PCI Express Mobo

[Koudelka]

Hello

I'm going to be making the jump to PCI Express. I'm also going to be getting rid of my ATI and switching to nvidia so i can make the jump to SLI mode as well.

Whats a stable mobo comfortable with oc'ing, capable of SLI, PCI-express enabled, and able to run 4 sticks of ram dual channel? I havent kept up on the motherboard scene for a while, so i dont even know if a board exists to meet that.

Also, are you even able to run SLI mode using PCI-Express cards?

On a side note, can anyone suggest a good water cooling kit that i can fit into a Thermaltake Armor or Lian-Li PC-75 case?

Thanks in advance!!

 

[Chode Messiah]

DFI makes stable mobos that are good for ocing. Also, an Asetek should be good. I'm not sure if the thermaltake bigwater or the coolermaster aquagate fit.

 

[Silversierra]

Also, are you even able to run SLI mode using PCI-Express cards?

You are only able to run sli with pci-e cards. Agp can't do it. You need sli capable, pci-e, nvidia cards, and a sli mobo.

 

[Twsmit]

Waht you want is a Venice A64 chip, the DFI -SLI mobo and two 6800GT's. If you go with 2x 6600GT's you might as well get 1x 6800GT since its more powerful most of the time and less expensive.

 

[karma112]

dfi is the very best oc mobo out that what dfi does basically is make its mobo's oc friendly and this one is their best currently with sli http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813136151

 

[knothead34]

i believe you need san diego core or venice if you want to run four sticks of ram. asus......dfi......and msi make sli boards i like. dfi over clocks the best imho. i dont use water cooling but danger den stuff is real popular. that thermaltake armor case is nice i cant imagine what wouldnt fit in there. lol

 

[QD]

asus a8n-sli dlx is a good mobo for that, not very good for ocing memory and max volatge is too low (ie can't use some sticks that need <3.0V). but it has nice features, had it for 3 months no complaints yet