Which motherboard for Nvdia cards? Building new system

[g335]

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

 

[Zenthar]

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?

 

[evongugg]

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.

 

[Peaks]

^ +1

 

[g335]

Maybe SLI . So could someone recommend two particular boards please.

 

[Peaks]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188027

 

[gamerk316]

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?).

 

[mooks]

TRY GIGABYTE X58-DS4, THIS IS GOOD C/P

 

[Peaks]

X58 chipset boards dont support socket 775!!!