sli MOBO... do I HAVE to SLI initialy???

[veg1992]

I've never heard of Sigma PSU's.. Idk if they are good

 

[Ste]

Sigma == Unknown
Raidmax power supplies included in cases are junk.

Take a look at the power supply guide linked in my signature.

 

[Pinscher]

I was hoping somebody was gonna say something about that psu when I was reading these posts. Definitely look at Ste's psu guide.

 

[illnastyimpreza]

ok I upgraded to the EVGA 750i mobo.

how about a cheaper 8800GTS 512Mb for around 170 and 750i SLI FTW by eVGA?

I don't see any 512 8800GTS cards for less than 209....

also.. What size PSU will be acceptable ??

I might possibly upgrade to a quad core in the future, so I want to have enough power...

 

[Nagasama]

how about a cheaper 8800GTS 512Mb for around 170 and 750i SLI FTW by eVGA?

boo on evga mobos. boo on evga in general.
get the msi or asus.
or, get the evga. its probably a good board, my 590 has served me well. just boo on evga.

 

[Ste]

Something Like, but certainly not limited to:
Corsair 450VX
Fortron 450 Watt

All would be fine, or anything between these tiers
Medium to Low End Gaming machines.
Antec
AeroCool (Silver Line 550 Watt)
BeQuiet! (Dark Power Pro Models)
Enermax
Coolmax (Green Line and Taurus Series)
Ultra (X Finity, X3's Models, X Pro)
Hiper (Type R and Type M only)
Mushkin (Excluding HP-550 Model)
Sunbeam (NUUO 550W)
Fortron (FSP)
Inwin (FSP Models Only)
CoolerMaster (Real Power Series Only)
OCZ Technologies
xClio (Stable And GreatPower Models)
Zalman ( ZM360B-APS)

Absolute Low End Builds or You're A Cheapskate.
ThermalTake
Fortron (FSP)
Coolmax (Green Line And Taurus Series)
Sunbeam
AOpen
AeroCool (Silver Line 550 Watt)
Enhance (ENP-5140GH)
Zalman (ZM360B-APS)
Nexus
Sparkle
Seventeam (ST-420BKV 420)
Rosewill
Inwin (FSP Models only)
Power-Man (FSP models only)
Raidmax (Topower and Tagan Models only)

There are simply so many good choices, that I cannot say one over another.

 

[veg1992]

boo on evga mobos. boo on evga in general.
get the msi or asus.
or, get the evga. its probably a good board, my 590 has served me well. just boo on evga.

The Foxconn BIOS didn't help?

 

[Nagasama]

didnt make a difference. foxconn 590's dont/wont support phenom either. if i had a foxconn, id boycott them, too.
maybe they will support deneb, i highly doubt it. bout time for a new mobo anyways....but it wont be an evga lol.

 

[illnastyimpreza]

didnt make a difference. foxconn 590's dont/wont support phenom either. if i had a foxconn, id boycott them, too.
maybe they will support deneb, i highly doubt it. bout time for a new mobo anyways....but it wont be an evga lol.

than what other real options are there to take full advantage of SLI other than the EVGA?

 

[Prototype]

Newegg.com - ECS N8800GTS-512MX GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards