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by apoluo

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I am in the process of building a desk top system using ASUS mobo with Intel socket LGA775 that will support the 45nm Multi-core CPU and is Core?2 Duo and quad core Ready.

The problem I am having is trying to sort through the profusion of over 30 mother boards offered by ASUS. I am not a gamer and do not even have the Windows games installed. I am not interested in over clocking nor am I interested in setting up an entertainment center.

I will be using the system for presentations, graphics, general home/office applications and research. I am considering a board with SLI capabilities as I will be using dual dispalys.

I would appreciate any input from anybody who has any suggestions as to which mother board to use.

apoluo

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by scott_heath

SLI is for increased 3D rendering performance, not dual displays. Most decent graphics cards these days come with 2 DVI outputs.

Here is a link that I hope will take you to a Intel Chipset Comparison chart I set up for you:

http://compare.intel.com/pcc/showchart.aspx?mmID=29003,28998,28999,22754,29001,32898,999999,29002,29000,30686,22797&familyID=10&culture=en-US

What you use will depend on things like cost and features. This link will take you to NewEgg.com's ASUS mobo section.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010200280+50001315+1070625638&name=Quad-core+%2f+Core+2+Extreme+%2f+Core+2+Duo+%2f+Pentium

Write down the board model, chipset, and cost. Exclude boards you definately can't afford or that include SLI.

Then go thorugh the Intel Chipset Comparison looking for features you want. If you want to run Dual Channel memory (and if you want faster performace and your budget is high, you do) then it rules out some of the lower end boards. If you want to run 1333MHz DDR3, that rules out even more. Narrow it down and then make your purchase.

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