6 Best Motherboards for Desktop
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- Reliable
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Why We Recommend These Products
Out of thousands of reviews for 127 products, over 100 people recommended Motherboards specifically for Desktop. These 6 are the most highly recommended products we found.
Intel DP35DP
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$96 - $130
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11 People Recommend
"however, note that intel desktop motherboards do not support windows 2003 server.…" - Tigerdirect.com User "at least for me i noticed major slow down on start up when i installed intel desktop utilites so i took it off.…" - Newegg.com User "i have it running a q6600 for a digital audio workstation.…" - Gusto at Newegg.com |
Abit iP35 Pro 843323000223
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$280
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3 People Recommend
"cons: complaint # 1 this board did not like my g.skill 2gb (2 x 1gb) 240-pin ddr2 sdram ddr2 800 (pc2 6400) memory kit 1x winner of customer choice award - desktop memory. …" - Newegg.com User "other thoughts: inside the antec nsk-6580 case, this board has an intel e8400 (not overclocked) with stock hsf, 4gb kingston kvr800d2n5k2/4g, 2 seagate barracuda 720.10 sata drives, sapphire radeon…" - Newegg.com User "i like the bios and the desktop monitoring/overclocking utility. …" - wmills at Newegg.com |
Gigabyte GA-M68SM-S2
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3 People Recommend
"it also has a desktop overclocking feature which has easy to understand beginner peripherals and an advanced mode for do-it-yourself tweaking.…" - Newegg.com User "it also has a desktop overclocking feature which has easy to understand beginner peripherals and an advanced mode for do-it-yourself tweaking. …" - Newegg.com User "obviously this is not a gamer's motherboard, but it is fine for a workstation setup. …" - Newegg.com User |
ASUS P5K WS INTEL CORE2 EXTREME/CORE2 READY
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$193 - $221
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2 People Recommend
"other thoughts: despite it's problem with raid this board is solid, running a q6600 with 4 gigs and an 8600 gt, not really for gaming i'd say, but then again it has the title of workstation.…" - Newegg.com User "just like most server/workstation boards in the past, a cheap psu, ram or add-on cards will always give you fits.…" - Newegg.com User "3 weeks later i bought the p5wdg2 ws pro board to use as my main workstation because of compatabilities issues that could no be resolved.…" - Newegg.com User |
Intel 975X
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$175 - $236
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2 People Recommend
"great workstation...…" - Newegg.com User "pros: great mid-high level workstation board, this one i built with entry level cad support in mind. …" - Jason at Newegg.com |
Supermicro H8DAREO
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$63
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2 People Recommend
"it will use ecc or regular desktop ram as well as the xeon or core2 cpu.…" - enigmadesign at Newegg.com "a server/workstation class mobo that doesn't break the bank.…" - Gutter96 at Newegg.com "it will use ecc or regular desktop ram as well as the xeon or core2 cpu. …" - enigmadesign at Newegg.com |
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