What is a good mobo for sli and intel

[dman13xx]

Hey,

I would like to get a mobo with sli and for an intel chip, 775 or higher and not too expensive. I would like to use my exsisting nvidia gt 240 gddr 5 in sli with other graphics card. Any suggestions?

 

[jaquith]

SLI MOBO - ASUS P5N-D LGA - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131232

SLI GPU GT 250 or as listed - http://www.slizone.com/object/slizone_build_gpu.html#certified_addincards

The GT 240 does NOT support SLI.

 

[Maziar]

Hello and welcome to the forums
ASUS P5N-D is a good socket 775 SLI board
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131232
However,what do you mean by "775 or higher" ? Socket 775 boards are different with the new ones(1156/1356) so please clarify the CPU model you are using.

 

[jaquith]

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see CPU Support List -> http://usa.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=yQYfAtkxxZMjR79G

 

[dman13xx]

sorry

i wanted to know what a good intel sli mobo would be for the newer chips like 1156 and 1356 and 775.

I was looking around at nvidia and saw nvida nforce 790i ultra sli which looked good for the 775 but i know might not be the best for my money.

And I know the 1156 and 1356 mobos are more expensive and i don't know much about them.

The nvidia gt240 i think can have another graphics card in sli with it from updated software(not sure)

 

[jaquith]

I assume you mean the 1366/X58 or the 1156/P5. 'Most' of 'us' prefer the ASUS MOBOs for a variety of reasons - primary reason is good power & low fault rates.

Unfortunately, I am certain the GT 240 is not an SLI GPU; the link is straight-off nVidia's site for proof. Otherwise look at the GT 240 on the top - you'll notice the absence of the 'Bridge' connectors. Way back a 'software' SLI had been used and it's miserable at best.

Bang for the buck MOBOs:
1366/X58
ASUS P6X58D-E - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131641
EVGA X58 FTW3 132-GT-E768-KR - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188065

1156/P5
ASUS P7P55D-E http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131620
EVGA P55 FTW SLI 132-LF-E657-KR - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188056

side-by-side {always look at detail views} - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007627%20600007888&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&CompareItemList=280|13-188-056^13-188-056-TS,13-188-057^13-188-057-TS,13-131-405^13-131-405-TS,13-131-482^13-131-482-Z01,13-131-620^13-131-620-TS