Which motherboard is enough

[LXIX]

I have to buy a new mobo to upgrade my cpu since the only cpu type my current supports is P4. Initially I was going to buy this board:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131013

But I don't plan on using SLI or a Nvidia card so do you think I can get away with this one?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128034

Comparing the two It looked like the other one only costs more because it has 2x PCIx16 slots. I only plan on using 1 Radeon 2900 PRO. So my question is - is the second choice a good board for me? ( I am all gaming.)

 

[mailpup]

I'm sure it will work well for you. Like you, I only wanted a single PCI-E x16 slot mobo too. I wasn't interested in SLI either. I bought another Gigabyte model (for Intel processors), however. A side benefit is you have more PCI slots for other expansion cards. It's not so easy to find a full size ATX board these days. Most of them seem to be micro ATX.

 

[link590o]

although you're not into the whole sli thing right now, who knows? perhaps you will be in the future. or maybe you want to run a dual monitor setup and you need two video cards.

if i were you, i would go with the sli mobo. the first link. that one looks like a great buy. i'm not too keen about the idea of it being Asus...from what i hear they're going downhill, i think it'll still be a good board. thumbs up for the first one.

 

[samjohnson]

Im with link590. The first board is good. Even though its got the two PCI x16 slots in it and you don't need them its still a great board. I have the exact same one and I can say that it is a very nice board indeed.