2 x pci-e x16 SLI motherboards

Horsepower · 12-27-2005, 10:02 PM

i haven't been following AMD hardware in a while. anyone know which mobo manufacturers make dual nForce4 SLI pci-e x16 motherboards? i'm talking about the boards that will run both video cards at x16, not the x16 boards that will run at x8 when both cards are in SLI.

also, whats the roadmap for ddr2? any word on when a ddr2 supported chipset will be released?

Bonez · 12-28-2005, 01:28 AM

A8N32-SLI Deluxe

don't reccomend it though because the entire 16x (as well as 8x for that matter) has never been completely tapped.

as for DDR2, the 940's(don't quote) are coming back with DDR2 but the 940 chipset is "expensive" like a brand new bentley.

Smurf · 12-28-2005, 12:42 PM

From the reviews I've seen on the A8N32-SLI it doesn't provide better proformance in SLI over 8x. In the future that will probably change. Either way, they are selling like hot cakes. The new mobo's will arrive in the 2nd quarter of 2006 I believe.

Horsepower · 12-28-2005, 01:12 PM

i always buy a top of the line mobo that will be upgradeable for years, so i don't mind if there's not much of a performance difference right now. future drivers and firmware revsions often increase a new board's performance. how long has this board been out?

so is the A8N32-SLI the only board that has 2x pci-e x16 with both cards in SLI? and what boards are coming in 2nd quarter '06, ddr2 boards?

Smurf · 12-28-2005, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Horsepower

i always buy a top of the line mobo that will be upgradeable for years, so i don't mind if there's not much of a performance difference right now. future drivers and firmware revsions often increase a new board's performance. how long has this board been out?

so is the A8N32-SLI the only board that has 2x pci-e x16 with both cards in SLI? and what boards are coming in 2nd quarter '06, ddr2 boards?

Yes to both questions.