FYI - AM2 mobos are almost here...

MasterP · 18-May-06, 11:17 PM

...well, in New Zealand anyway. I was browsing one of my suppliers (that i deal with at work) and saw that they'll have these gigabyte ones available from the end of the month (with an RRP of about USD150)

taken from http://www.giga-byte.com/Products/Mo...GA-M55plus-S3G

Anyways, I checked Newegg and they aren't listed yet so just thought that I should let you folks know

Anybody keen?

Nerdz · 18-May-06, 11:23 PM

Only 1 PCIE Slot? Id like to see a board with no PCI slots and only PCIE slots..

MasterP · 18-May-06, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Nerdz


	Only 1 PCIE Slot? Id like to see a board with no PCI slots and only PCIE slots..

They'll be out - remember, this is only the first board that I've seen available

godfoot · 19-May-06, 04:19 AM

I imagine we will continue to see at least one PCI slot for a while to come as the PCI-e bus does not transfer audio as favorably for some reason.
That said, I am likely going with either the Asus M2N32-SLi (few spots are taking pre-orders now, XPCGear.com being one of them) or the MSI K9N SLi Platinum.

Zaltan · 19-May-06, 07:10 AM

*Waits for DFI's Conroe boards*

DFI is doing about 12 AM2 boards in the first two months, I'd say that they would be worth checking out. But I'm still waiting for Conroe.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ad.php?t=99464

eascarface · 19-May-06, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Zaltan


	Waits for DFI's Conroe boards DFI is doing about 12 AM2 boards in the first two months, I'd say that they would be worth checking out. But I'm still waiting for Conroe. http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ad.php?t=99464

Hmm I might try and spring for the 975x crossfire board. Im sure it be a heck of lot better than the abit 955x im thinking about.
Just hope I can afford it.

UndisputedChamp · 20-May-06, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Nerdz


	Only 1 PCIE Slot? Id like to see a board with no PCI slots and only PCIE slots..

There are two PCI-E x1 slots and one PCI-E x16 slot which makes a grand total of three PCI-E slots on that Gigabyte board MasterP posted up. If you look really hard, you can see another PCI-E x1 slot right about the x16 slot

.

Lotta nice boards coming out, inluding a non-SLi board (from Abit) that has one PCI slot, one PCI-E x16 slot, and five PCI-E x1 slots

Aselus · 24-May-06, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Zaltan


	Waits for DFI's Conroe boards DFI is doing about 12 AM2 boards in the first two months, I'd say that they would be worth checking out. But I'm still waiting for Conroe. http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ad.php?t=99464

chiming in here, AM2 provides no rela performence boost... no real point in 'upgrading' to it with an AMD machine heh. Untill 07 when AMD releases their new architecture/chips as they had announced we're not getting anythign interesting *tear*

P.S.: yay on 50th post.

67_GTO · 24-May-06, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Aselus


	chiming in here, AM2 provides no rela performence boost... no real point in 'upgrading' to it with an AMD machine heh.

Doesnt it have DDR2 support tho?

Aselus · 24-May-06, 01:22 PM

yes but that doesn't enssessarily mean performance boost.. for mroe details check out this anandtech article

18-May-06, 11:17 PM		#1 (permalink)
MasterP Da' Thunda' From Down Unda'	FYI - AM2 mobos are almost here... ...well, in New Zealand anyway. I was browsing one of my suppliers (that i deal with at work) and saw that they'll have these gigabyte ones available from the end of the month (with an RRP of about USD150) taken from http://www.giga-byte.com/Products/Mo...GA-M55plus-S3G Anyways, I checked Newegg and they aren't listed yet so just thought that I should let you folks know Anybody keen?

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18-May-06, 11:23 PM		#2 (permalink)
Nerdz Sir Knight of Spamalot	Only 1 PCIE Slot? Id like to see a board with no PCI slots and only PCIE slots..

19-May-06, 04:19 AM		#4 (permalink)
godfoot A George Orwell fan...sorta	I imagine we will continue to see at least one PCI slot for a while to come as the PCI-e bus does not transfer audio as favorably for some reason. That said, I am likely going with either the Asus M2N32-SLi (few spots are taking pre-orders now, XPCGear.com being one of them) or the MSI K9N SLi Platinum.

19-May-06, 07:10 AM		#5 (permalink)
Zaltan Apex Tech God	Waits for DFI's Conroe boards DFI is doing about 12 AM2 boards in the first two months, I'd say that they would be worth checking out. But I'm still waiting for Conroe. http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ad.php?t=99464

24-May-06, 01:22 PM		#10 (permalink)
Aselus Apex Advanced Techie	yes but that doesn't enssessarily mean performance boost.. for mroe details check out this anandtech article