Motherboard upgrade

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  1. juaneryle

    juaneryle Regular member

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    I currently have an ASUS P5N32-E 680 SLI mobo; XFX Geoforce 8800gts, Intel E6850 CPU, OCZ Reaper 4gb ddr2 800mhz.
    I just realized that my board doesn't have PCIe 2.0 support. So I'm looking for another ASUS board that will take full advantage of my 8800gts card and I also bought the new Intel E8600 CPU (a beast!).
    My budget is up to $250. Can anyone suggest a high end ASUS board for me that still have hi-speed ddr2 memory support,(not ready for ddr3)and overclocking features?
     
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    AE27 Regular member

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    Try looking at the new Asus Rampage. The mid range ones still uses DDR2 ram.
     
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    juaneryle Regular member

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    Wow, that's a pretty looking mobo. The specs are on par to what I'm looking for. Someone else suggested the P5Q Deluxe. Other than the software I really don't see much difference. You think the Rampage is a better choice of the two?
     
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    The P5Q Deluxe and Rampage formula are very similar, though the Rampage formula is more geared towards gaming, but thats not to say that the P5Q D is a slouch. If you plan going xfire later then get the Rampage, if you plan on one GPU, P5Q Deluxe.
     
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    juaneryle Regular member

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    I ended getting the Rampage. I thank you guys for your help.
     

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