Which Asus Board ? Please Help!!

[billru44]

Hey,

I'm looking at getting an Asus board. Can anyone recommend which one to get out of these from newegg?

I'm looking for the most stable one that'll be upgradable to last me a long time.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...ice=&MaxPrice=&SubCategory=22&Submit=Property

Thanks

 

[adiosk8]

9 times out of 10 you can go with...the more it cost, the better its going to be

 

[Milan]

i would suggest the Asus A8N SLI Deluxe but i am a little bias

 

[billru44]

Well, w/ the SLI, you can have 2 video cards.... suppose I only have 1 card, will i get added performace or is it just a waste?

 

[Milan]

you dont have to use the SLI but it gives you room to upgrade if you want

 

[billru44]

what memory are you using w/ the deluxe? is this supported:

I didn't see it on the qualified vendors list

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820227210
OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Platinum System Memory - Retail

 

[Milan]

thats the exact same ram i used and it worked fine for me

 

[billru44]

how's the installation? any problems w/ drivers, bios?

I'm looking for SATA2 .. does that work?

 

[Milan]

i only had one problem but it was a minor one and it was because i was up to long trying to do everything in one night and wasnt paying much attention. other than me being stupid i had no problems and i used the WD 250GB 16m buffer SATAII. so you shouldnt have any problems runnin a SATAII HD

 

[billru44]

is it an easy setup for a total n00b?