AM2 MB's with nvidia chipsets

I have been doing a little searching and it seems like there isn't much of anything in the way of AM2 socket MB's with nvidia chipsets that don't have integrated graphics on them. The only thing I have found is this.

There has got to be more AM2 boards out there that support phenom cpu's and are capable of running SLI.

 I think you are looking for AM2+ based boards my friend. Classic AM2 can run a phenom but with limited features.

The nforce 5 chipset was designed for classic AM2 as well. Since the transition has been made to AM2+ most high end board makers out there have abandoned the old AM2 socket.

I was basicly going off what the specs were for supported processors and still the only MB I can find that supports phenom and SLI is that MSI one. UNless some of these MB's I found on newegg do support the phenom cpu's but don't state it in their specs.

So I guess that is the real question do all AM2 MB's support phenom cpu's cause according to newegg they don't.

 I don't know of and AM2 mobos with a current Nfoce chipset, its either going to be ATI or Intel. but many for AIT than intel...

Well the 790fx platform looks pretty solid but it's an amd chipset not nvidia. The only thing I can find worth getting is the crosshair 2 MB from Asus. But it has the integrated graphics which I don't need and I am sure it's what drives the price of this MB up. Other than that it looks solid to me. I may just have to suck it up and go with this 1. It would be nice if the reviews on it spoke better of the hybrid SLI feature. That's the only reason it's worth having integrated graphics on this board but if it doesn't work well what's the point.

Since I am getting an amd cpu I have to find a good enthusiast class mb which there hasn't been awhole lot released and not to mention getting the 8800gts I need a nvidia chipset to support SLI. I am trying to find the best set up to support the hardware I just won basicly.

all the new boards from both sides are sporting integrated graphics cards.  its for hybrid power and such (graphics card goes into idle mode and only integrated is used in 2d apps). on the nvidia front there are two asus 780a with an MSI and Foxconn 780a soon to follow.  there is a gigigabyte in the works.... somewhere.

 but if you are planning to go no farther then dual card (no tri sli) you might as well just save some cash and get the 750a (this is the only difference between the two chipsets as far as i can tell). biostar and asus both have one with msi soon to follow.  i've seen mention of one from gigabyte and foxconn but nothing concrete.

 most boards are on newegg the two msi boards are on zipzoomfly.com with placeholder prices some info on the foxconn can be found here http://67.90.82.13/forums/showthread.php?t=188100

I have heard rumors though that the hybrid SLI doesn't work to well. I was just thinking that the board would be cheaper without it.

true hybrid sli is a piece of junk for an enthusiast but hybrid power works just fine ( unless you have a really high resolution monitor).  unfortunately the integrated graphics are inescapable.  when amd rereleases the 790fx (with the sb750) then all the current gen am2+ chipsets will have integrated graphics its just something we'll have to deal with i suppose.

like i said if you are looking to save some cash and have no desire to tri sli theres really no reason not to go 750a.

no reason other than x8 by x8 versus x16 by x16. I believe I am correct in stating that you get x16 on both lanes with the 780a but not the 750a.

Another thing that is really making this hard is trying to find waterblocks for any of these MB's for the NB, SB and mosfets. I am waiting for a response back from EK on the crosshair 2 formula board and the M3N-HT DELUXE/MEMPIPE Board. Both from Asus. I was originally turned off by the mempipe on the second board but it's detachable. There must be 2 or 3 dozen socket 775 boards with waterblocks available but only 3 AM2 boards and all 3 have the older 500 chipset series. It's like trying to shop for parts for a Honda car compared to say a GM car.

Oh and aren't the 750a boards micro ATX's?

I take that back, the board I was looking at has a really weird layout.

Look and see for yourself