Suggest an SLI board to me...

[koocha]

I'm after the following features...

Socket 939
Lots of USB 2 ports
Some kind of BIOS protection (dual BIOS, Top Hat Flash, etc)
SLI of course
SATA II
Available from SCAN (http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...Thumbnails=yes)
Preferably under £100

Thanks

[koocha]

I'm currently looking at:

Asus A8N-SLi Deluxe (http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=158259 , £106)

Gigabyte GA-K8NPro SLi (http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=212682 , £76)

MSI K8N Diamond SLi (http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=170232 , £104)

[kushtibari]

Just put the Diamond in my works machine - v impressed so far. Wifi/bluetooth pci card, great onboard sound, nice and stable. Since it came down in price I think its excellent value for money as well. I remember buying the platinum when it was more expensive than that.

[koocha]

The one at SCAN says:

"Please note that this does not comes with the MSI Dual-Net Card"

I tak eit that's the WiFi/Bluetooth card

[Rhyth]

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=311465
Has 1 extra usb iso than the deluxe at a glance and is a bit cheaper.

[koocha]

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=311465
Has 1 extra usb iso than the deluxe at a glance and is a bit cheaper.

I can find anything on Asus' website about this...

[behappier]

Just for information, I got an Asus A8N SLI to test my system thinking that my Abit KN8Ultra was buggered and my opteron would not go past 275 FSB when it reached 311FSB on my Abit.
Just my 2p worth.

[Rhyth]

If you going to overclock then go for a higher quality board such as an UTNF4SLI-DR Expert. Overclocking on more stable builds is advisable and the extra bios features can help, this could be a better option in the long run? If not you can't go wrong the cheaper A8N-SLISE.

[Lee H]

The SE has 4 SATA ports whereas the Deluxe has 8 ( and the deluxe has 2 network's ports )

Think of the A8N-SE as the "second edition" of the A8N SLI standard board that is no longer stocked by nost retailers now.

Hope this information helps.

[koocha]

I'm not really too bothered about overclocking...I mean I want to get the most out of my system, but I'm upgrading from the main rig in my spec - anything is going to seem faster!

[koocha]

The SE has 4 SATA ports whereas the Deluxe has 8 ( and the deluxe has 2 network's ports )

Think of the A8N-SE as the "second edition" of the A8N SLI standard board that is no longer stocked by nost retailers now.

Hope this information helps.

I'm only going to get 1 SATA drive to start with. I don't think I'll ever get 4 so that's ok.

Don't need dual lan either. Looks like the SE board is the way to go!

Does anybody have any link to any reviews?

[DavidM]

I can find anything on Asus' website about this...

Try this link

[koocha]

Try this link

Cracking toast Gromit!

[Darth Sidious]

what type of cpu are u getting?

if its an opteron u will get far more out of it with a dfi

[koocha]

Opteron 165...

I've ordered the Asus now. I'll be happy with that and my freezer 64

ordered the ram off the today only page too (2 x 512mb)