Q: Hey, im looking to upgrade my comp, hopefully get a mobo with 2 pci-e 2.0x16 slots for crossfire(not sli), in the future i will run 2 radeon 4870x2's, which would be the best crossfire mobo that supports my q6600, 8 gigs of 1066 memory(slot 240), and a 500 gig harddrive oh yeah, and since the video cards will make me poor hopefully the mobo will be around or under 300 dollars(US) Also, i run vista 64 (if the 8 gigs didn't give that away lol) I was looking at this one, i dunno if its good or not lemme know http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131299 yeah, i thought so but hey lowering it to x8 another card will compensate for the loss lol, i was lookin at this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131299 I dunno, i never heard of foxxcon if it helps i probably wont be getting ddr3 memory for awhile, im stickin with ddr2 fer now
A: Here is the best one I could find : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186134 even supports DDR3 memory. This is absolutely perfect for you too because its $211 EDIT: This works fine with Vista 64.. EDIT: As you can see using crossfire will lower the quality of the cards to x8 on the board you found there. EDIT: I guess it would be ok. That is if you want 2 4870x2 running at 8x instead of 16x... EDIT: If you read this review: Pros: Decent overclocking abilities, solid construction, nice BIOS layout, easy-to-read manual, somehow it survived a short-circuit when I forgot to install stand-offs to insulate the mobo from my case's mobo tray. Cons: Though it's Crossfire capable, the PCI-e 2.0 x16 lanes both revert down to x8 when two graphics cards are present, so it's not ideal for CF. If you only plan on having one video card, however, this is fine. Other Thoughts: Q6600 @ 3.25ghz, 2x2gb G.Skill ddr2 800, HD 4870 @ 790/1100, WD Caviar 640gb, Xigmatek HDT-S1283, Rocketfish full tower case, 3dMark06 - 15810 Its better for 1 video card then 2.