Hey folks -
I'm stumped. I'm not going to lie about it. Every time I decide it's time to upgrade my computer or perhaps rebuild the entire thing, these forums are the first place I goto. The last time I did a major overhaul was when the S939 Opertons hit the market, so naturally I jumped on the bandwagon and have been very satisfied ever since.
However, it's time I went to dual-core! Over the past few days I've been drowning in Firefox tabs as I read the boards here, pinged away at Newegg, and read outside reviews on all the latest Intel technology. So where do I stand?
Well I want value. I'm a poor pilot, and I just don't have the money to buy a $300 Motherboard every few months.
I need a large jump in performance (Hopefully) over my 2.8Ghz Opteron, 1GB DDR Memory.
However the single greatest factor that's stopping me from ordering right now is where the technology tree sits. Do I consider the upcoming P35 Chipset? Which of the CURRENT chipsets offer the most "future-proofing"?
Would me waiting for a quasi-next gen chipset like the P35 be justified if I don't plan on upgrading again within a year?
If not, I'm strongly looking at the 680i based motherboards - because from what I've read these are the only solution for overclocking/SLI Graphics.
Which then leads me to ask....do I wait for DFI's 680i based board? My gut says probably, as I currently own a LanParty nF4-Ultra and love it.
Buuutt....I've also heard good things about DFI's P965-S, and a killer overclocking board would be worth the tradeoff of SLI......
My struggle is really only over a motherboard. And I'm lost.
`Sinnerman
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