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Need a motherboard recommendation for a new build. Around the $200 mark.

It will be put in a build with:

Asus 8800gt 512mb
CORE 2 DUO E8400 3.00GHz or CORE 2 QUAD Q6600 2.4GHz
G.SKILL (2x2gb) PQ 5-5-5-15 DDR2 800
650W ANTEC TRIO PSU
640GB WesternDigital 7200 SATA 16M

Looking for something that has pcie 2.0 and is future proof (at least as much as it can be, I know most if not all parts are outdated as soon as they are released). Don't mind if it has crossfire or sli or not. For gaming.

Here is an option for you. I've had nothing but good experience with NVIDIA's chipsets. The only thing I'm not 100% sure about is the support for the E8400 since it is one of the newer 45nm chips. I don't know if it supports it right out of the box, but it will for sure with a bios update. It also has full PCI-e 2.0 support as well as SLI.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813188024

i would recomend this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813136047
Intel chip sets are better to use with Intel processors, I've had good experience with dfi mobos that i used for my customers. Nvidias run very hot, and theres no real point to go with them except for SLI

I too am one of the "Intel on Intel" types. This might fit the bill:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813131297

But, if dual GPU is not an issue and you need DDR2 then just about any P35/P45 mobo will fit the bill. The ASUS P45 is a bit expensive and there are some P45 boards at half that price.

I would have to go with the ASUS P5Q Deluxe.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813131297

I would say that any of the p5x-x ASUS motherboards are good. I personally like the p5k-e, but I am pretty sure that it does not support pci-e 2.0. If it did, I would recommend the board. But I have one question: Uless you are planning on keeping the motherboard for a fairly long time, why would you need PCI-e 2.0. I think that most graphics boards work fine on PCI-e 1.1. But, perhaps by christmas there might be a game and a card that will need the bandwidth. Either 1.1 or 2.0 would be fine, in my opinion. Just a thought. I I am wrong, please let me know.

good luck,
tekgek

Thanks for the OP. I will have a look at your rec any way.

I thought that the M-board would be one thing that i could keep for at least one future build.