Alright, this is killing me. I'm trying to find a (not too expensive) motherboard with PCI-E 2.0 in preparation for a GTX 295 (maybe). Now, with graphics cards, I know the reputable manufacturers and their little special perks (EVGA and XFX and whatnot), but I don't really have any intuition about motherboard manufacturers.
Specs required: I need a board with PCI-E 2.0, number of such slots in not a factor. DDR2, socket 775. Onboard RAID is a plus (yeah, yeah, fake RAID, but whatever, it's good enough for me). Basically, I want to take the setup in my sig, replace the graphics card with a GTX 295, and shove a new motherboard into the case without having to replace anything else.
So far, I've found the Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R and the Asus P5Q Pro to be pretty good options. Any recommendations about these two, or suggestions for some other board?
Specs required: I need a board with PCI-E 2.0, number of such slots in not a factor. DDR2, socket 775. Onboard RAID is a plus (yeah, yeah, fake RAID, but whatever, it's good enough for me). Basically, I want to take the setup in my sig, replace the graphics card with a GTX 295, and shove a new motherboard into the case without having to replace anything else.
So far, I've found the Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R and the Asus P5Q Pro to be pretty good options. Any recommendations about these two, or suggestions for some other board?