DeltaFox
07-17-2008, 10:40 PM
Hello, I have been tech geeking for about a year and a half now, fantasizing about getting various upgrades.
But now when I have finally managed to save up some money to do it, I thought about making the Intel switch.
But frankly the sheer number of Intel motherboards based on the same chipset, all with extremely similar specifications, have confused me quite a lot.
So I hoped some of you experts could help me find the right one for my needs.
I am looking for a motherboard which has:
Two Pci E 2.0 x16 slots
DDR 2 memory
At least six USB ports and a P/S 2 keyboard keyboard port
One free Pci E x1 port when using two dual slot graphic cards
No clearance issues using a Zalman 9700 and Dominator Airflow
No serious issues using four DIMM modules
Black PCB
Can not be a DFI board (Because no shops sell them in my country)
Can not be a Nvidia chipset (No crossfire support)
Solid caps preferred
At least moderate overclockability preferred
But now when I have finally managed to save up some money to do it, I thought about making the Intel switch.
But frankly the sheer number of Intel motherboards based on the same chipset, all with extremely similar specifications, have confused me quite a lot.
So I hoped some of you experts could help me find the right one for my needs.
I am looking for a motherboard which has:
Two Pci E 2.0 x16 slots
DDR 2 memory
At least six USB ports and a P/S 2 keyboard keyboard port
One free Pci E x1 port when using two dual slot graphic cards
No clearance issues using a Zalman 9700 and Dominator Airflow
No serious issues using four DIMM modules
Black PCB
Can not be a DFI board (Because no shops sell them in my country)
Can not be a Nvidia chipset (No crossfire support)
Solid caps preferred
At least moderate overclockability preferred