Help me choose i7 motherboard

[monkeymonk]

I am building my first computer. I have researched for a LONG time an I have been looking at getting an i7 and I am not sure what board to get. After reading the toms hardware article I decided to get this video card Radeon HD 4850 X2 2GB. I eventually would like to get a second one in SLI. I know of to good MOBOs right now the x58 and the ASUS P6T. And of course there is like a million different versions of these motherboards like the P6T deluxe. So if someone could help me find the best mobo for the price thinking $250 or less.

Thank you in advance.

 

[sharken]

asus p6t deluxe Version 2

 

[monkeymonk]

Why v2 its like 50 bucks more is it really that big of a difference?

 

[sharken]

well either, asus p6t alone is fine, v2 thought was cheaper, it doesnt have the sas ports, just that model, whatever is cheapest p6t, board rocks

 

[monkeymonk]

Ok thats what I was thinking. Thank you. Anybody else?

 

[Crashman]

I am building my first computer. I have researched for a LONG time an I have been looking at getting an i7 and I am not sure what board to get. After reading the toms hardware article I decided to get this video card Radeon HD 4850 X2 2GB. I eventually would like to get a second one in SLI. I know of to good MOBOs right now the x58 and the ASUS P6T. And of course there is like a million different versions of these motherboards like the P6T deluxe. So if someone could help me find the best mobo for the price thinking $250 or less.

Thank you in advance.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/x58-motherboard-i7,2252.html

EVGA or DFI

 

[monkeymonk]

Thank you chrashman I did already read that article though.

I guess my question is, P6T VS P6T deluxe.

 

[sharken]

if you can afford the deluxe get it, if you cant, dont worry...

 

[Crashman]

Thank you chrashman I did already read that article though.

I guess my question is, P6T VS P6T deluxe.

P6T has a better slot layout but the third slot is x4. P6T Deluxe has the ability to split the second slot into x8/x8 for the third, but slots 2 and 3 are too close to use three big cards.

I'd go with the P6T and use 2 or fewer graphics cards. The x4 slot would be handy for other high-bandwidth devices.

 

[monkeymonk]

Yea I was planning to use two video cards eventually I will probably never use three so the x4 thing doesn't really mean much as lo0ng as the first two are x16.