cheapest board with these specs:

GAMEfreak · 16 Jan 2006 at 13:18

what would be the cheapest board that supports :

1) high FSB speeds, for overclockign a 144 oppy.
2) IDE interface HDD's
3) has 2 gfx slots for SLI.

thanks in advance.

subxero · 16 Jan 2006 at 14:04

DFI SLI-D, best board for your money

GAMEfreak · 16 Jan 2006 at 17:09

ok cheers

GAMEfreak · 16 Jan 2006 at 17:25

thats a bit out of my price range, any cheaper alternatives? i dont midn not having SLi after all, it just needs to be able to support high FSB speeds.

Murzo · 16 Jan 2006 at 17:34

The next best overcloking boards to the DFI mobos are the EPOX motherboards.

Epox EP-9NPA+ SLi nForce4 SLi (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-046-EP) (£105.69 Including VAT at 17.5%)

or

Epox EP-9NPAJ SLi nForce4 SLi (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-050-EP) (£79.84 Including VAT at 17.5%)

These both have SLI and are pretty cheap considering the overclocking ability and the features that come with the mobo. Unfortunately they are out of stock at the moment here at OCUK. If these are still out of your price range the cheapest nforce 4 mobo in the epox range is:

Epox EP-9NPA+ nForce4 (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-030-EP)
(£70.44 Including VAT at 17.5%)

GAMEfreak · 17 Jan 2006 at 15:07

nah thats fine thanks. better bookmark his thread

. what sort of FSB speeds can these boards handle? woul i be able to get up to 3ghz using them if i was lucky enough to have a 144 oppy which could reach it?

Murzo · 17 Jan 2006 at 15:33

GAMEfreak said:
nah thats fine thanks. better bookmark his thread . what sort of FSB speeds can these boards handle? woul i be able to get up to 3ghz using them if i was lucky enough to have a 144 oppy which could reach it?

Yes if your lucky enough to get a great clocking oppy 144 you will reach 3ghx with these boards, a lot of ppl on these forums with oppys and epox boards that have reached the 3ghz mark. But you should expect 2.6 max overclock at the worst depending on your CPU otherwise 2.7-2.8 with a good clocker. Your ram will also help with overclocking, take a look at the GSKILL memory.

Dirk · 18 Jan 2006 at 02:10

Everyone forgets the DFI Infinity.

Poor old thing is like the the sick relative that gets wheeled into the conservatory whenever guests appear.

It's a GOOD mobo!

DFI overclocker for a good budget price. Check it out.

mi9tchy · 18 Jan 2006 at 05:40

i second the dfi infinity its around £60 too