Need a motherboard!

[Jay Buchanan]

Ok I am building my 1st pc and I need to know whats the best motherboard to get I want to run two 8800GT's so an SLI motherboard... whats the best motherboard also needs to have wi fi on it.

for two 8800 gt's, Intel Q6600, 4GB RAM


and ready for penryns... and maybe future Nvidia graphics cars will not mind spending £100 if its worth the money I would also like built in wifi on the motherboard.

[Dragy2k]

hi
this is a little over your budget ...BUT the motherboard is the heart of any machine and tbh i wouldnt cut corners on this component .. there is another way to get wifi via a dongle its a cheaper option than this (same board only no wifi)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...d=5&subcat=174

or £90
http://www.baztex.com/product_info.p...ducts_id=13251

hope it helps

[booyaka]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...d=5&subcat=913

over budget but you'll struggle to get a board with 2 x pci-e x 16 lanes on it for less than that.

[Jay Buchanan]

I decided not to go on a wifi mobo will just get a wireless adaptor once the whole thing is built

i went for an Abit IP-35 PRO

[piers-uk]

Originally Posted by Dragy2k

or £90
http://www.baztex.com/product_info.p...ducts_id=13251

This looks ASUS SKT-775 P5N32-SLI PREMIUM/WiFi-AP S/L 1066FSB

A good price too, what are your thoughts on a similar spec board for AMD processors?

Piers

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Originally Posted by Jay Buchanan

I decided not to go on a wifi mobo will just get a wireless adaptor once the whole thing is built

i went for an Abit IP-35 PRO

You know that it's not SLI capable right? If you want an SLI motherboard as originally requested, then you'll need to look at those based on the 650 and 680 chipsets. However, I don't think they will be compatiable with penryn; you'll need an Intel P35 or X38 based motherboard for that which only supports crossfire.

As a side note, the 8800GT's run quite hot so if you're running two, make sure you have good ventilation / cooling. Oh, and nVidia's 9xxx series is supposed to be out early next year.