upgrading, need suggestions for mobo/cpu

[fitz]

hey peeps

I'm thinking out my upgrade and need your advice.

I would like to go with SATA RAID 1 - 2x200GB (RAID 1 cuz I need backup).

I want an ASUS mobo w/built-in SATA RAID + PCIE for AMD CPU

What are your recommendations for this mobo/cpu combo?

 

[gottes]

This is a sweet motherboard: http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NzAz

I have an Athlon 64 3500+ and it is a workhorse for the money

Good luck with your system

 

[kirbyrj]

If you're not going to use SLI, I'd still recommend the Nforce4 based A8N-E over the K8T890 based board (don't know the name of it off the top of my head).

 

[fitz]

Thanks for the replies.

I had planned on going with the K8T890 but that nForce4 SLI looks badass! I did some more research like the fact the SLI supports SATA2.

Here's what I think I'll go with:

Asus A8N nForce4 SLI
Athlon 64 3200+
(2) Crucial 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200 8T
GeForce 6600 Video Card, 256MB DDR PCI-E
(2) Seagate 250GB 7200RPM SATA NCQ
Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS
Lite-On 16X, DVD Dual Layer DVD+/-RW
XION Black/Silver ATX Case w/ 450W PSU

total $1,232 @ newegg

 

[kirbyrj]

Wait for the A8N-SLI premium. It will be more expensive, but it should OC better than the current A8N-SLI or deluxe version.