what would be a good sli mobo?

I dont want to spend a fortune on a 790i. Is there a big difference between ddr2 800 and ddr2 1066?artiedeadat40

790i is DDR3 only, 780i is DDR2 only.

Pick your poison--I wouldn't go anywhere near NVIDIA chipsets.

eVGA 750i FTW

Its not DDR3 but it packs a punch

eVGA 750i FTW

Its not DDR3 but it packs a punch

450tantrum

There is no Pci express 2.0 x16 slots

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eVGA 750i FTW

Its not DDR3 but it packs a punch

artiedeadat40

There is no Pci express 2.0 x16 slots

What? There are 2 PCIe 2.0 slots

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eVGA 750i FTW

Its not DDR3 but it packs a punch

aaron6581230

There is no Pci express 2.0 x16 slots

What? There are 2 PCIe 2.0 slots

Sorry you're right thanks Im sold

[QUOTE="artiedeadat40"]I dont want to spend a fortune on a 790i. Is there a big difference between ddr2 800 and ddr2 1066?Wesker776

790i is DDR3 only, 780i is DDR2 only.

Pick your poison--I wouldn't go anywhere near NVIDIA chipsets.

Why's that? Is that a fanboy comment or a sincere warning? Please elaborate because I'm going to start buying components for my new PC soon. I'll really appreciate your honest opinion and advice. Thanks. :)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131232

40 bucks less than the eVGA, only downside is 800 MHz ram instead of 1066

Why's that? Is that a fanboy comment or a sincere warning? Please elaborate because I'm going to start buying components for my new PC soon. I'll really appreciate your honest opinion and advice. Thanks. :)

Elann2008

Well, Intel chipsets are generally more stable for overclocking. They also offer CrossFire, which looks like the way to go this generation.

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[QUOTE="artiedeadat40"]I dont want to spend a fortune on a 790i. Is there a big difference between ddr2 800 and ddr2 1066?Elann2008

790i is DDR3 only, 780i is DDR2 only.

Pick your poison--I wouldn't go anywhere near NVIDIA chipsets.

Why's that? Is that a fanboy comment or a sincere warning? Please elaborate because I'm going to start buying components for my new PC soon. I'll really appreciate your honest opinion and advice. Thanks. :)

There are some video corruption problems with the 780 and 790 chipsets, among other buggy problems. Nothing major however, and I think the 750i is immune to said problems. I have the EVGA 750i FTW board, and the thing is rock solid, almost perfect. No video corruption, perfectly stableas of yet, however I do wish it had more SATA ports and USB motherboard headers. But if I really need more, I'll stick something in the empty PCI-E slot.

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[QUOTE="artiedeadat40"]I dont want to spend a fortune on a 790i. Is there a big difference between ddr2 800 and ddr2 1066?aveman1

790i is DDR3 only, 780i is DDR2 only.

Pick your poison--I wouldn't go anywhere near NVIDIA chipsets.

Why's that? Is that a fanboy comment or a sincere warning? Please elaborate because I'm going to start buying components for my new PC soon. I'll really appreciate your honest opinion and advice. Thanks. :)

There are some video corruption problems with the 780 and 790 chipsets, among other buggy problems. Nothing major however, and I think the 750i is immune to said problems. I have the EVGA 750i FTW board, and the thing is rock solid, almost perfect. No video corruption, perfectly stableas of yet, however I do wish it had more SATA ports and USB motherboard headers. But if I really need more, I'll stick something in the empty PCI-E slot.

I'm leaning towards the 790i Chipset. You mentioned buggy problems that are not major. What kind of buggy problems are there?