Best non SLI am2 board for ~150 or less

[Technoob]

Title says it all. I'm somewhat leery of the biostar 550 that, but am definately giving it a hard look. If there's a nice mobo that does SLI and is in the price range, I'm willing to look at it, but I don't need SLI.

I've read some bad things about some of the asus boards and the RAM voltages on newegg, but who knows what to believe.

Also, vista home premium in the mix.


Thanks for any thoughts.

 

[-=Antimatter=-]

Tforce550 is an awesome board, trust me on that one. Make sure to update the BIOS if you get an older one.

Another option:

EVGA 122-M2-NF59-TR Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI ($99 AR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188016

 

[Cpt Twitchy]

The Asus 570 SLI is $130 at newegg and $100 for the non SLI. I own the Tforce 550 and it is a good board, especially for the money. I would definitely go for the eVGA at that price as it is essentially a Foxconn board.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131013
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131022

 

[DaNotoriousDOM]

Tforce550 is an awesome board, trust me on that one. Make sure to update the BIOS if you get an older one.

Another option:

EVGA 122-M2-NF59-TR Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI ($99 AR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188016

How can that board be so cheap? Is it a real 590 SLI? They had to cut corners somewhere to get it down to $99. So what's missing?

I'm trying to choose between that and the Asus 570 SLI. Any thoughts?