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Performance within each group varied only slightly, so components and connections should guide your buying decision.

Edited by Danny Allen

Feb 26, 2007 3:00 pm
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Asus P5N-E SLI PCW Rating: 83.0PCW Rating: 83.0PCW Rating: 83.0

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1. Asus Asus P5N-E SLI

nVidia nForce 650i SLI chip set, 2 PCIe x16, 1 PCIe x1, 2 PCI slots, 4 SATA, 2 PATA ports, 4 + 2 USB, 1 FireWire, 1 eSATA ports, Price when ranked: $149

Bottom Line: This impressive all-around SLI board has two ATA channels and an eSATA port, though only x8. You'll need a rear-panel breakout to get 7.1-channel analog output.

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nForce 570 SLIT-A (V5.1) PCW Rating: 82.0PCW Rating: 82.0PCW Rating: 82.0

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2. ECS (Elitegroup Computers) nForce 570 SLIT-A (V5.1)

nVidia nForce 570 SLI chip set, 2 PCIe x16, 2 PCIe x1, 3 PCI slots, 8 Serial ATA, 1 PATA ports, 4 USB ports, Price when ranked: $95

Bottom Line: Easily the lowest-priced SLI board on the chart, this model is a very good performer. A lack of FireWire ports and limited x8 SLI are the only nits to pick.

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P965 Platinum Motherboard (Intel Core 2 Extreme/Core 2 Duo/Pentium EE/Pentium, Socket T, P965, ATX, 8GB DDR2, 1066MHz) PCW Rating: 82.0PCW Rating: 82.0PCW Rating: 82.0

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3. MSI P965 Platinum Motherboard (Intel Core 2 Extreme/Core 2 Duo/Pentium EE/Pentium, Socket T, P965, ATX, 8GB DDR2, 1066MHz)

Intel P965 chip set, 2 PCIe x16, 2 PCIe x1, 2 PC slots, 7 SATA, 1 PATA ports, 4 + 2 USB, 1 + 2 FireWire ports, Price when ranked: $135

Bottom Line: The best performing board, this model also offers a full complement of cutting-edge and legacy features. Only the lack of dual graphics kept it out of the top spot.

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GigaByte GA-965P-DQ6 PCW Rating: 80.0PCW Rating: 80.0PCW Rating: 80.0

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4. Gigabyte GigaByte GA-965P-DQ6

Intel P965 chip set, 2 PCIe x16, 3 PCIe x1, 2 PCI slots, 8 SATA, 1 PATA ports, 4 USB, 1 FireWire, 0 + 4 eSATA ports, Price when ranked: $198

Bottom Line: Another board with a complete set of legacy ports and state-of-the-art features. We love the friendly color scheme, but the price--not so much.

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Abit AB9 Pro PCW Rating: 80.0PCW Rating: 80.0PCW Rating: 80.0

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5. ABIT Abit AB9 Pro

Intel P965 chip set, 1 PCIe x16, 2 PCIe x1, 2 PCI slots, 8 SATA, 1 PATA ports, 4 + 2 USB, 0 + 2 FireWire, 1 eSATA ports, Price when ranked: $150

Bottom Line: This great performer has contemporary ports to spare: ten USB (six on headers), eight SATA, and a single eSATA port. But a lack of legacy ports dropped its ranking.

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GA-M59SLI-S5 Motherboard (Athlon 64 FX/ Athlon X2, Socket AM2, ATX, 16GB DDR2, 1GHz Bus) PCW Rating: 83.0PCW Rating: 83.0PCW Rating: 83.0

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6. Gigabyte GA-M59SLI-S5 Motherboard (Athlon 64 FX/ Athlon X2, Socket AM2, ATX, 16GB DDR2, 1GHz Bus)

nVidia nForce 590 SLI chip set, 2 PCIe x16, 1 PCIe x8, 1 PCIe x1, 2 PCI slots, 8 SATA ports, 1 PATA ports, 4 USB, 1 FireWire, 0 + 2 eSATA ports, Price when ranked: $170

Bottom Line: Like its 965-based sibling on the Intel portion of the chart, this model has all the legacy ports and cutting-edge features you'll need--but at a better price.

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Abit Fatal1ty AN9 32X PCW Rating: 82.0PCW Rating: 82.0PCW Rating: 82.0

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7. ABIT Abit Fatal1ty AN9 32X

nVidia nForce 590 SLI chip set, 2 PCIe x16, 2 PCIe x1, 1 PCI slots, 6 SATA ports, 1 PATA ports, 4 + 2 USB, 0 + 2 FireWire ports, Price when ranked: $170

Bottom Line: This board performed well at specified speeds and was born to overclock. If you don't need legacy parallel or serial ports, it's a terrific deal.

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K9A Platinum Motherboard (Athlon 64/64FX/64 X2, Socket AM2, nForce2, ATX, 8GB DDR2, 1000MHz Bus) PCW Rating: 81.0PCW Rating: 81.0PCW Rating: 81.0

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8. MSI K9A Platinum Motherboard (Athlon 64/64FX/64 X2, Socket AM2, nForce2, ATX, 8GB DDR2, 1000MHz Bus)

ATI CrossFire Xpress 3200 , 2 PCIe x16, 2 PCIe x1, 2 PCI slots, 4 SATA ports, 1 PATA ports, 4 + 2 USB, 1 + 1 FireWire ports, Price when ranked: $130

Bottom Line: This very solid offering mixes all of the newest and oldest technlogies, but it performed a tad slowly in our testing, which kept it from the top of the chart.

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Asus Crosshair PCW Rating: 80.0PCW Rating: 80.0PCW Rating: 80.0

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9. Asus Asus Crosshair

nVidia nForce 590 SLI chip set, 2 PCIe x16, 1 PCIe x4, 3 PCI slots, 6 SATA ports, 1 PATA ports, 4 + 2 USB, 1 + 1 FireWire ports, Price when ranked: $249

Bottom Line: A tweaker's delight, with a ton of techie-oriented lights and other features. It's pricey if your needs are basic, but it's a great board for overclocking enthusiasts.

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Sapphire Pure CrossFire PC-AM2RD580 PCW Rating: 80.0PCW Rating: 80.0PCW Rating: 80.0

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10. Sapphire Sapphire Pure CrossFire PC-AM2RD580

ATI CrossFire Xpress 3200 (AMD 580X), 2 PCIe x16, 1 PCIe x1, 1 PCI slots, 8 SATA ports, 1 PATA ports, 4 + 2 USB, 1 + 1 FireWire, 2 eSATA ports, Price when ranked: $130

Bottom Line: The classy, retro pale green look belies a true overclocker's heart. But this board could use better SATA connectors, and Sapphire's support policies are stingy.

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CHART NOTES: We tested all boards with a 256MB EVGA GeForce 7800GT graphics board, 2GB of Kingston PC-6400 DDR2 memory, and two 250GB Western Digital hard drives configured in a striped RAID array. We tested Intel boards with a 2.66-GHz Core 2 Duo E6700 CPU. We tested AMD boards with a 2.6-GHz Athlon 64 X2 5200+ CPU. The first number listed for peripheral ports indicates those located on the back panel of the motherboard; the second number (following the "+") indicates ports located on included expansion brackets (which will occupy an expansion bay in the case). Most boards also have additional internal port headers to which additional expansion brackets can be connected.

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