recommend me a mobo pls.

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good day.
i'm in the market for an overall excellent value mobo.
the specs on my rig are that way since it was a gradual, step by step upgrade.
can anyone suggest a mobo that has a decent budget w/ these specs. pls?
cheapest that has these specs. thanks.

some specs. that i'd like on it are;

raid 0.
cpu fsb 1600 is good, 1333 at least.
mem fsb 1200 is good, 1066 at least.
crossfire = (optional)

current sys:
E7200 = watercooled but not oc'd (loser mobo)
kingston 1066mhz hyperx 1gb x 2
gecube 3870 oc ed (gpu=800, mem=2x1200)
asrock 4coredual
2 x 74gb raptor
dvdrw
lian-li pc-70
2 x 350w enermax (w/ diy pcie for hd3870)
22" lcd

 

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ideas anyone?

 

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p5q-e would be a good choice
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the asus P5Q looks good to me so far.
crossfire = not really needed (depends on price really)
any other suggestions anyone?

 

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What is your budget ?
Crossfire required ?
CPu max overclock and FSB ?

 

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yea Asus P5Q-E or P5Q-pro...

 

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I like my BIOSTAR Tpower I45 which is going for around $150. My experience has been limited to E8400 and E8600. There is another BIOSTAR board available with a thread here called the TP45 HP which goes for around $130. You may want to check it out.

 

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PolRoger90 said:

I like my BIOSTAR Tpower I45 which is going for around $150. My experience has been limited to E8400 and E8600. There is another BIOSTAR board available with a thread here called the TP45 HP which goes for around $130. You may want to check it out.

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as much as i like the looks of that board plus what its doing ocing wise. i cant see for the price suggesting it. esp since you can get the P5Q-pro for the same price and have 8phase pwm's over the biostar's 4phase. if you were mearly going to stick with a dual core then have at it with the biostar.

 

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what about the MSI P45 Neo2 / P45 Platinum
features look good too...
any input on it guys?
lemme see what biostar has

 

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what about the MSI P45 Neo2 / P45 Platinum
features look good too...
any input on it guys?
lemme see what biostar has

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the only thing going for the MSI, that i see is the heatpipe cooler. the board packs a 5phase pwm, still wouldnt use it while ocing a quad. 4phase is min with quad core ocing but i wouldnt push the clocks a whole lot. maybe take a Q6600 to 3.2ghz and leave it on a 4 phase board. 8phase is another matter, push the quad till the cpu cries!

 

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looks like my best choice is the asus p5q.
not sure if i'm going to xfire yet though so i might get this first,
then upgrade to p5q-e in the future.
thanks guys for the input.
if there are any other opinions like for
abit or gigabyte, pls feel free to lemme know, thanks.