Buying MOBO NOW! Help me choose it!

[killermoe33]

hey, finally going to decide what mobo to get and a friend of mine is away whos supposed to help me, and i only got 1 hour left so:

ok, so either i get this $95 board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131767 but there this one which has everythign plus more for only $15 more so which should i get out of these two: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131767.

^ thats probably the highest i should of went on paying but i could pay up to $140. so if i were to get a board for $140 which should i get? help me find one, i want to crossfire so i need 2 x16 slots ( i got the GIGABYTE 6850 GPU), plus its amd quad core proccessor , so AM3+ socket. and this is the one i had so far: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128510.

would like the best possible cuz this one is 1 x16 , and other is 1 x8. Need reply's ASAP! Thanks in advance!

 

[AbdullahG]

AsRock has their own top-notch MoBo under $100:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157280

 

[killermoe33]

i'd rather go with the $95 one i got. But can anyone answer my questions? please and thank you!

 

[AbdullahG]

Alright then.
ASUS makes some solid MoBos, so you should have a good experience with it.
You do not NEED x16 on both slots in Crossfire; even with x8 there will virtually be no performance difference (at most, 5 FPS loss).
For $140, I'd go with this Gigabyte MoBo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514

 

[killermoe33]

thanks for the help, thats a nice mobo, but lots of people said my ram wont work having many problems. Plus it $10 over so...

Any other inputs would be nice , i still got time!

 

[killermoe33]

which mobo should i get! please let me know:

1)http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131767

2)http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128519

3)http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128510

 

[AbdullahG]

The second MoBo looks promising.
The ASUS does seem to have quite a lot of negative reviews.
Go for the $110 Gigabyte MoBo.

 

[killermoe33]

Thanks a lot ! i really thought it was better! i do got a $15 promo code off my next purchase should i stick with the $110 GIGABYTE or should i buy a better one and use the promo code?

 

[AbdullahG]

I think the Gigabyte will work out fine for you; no need to overspend.
Also consider the AsRock I've mentioned before; they probably have the best price-performance ratio in the market when it comes to MoBos (excluding their Fatal1ty MoBos...).

 

[killermoe33]

Thanks a lot! I got the GIGABYTE one it's really good rite? Lots of good reviews, so hoping everything works out, so got to wait 3 days now Thanks again!

 

[killermoe33]

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[nikorr]

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