stable, pci-e, x2 compatible, passively cooled mb

ki_cz · Post by **ki_cz** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 11:06 pm

I unfortunately somewhat screwed myself here ... I bought the abit ax8 thinking that as it said on the US website, it would eventually get BIOS upgrades to support X2 chips. I was wrong, only the ver2 board supports this. Unfortunately, I have since moved to Europe, more speficially the Czech republic, where I can't find this board anywhere. So, I'm going to either have to look harder for this one, or, get a different one. Are there any stable, easy to work with boards that have the things I need, x2 support, pci-e and are passively cooled? I don't want to do any aftermarket passive cooling because it will interfere with my passively cooled video card heatpipes (at least in most of the cases that I've seen).

Help!

teknerd · Post by **teknerd** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 11:29 pm

Asus A8N-SLI Premium

ki_cz · Post by **ki_cz** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 11:35 pm

I unfortunately have no need for SLI, so Im not sure if the extra price point is really worth it. This is purely a 3d modelling and design computer, pretty much zero gaming.

NoNameFace · Post by **NoNameFace** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 4:57 am

Most of the Gigabyte S939 boards are passively cooled.

K8NF-9
K8NF9 Ultra
K8N Ultra-9

kogi · Post by **kogi** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 5:35 am

http://www.asrock.com/product/product_939Dual-SATA2.htm

ki_cz · Post by **ki_cz** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 2:47 am

xp90 won't fit onto the GA motherboards because of the mount, have to look into the asrock one, but I think in the end, the zx8 rev2 will be the best board to go with ...