Which mobo should I go with???

[newbiegaMER]

Hi everyone...

I am building a new gaming rig and after quite a bit of study I have finally settled down with the following:

Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115036

SAPPHIRE 100270SR Radeon HD 4850 X2 2GB 512-bit (256-bit x 2)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102809

CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145214


Regarding the mobo, I thought I should go with a p45 chipset and now I cannot decide between the two below:

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128358

ASUS P5Q-E LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131296


Can anybody please shed me some light on how they are different and which one would be a good choice. I will be looking to overclock and crossfire to support gaming and multiple HD screens.

Thanks in advance!!!

 

[gkay09]

Well general recommendation the Gigabyte...

 

[MRFS]

We always pay particular attention to the number and
layout of expansion slots, because those issues are
important to us, particularly for future expansion.

The P5Q-E has three x16 mechanical slots, whereas
that Gigabyte motherboard only as two.


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128358

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131296


note under Newegg's specs for the ASUS motherboard:

2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots, support ATI CrossFireX technology, at x8 link
(black at max. x8 link)
1 x PCI Express x16 slot at max. x4 link(black)


Personally, I much prefer 3 x16 PCI-E slots + 2 legacy PCI slots + 2 x1 PCI-E slots
as the optimal layout for expansion slots on PCI-Express motherboards.


You can also get "Ferrari performance for a Mustang price" from ASUS

For example, with the ASUS motherboard, you can install twin video cards
AND use a third x16 slot for a high-performance RAID controller.


(stuff like that


MRFS

 

[krazykev64]

Hi everyone...

I am building a new gaming rig and after quite a bit of study I have finally settled down with the following:

Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115036

SAPPHIRE 100270SR Radeon HD 4850 X2 2GB 512-bit (256-bit x 2)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102809

CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145214


Regarding the mobo, I thought I should go with a p45 chipset and now I cannot decide between the two below:

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128358

ASUS P5Q-E LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131296


Can anybody please shed me some light on how they are different and which one would be a good choice. I will be looking to overclock and crossfire to support gaming and multiple HD screens.

Thanks in advance!!!

i would pick the asus