Motherboard for Ballistix Memory

Computer Forum CPU, Motherboards and Memory
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First off…Been reading these forums a while now, thought I’d finally register… So.. Hello :slight_smile:

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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Great Board:
Newegg.com - MSI K9N SLI Platinum AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

Good heatsinks to CPU for your overclocking… of course a good CPU fan/heatsink will additional be needed!
Supports your ram
[COLOR=“YellowGreen”]Supports SLI
Pretty CHEAP if you ask me

Another [COLOR=“Red”]HOT ONE:
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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.

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What about the 680i’s?

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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 :slight_smile: