ECS PA1-MVP

[Longsh0t]

So I am putting together a new PC for my girlfriend. The main components I currently have are:

Intel Pentium D 3.2ghz
2GB DDR2
Radeon x1900XTX

I'm trying to find a mobo that has 2 x PCI-E slots for an Intel CPU and the only one I could find is the ECS PA1-MVP.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813135218

Now she isn't much of a gamer, but is currently playing Tomb Raider Legend on my PC. I don't think I'll be going to a Crossfire setup for her but I would like to have the option if I choose to down the road. Does anyone have an opinions about this mobo? I honestly don't know much about Crossfire and I read that it's now possible to do Crossfire with 2 regular edition cards with a specific chipset. Is this mobo capable of that? Am I better off trying to sell/trade the Intel chip and go with AMD? Or does anyone know of any other mobos that I should be looking at?

Thanks in advance.

[RevMaynard_TAW]

So I am putting together a new PC for my girlfriend. The main components I currently have are:

Intel Pentium D 3.2ghz
2GB DDR2
Radeon x1900XTX

I'm trying to find a mobo that has 2 x PCI-E slots for an Intel CPU and the only one I could find is the ECS PA1-MVP.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813135218

Now she isn't much of a gamer, but is currently playing Tomb Raider Legend on my PC. I don't think I'll be going to a Crossfire setup for her but I would like to have the option if I choose to down the road. Does anyone have an opinions about this mobo? I honestly don't know much about Crossfire and I read that it's now possible to do Crossfire with 2 regular edition cards with a specific chipset. Is this mobo capable of that? Am I better off trying to sell/trade the Intel chip and go with AMD? Or does anyone know of any other mobos that I should be looking at?

Thanks in advance.

For the price, that board is hard to beat. It's clean, has a nice layout and is feature rich. I'm using a crossfire motherboard and so far it's been absolute joy.