New Mobo Purchase

[ocnewb]

Hi All,

I have been out of the loop for a while and just had a quick question.

My DS3 finally died and im looking to upgrade. I dont need anything fancy. I'd like to keep it under $100 is possible. Im looking to get one that supports crossfire as well.

It would need to support my 8gb DDR2 800 mem, and C2D E6400.

Any suggestions are very much appreciated

 

[GhislainG]

The following motherboards should meet your requirements and they cost less than $100 on Newegg:

ASRock P45XE
ECS BLACK SERIES P45T-A
MSI P45 Neo2-FR

For a bit more money, you can get a better motherboard:

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P
ASUS P5Q-E

 

[ocnewb]

I like the looks of the heatsinks on the northbridge on the:
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P
ASUS P5Q-E

As thats what died on my DS3. Which would you suggest out of those two? (i do plan to OC my E6400 some as well)
Ive read the reviews and they are both great.

 

[GhislainG]

The GA-EP45-UD3P should be better for overclocking.