Author Topic: Needing your help deciding on a new motherboard! (Read 1835 times)

Jeyk · « **on:** June 20, 2006, 04:48:30 pm »

I'm getting a new mobo and video card, and here's the only two options I'm going to have for the motherboard.

I'll throw up what I see as pros and cons, and hopefully if you're knowledgable about these brands you can throw some comments in there as well.

Option 1:

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813153035

Pros: Socket 754 AND 939, for future upgrades.
Cons: Only 1 PCI-e slot, so no SLI for me. Also, Jetway seems pretty generic, but it has good customer reviews.

Option 2:

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813123257

Pros: SLI Capable(Two PCI-e slots)
Cons: Only Socket 754, so very, very limited room for upgrades. Also, another generic brand, but good reviews.

Other information and help I need:

Can anyone confirm that these have the ability to take IDE HDD's and SATA HDD's, which is what I understand so far.

Also, I am in dire need a tutorial on how to take loosen up the thermal paste without damaging neither the heatsink nor the chip when I remove the processor. How do I do this safely, and how do I clean the heatsink and chip?

Thanks much for your help! Let me know what you think ASAP, I want to order one of these tommorow. I'm leaning towards Option 1.

Oh, by the way, here's the videocard I'm nabbing.

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814150144

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Anonymous · « **Reply #1 on:** June 21, 2006, 02:53:51 am »

Quick point regarding upgrades on the mobo... let's face it if you get a new processor you'll likely get a new mobo too, I can't remember the last time I upgraded a CPU without doing the mobo too...

Jeyk · « **Reply #2 on:** June 21, 2006, 03:16:49 am »

Good point, that's what I was thinking about with all this as well. I guess I'll just replace my AGP card and wait another year and do the whole full upgrade.