Good motherboard for E6850

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Im putting together a shopping list for a new computer on NewEgg and here is what I have so far:

LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA Model LH-20A1S - Retail
$31.99

SAMSUNG 226BW Black 22" 2 ms (GTG) DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
$319.99

EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
$549.99

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit
$65.99

Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Conroe 3.0GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6850 -
$279.99

Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM
$111.99

Antec NeoPower 650 ATX12V / EPS12V 650W Power Supply - Retail + Antec Performance One P180B Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel for durability through the majority of chassis 1.0mm cold rolled steel around the 4 x HDD area ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
$224.98


Whats a good motherboard for use with the Intel E6850 Core 2 (3.0GHz x 2) ? I will be using the computer for gaming and media so it needs to perform well and have good on-board sound. Also, I won't using SLi or RAID and don't want to overclock. I've heard good things about P35 but what do you think would go well in this system?
 
I have built a Gigabyte DS3 based system but with an EVGA 8800GTS 640 in it instead of your GTX, runs perfectly fine with Bios F6... though if it was me I would have preferred the beefier heatpipe thing of the DS4 version, but the guy was limiting me with his budget...

With the above recommendations of the Abi tboard you cannot go wrong either , but all depends on what you want to spend ofcourse...
 
Thanks for the advice!

I was looking at that Abit motherboard earlier. I suppose it would get the job done adequately.

Holy smokes that 8800 Ultra is only $15 more after rebate! I was planning on going with an EVGA card so I could do the step up program but now I'm not so sure any more...
 
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