AMD2+ Mobo

[bobarotti]

I am at the planning stage on my next computer. I have picked out an AMD Athlon 64 x2 5400 black edition (Price, before you ask) as as a decent middle of the road CPU, with lots of oc head space, but am stuck on the mobo. I would like something relatively cheap but stable, Hybrid SLI capable with a built in HDMI connector, DDR2 1066. Otherwise, pretty open minded on this. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
As a second thought, what would be an equivalent Core 2 duo (performance wise)? The additional cost of the heat sink and fan which is not included in the black edition might tip the balance towards Intel. Thanks.
Bob

 

[Wanker79]

I'm fairly sure that DDR2 1066 only runs at 1066 with an AM2+ CPU (which are the Phenoms). Given that, the ASUS M3N78 PRO would be a good choice for $105.

Newegg doesn't offer an SLI capable Intel mobo with an HDMI connection. So if those two things are absolute necessities, that kinda makes your intel/amd choice pretty easy.

 

[teh_boxzor]

ASRock K10N750SLI-WiFi AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA nForce 750a SLI ATX AMD Motherboard


(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157128)

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