Quorwyf

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I'm having trouble choosing a good mobo for my attempt at a budget rebuild. My goal is to finish my build off w/o going too far beyond $200 on the mobo.

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: sometime soon BUDGET RANGE: 800 or so - Before/After Rebates

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT:
gaming, watching movies, surfing the internet

PARTS NOT REQUIRED:
keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS, PSU, HDDs, PCIe wireless, PCI sound, GPUs, i7 930

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: whoever gives a good deal COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: US

PARTS PREFERENCES: none atm

OVERCLOCKING:
Yes SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Mobo needs to support 3 gpus - 2 in sli w/ my 8800GT doing physx.


Let me know if more info is needed.
 
Solution
Mobo options -
Gigabyte X58A - UD3R
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128423

But if you want a cheaper option -
ASRock X58 Extreme
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157163
But this doesnt have USB 3.0 or SATA 6GB/s though unlike the Gigabyte...

But note that both the mobos will run the 2nd card and the 8800 in x8...
If you want a config like x16x16 for SLI and x4 for the 8800, then get the ASUS P6T...
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=MB-P6T&title=Asus-P6T-LGA1366-Intel-X58-DDR3-CrossFireX-SLI-A-GbE-ATX-Motherboard
But again this also doesnt have USB3.0/ SATA 6GB/s

And also check if you could use your PCI sound card after populating 3 graphic cards...I doubt you can...

RAM options...
Mobo options -
Gigabyte X58A - UD3R
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128423

But if you want a cheaper option -
ASRock X58 Extreme
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157163
But this doesnt have USB 3.0 or SATA 6GB/s though unlike the Gigabyte...

But note that both the mobos will run the 2nd card and the 8800 in x8...
If you want a config like x16x16 for SLI and x4 for the 8800, then get the ASUS P6T...
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=MB-P6T&title=Asus-P6T-LGA1366-Intel-X58-DDR3-CrossFireX-SLI-A-GbE-ATX-Motherboard
But again this also doesnt have USB3.0/ SATA 6GB/s

And also check if you could use your PCI sound card after populating 3 graphic cards...I doubt you can...

RAM options...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231335
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231304
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227501

CPU Cooler...
CM Hyper 212+
http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-RR-B10-212P-G1-Universal-Heat-Pipe/dp/B002G1YPH0/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1269836808&sr=8-3-fkmr0

CASE -
CM HAF 922 - Very spacious and very good airflow...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197
 
Solution

Quorwyf

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Thanks for replying. I forgot to mention that i need 7 sata ports. Having 6gbs sata is nice but not mandatory. As far as sound goes, i've pretty much conceded that i'll end up using onboard due to the lack of expansion slots on boards w/ 3 x16 slots.