Re: Looking for a good mobo for a new PC

Pungolo_Fiero wrote:
> Hi all. I am building a new computer through Newegg and I have most of
> the parts picked out except for a motherboard. I know that is a weird
> way of doing things, but that is how it turned out. Here are the parts
> I want to put in my new PC:
>
> 'CPU'
> (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115043)
> 'RAM'
> (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145184)
> 'GPU'
> (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814143119)
> 'PSU'
> (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139002)
> 'HDD'
> (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148288)
> 'DVD Drive'
> (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106228)
> 'Case'
> (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811147083)
>
> Please give suggestions on what a good motherboard would be for this
> system.
>
> Any other comments on what is good/bad about this build are also
> welcome. Thanks in advance.
>
>

SLI capable or non-SLI ? The difference could be price and performance.
SLI currently only works on Nvidia chipsets. If you buy a board
with an Intel chipset, then two video cards can work, but not in
SLI mode.

MicroATX (9.6"x9.6") ot full sized ATX (12"x9.6") ? The full sized board
gives more slots for add-in cards. A microATX with a fat video card, may
have no place for add-in cards.

How many PCI slots do you need ? If using SLI, many slots will be blocked,
so it takes careful shopping to get more than one PCI slot you can use. The
PCI slot might be used for a good sound card (for EAX versions >2.0).

Are you overclocking or not ?

What is your budget for the board ? Cheapest might be $50. Most expensive
might be $400. Name a figure which is consistent with your objectives.
(i.e. Don't expect SLI and overclocking for $50, as $50 buys a hole
to plug stuff in and that is all.) What $400 buys, is useless toys (tiny
LCD display, remote control clicker to turn computer on and off). $250
may be a practical upper end dollar figure. $150 is the median for a
board that is useful, and $150 might solve your requirements, based
solely on the shopping list above. You spend more than $150, if
you have grand plans for future expansion.

Paul