Need a motherboard for this build

[bbetenia1]

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
Graphics Card: Geforce 8800gt
Case: Antec Nine Hundred Mid Tower
Power Supply: PC Power and Cooling 610W
Operating System: Vista 64 bit Home Premium
RAM: OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST3750330NS 750GB 7200 RPM 32 MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb
DVD-ROM: LITE-ON Black 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DH-16D2P-08

 

[veg1992]

If you plan on SLI'ing in the future, the eVGA 750i FTW

if not, the EP35-DS3R

(thats for low budget, if you can spend 190+ for a board, then let me know, and I'll tell you better boards)

 

[bbetenia1]

im definitely on a budget since i have already spent about $1,300 this week, lol.

 

[veg1992]

ok well then my post is fine then

 

[bbetenia1]

cool, i checked newegg and these options came up. Out of the first 2, which one u think is the better buy?

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[veg1992]

Newegg.com - EVGA 123-YW-E175-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 750i FTW SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards

thats the 750i FTW, I recommend that now, its a so-called "Crippled" version of the 780i boards (no Tri-SLI, but with an 8800gt, I know you're not going to be Tri-SLI'ing anytime soon)

 

[bbetenia1]

can u post a link to the other board u recommended please? as of right now im not sure ill be SLIing.

 

[bbetenia1]

is this the other board u were talking about?

Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Dynamic Energy Saver Ultra Durable II Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards

 

[ShaolinDreams]

I think people are mentally crippled if they go for a 3 graphics card solution. Unless theyre rolling in it then theyre just a Ba*****s

750i is the sweet spot

 

[veg1992]

is this the other board u were talking about?

Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Dynamic Energy Saver Ultra Durable II Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards

yes it is