First off....Been reading these forums a while now, thought I'd finally register... So.. Hello I currently have a AMD 5000+ Black Edition, 8800 GTS 320MB. Planning on upgrading my ram to 2x1GB Crucial Ballistix 800mhz My current motherboard died, an ASUS M2N-E, and so far taken nearly 3 months to get a return. I think I will just buy a new one, as I am tired of waiting. Can you recommend a motherboard I should get as I dont think the M2N-E can handle Ballistix memory anyhow. I do overclock, but not to the extreme. Will possibly go SLI in the future. Thanks for any advice. Cheers
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Don't buy that board for an SLI setup. It has the 570 chipset in it which is a horrible performer when it come to SLI. I would recommend that you actually go with a crossfire setup instead of an SLI setup if you plan on using your Athlon proc.
I don't believe I've seen an AMD board with the 680i. I haven't looked all that hard for one, but I would think I would have by now. If you can find one post it please. Thanks
