?

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evongugg   12-02-2008 at 03:04:36 PM
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Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3L $105.00
Look for number of SATA ports, and accessories you need. P45 chipset is good unless you want to do SLI.
If you want SLI, get a EVGA 750i motherboard.

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g335   12-03-2008 at 12:18:47 PM
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Maybe SLI . So could someone recommend two particular boards please.

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gamerk316   12-03-2008 at 09:36:35 PM
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What type of RAM? DDR2 or DDR3?

The 790i is the only board i know of that supports DDR3 and SLI (maybe ASUS has a board that does both?).

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mooks   12-04-2008 at 07:47:24 AM
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TRY GIGABYTE X58-DS4, THIS IS GOOD C/P

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peaks   12-04-2008 at 06:38:33 PM
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X58 chipset boards dont support socket 775!!!

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