Best 939, Non-SLI Motherboard?

[krotchy]

No overclocking needed. I intend to put a single Gigabyte Geforce 7600GT Silent Pipe 2 video cards in this, and am buying Lian-Li cases. I basically want a really quiet workstation, and I dont know what a good motherboard for this would be.

Pretty much I want a motherboard with heat pipe or fanless cooling, and I dont care about any overclocking features or anything, just reliable and quiet.

Also ram to go with it would be helpful (2x1GB)

*edit* for anyone who asks. The processor will be X2 4800+'s

 

[m21s]

I'm trying to figure out some options on this also as I am upgrading to a PCI express board and currently have a 939 FX-55.

What I have learned is that mostly all NON-SLI boards do not have fanless cooling on them.
In order to go fanless you need to look at an SLI motherboard.
Unless you replace the fan, but some boards thats not possible with the placement of the PCI slots near the NB. (someone can correct me on that if I'm wrong)

 

[will889]

AsRock 939 dual is silent if you don't mind both an agp slot along with a PCIe slot. Lots of mATX NF4 boards are passively cooled too.

 

[Captante]

I've had very good luck with my Asus A8N-E, but its got a fairly loud NB fan.

 

[renethx]

GeForce 6150 boards (e.g. MSI K8NGM2-FID) are fanless and very reliable.

 

[Heidfirst]

Abit apparently now have a passive/heatpipe version of the KN8 Ultra - the KN8 Ultra-SOTES.
As for when it will be available where you are ...

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: Captante
I've had very good luck with my Asus A8N-E, but its got a fairly loud NB fan.

Only the first revision.
and I can second that. I am using an A8N-E at home and I think its probably the best Asus board I've ever owned personally. Super stable and fast. I am very satisfied with it.

 

[Captante]

Originally posted by: CraigRT

Originally posted by: Captante
I've had very good luck with my Asus A8N-E, but its got a fairly loud NB fan.

Only the first revision.
and I can second that. I am using an A8N-E at home and I think its probably the best Asus board I've ever owned personally. Super stable and fast. I am very satisfied with it.

I replaced mine with a higher quality copper Vantec VGA chipset fan which fit perfectly based on reading the thread here, before I even installed the motherboard, so I can't comment on how loud it would have been (I have a new revision as well) but the board itself has been rock-solid.

 

[AlabamaCajun]

Consider a Asus or Gigabyte. I have both and they are of great quality. Get the Nforce chipset if possible, Via if you are in a pinch.

 

[tallman45]

I have 2 that have been running constantly and never failed

Gigabyte K8NF-9
Asus A8N-E

 

[EKTELESTES]

Gigabyte K8NF-9 - yep, personal experince from the Ultra version of this one, it rox ^^

 

[cancer man]

Sorry about the derail but does anyone have tips about quieting a mobo? The chipset fan on my nF4-DAGF is noisy as hell