Thanks to massive overtime from the RNC, I am finally going to be able to start purchasing the meat of my new computer build. I was thinking about getting a different motherboard that I originally was going to get, but thought i'd see what everyone else thought first (I am a first time builder)
Good solid choices for a better than average PC.
I would go with the P45 and personally I would choose the P5Q-E
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] US%20P5Q-e The one you picked out is ok too.
I dont see a PSU. 650w-700w if you think you might add another card soon.
and if you can find the right price look at 4.0-4-4-12 DDR2-800
Dont take any of this personally...
Your first choice... garbage. I saw that the 24 pin was just in the way. plugging in a cpu fan after the fact is a mess. The big cable is going to be crowding the insides. The Pci express is junk for Xfire because its 4x v1.1
Second Choice.. better but look at the specs.. for Xfire it doesnt do it right. 4x is slow.
The suggested P5Q-E is a much better choice.. the second PCI-e is 8X v2.0 so it's as fast as a 16x 1.1 and it doesnt have any stand out weirdness to me. The ram will be crowded by the card and visa versa, but this is normal in 80* of motherboards..
the Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS5 seemed like a winner, but it's $100 more.. so Id go Asus P5Q-E
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