Buying new board, need advice

Sicone54 · 26-July-03, 12:07 AM

Ok ive decided to buy a new mother board, so any advice is appreciated, i want under 200 bucks, so im sure asus is out, i was contemplating gigabyte or msi, but am open to others

BTW i got a p4 2.2 ghz

carbongraphite · 26-July-03, 12:22 AM

its a P4 so im gonna say gigabyte or as always good reliable asus or abit or chaintechor MSI

Sicone54 · 26-July-03, 01:45 AM

lmao, asus is out cuz most of the boards ive looked at are too expensive. Chaintechor i havent seen really, abit, msi and gigabyte ive looked at but mostly gigabyte. Pros and cons?

Buzz_4_20 · 26-July-03, 01:51 AM

Why not Asus.
Asus P4C800 DELUXE Retail w/ ASUS AI Features
at newegg.com
$177.99 US with free shipping.

Sicone54 · 26-July-03, 03:57 PM

Quote:


	Originally posted by Buzz_4_20 Why not Asus. Asus P4C800 DELUXE Retail w/ ASUS AI Features at newegg.com $177.99 US with free shipping.

hrm im nor familiar with asus , is that board worth the money, because i was trying to stay max at abotu 150.

Buzz_4_20 · 26-July-03, 04:13 PM

the reason i suggested that board is for it's newest chipset and it supports the 400fsb chips.
not all the Canterwood chipset boards support the 400fsb.

BTW what's the FSB for the P4 your have now?
if it's 533 then i'd suggest these boards
for the 865pe
ABIT IS7-E ,Intel 865PE chipset Springdale for Socket 478
for the 875p
$98.99 with free shipping.
ABIT IC7, Intel 875P chipset for Socket 478 P4 Canterwood
$137.99 with free shipping

prices quoted from newegg.com

TekXoID · 26-July-03, 04:16 PM

Sicone54; The Abit IS7 line of boards feature the Intel865PE chipset and beat almost all Intel 875 boards out there, in terms of performance and cost ratio. Just $99-$125 depending on which sub-model you choose.

Kickass Review

I use the Abit IS7-E and I am stable as a rock running 3.4GHz and getting 5.2GB/s memory bandwidth

I have never had a better motherboard

Abit IS7-E @ NewEgg.Com for $98

infinix · 27-July-03, 12:25 PM

i got an Abit Mobo its an athlon one but im very happy with the workmanship of the board and im sure it carries over to the intel boards too

j-dogg · 27-July-03, 01:22 PM

go ECS, I think they also make P4 boards, but if not then go giga-byte or MSI, I have a MS-5169 Socket 7 w/100MHz FSB, still works great and I found it on the beach with a $h!tload of corrosion on it, rust all over the north bridge, took it and had it cleaned where my dad works, and fired it up and it works fine. Has no more corrosion on it

TekXoID · 27-July-03, 01:30 PM

Quote:


	Originally posted by j-dogg go ECS, I think they also make P4 boards, but if not then go giga-byte or MSI, I have a MS-5169 Socket 7 w/100MHz FSB, still works great and I found it on the beach with a $h!tload of corrosion on it, rust all over the north bridge, took it and had it cleaned where my dad works, and fired it up and it works fine. Has no more corrosion on it

Thats crazy! Lucky bastard!

Sicone54, once again I strongly suggest you get an Abit IS7-E

Sicone54 · 27-July-03, 03:00 PM

well i decided to get Gigabyte GA-8IK1100, Intel 875P , the reviews i read about abit didnt sound anything that special to me, so i narrowed it between gigabyte and msi, and thus picked gigabyte, i do appreciate the advice tho and thats a beast p4 3.4 ghz very nice

hardwaregEEk · 27-July-03, 04:26 PM

DAMN YOU! Tekx 3.4Ghz u have the official bragging rights!

... but however i have the bragging rights of the slowest PC...
400Mhz Celeron
66Mhz FSB
192 MB SD RAM
9.8 GB Drive
S3. Savage 4 (which i stole from my jewish friend)

TekXoID · 27-July-03, 04:34 PM

Quote:


	Originally posted by hardwaregEEk DAMN YOU! Tekx 3.4Ghz u have the official bragging rights! ... but however i have the bragging rights of the slowest PC... 400Mhz Celeron 66Mhz FSB 192 MB SD RAM 9.8 GB Drive S3. Savage 4 (which i stole from my jewish friend)

Nice System, for 400MHz

Ive got bragging rights I suppose but some people have gotten to 300MHz FSB/3600MHz and up, the Intel O/C King Bragging Rights belong to them

Evileagle · 27-July-03, 07:25 PM

400 mhz is hardly bragging rights for the slowest system

here's my slowest (running) system:

amd 486 dx-2 80mhz
32mb ram simms
windows 3.11
6 gig wd hard drive
local bus ide and video cards (unknown brands)

this machine still works, its in my basement

HawkEye_Pierce · 27-July-03, 07:25 PM

I Have an Abit IC-7 with a 2.4GHz SL6RZ Costa Rica Week 52 running at 3.6GHz I've tried to get it to 4GHz but it just wont ;-( 3.8 is the highest, but hey- 3.6GHz at 800MHz FSB is not bad

Thats running at 42*C idle. Week 52 must have been a good one

3.6GHz- do I have bragging rights?

26-July-03, 12:07 AM		#1 (permalink)
Sicone54 Apex Techie Wannabe	Buying new board, need advice Ok ive decided to buy a new mother board, so any advice is appreciated, i want under 200 bucks, so im sure asus is out, i was contemplating gigabyte or msi, but am open to others BTW i got a p4 2.2 ghz

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26-July-03, 12:22 AM		#2 (permalink)
carbongraphite Pow - Hoe playa	its a P4 so im gonna say gigabyte or as always good reliable asus or abit or chaintechor MSI

26-July-03, 01:45 AM		#3 (permalink)
Sicone54 Apex Techie Wannabe	lmao, asus is out cuz most of the boards ive looked at are too expensive. Chaintechor i havent seen really, abit, msi and gigabyte ive looked at but mostly gigabyte. Pros and cons?

26-July-03, 01:51 AM		#4 (permalink)
Buzz_4_20 Apex Elite Tech	Why not Asus. Asus P4C800 DELUXE Retail w/ ASUS AI Features at newegg.com $177.99 US with free shipping.

26-July-03, 04:13 PM		#6 (permalink)
Buzz_4_20 Apex Elite Tech	the reason i suggested that board is for it's newest chipset and it supports the 400fsb chips. not all the Canterwood chipset boards support the 400fsb. BTW what's the FSB for the P4 your have now? if it's 533 then i'd suggest these boards for the 865pe ABIT IS7-E ,Intel 865PE chipset Springdale for Socket 478 for the 875p $98.99 with free shipping. ABIT IC7, Intel 875P chipset for Socket 478 P4 Canterwood $137.99 with free shipping prices quoted from newegg.com

26-July-03, 04:16 PM		#7 (permalink)
TekXoID Banned	Sicone54; The Abit IS7 line of boards feature the Intel865PE chipset and beat almost all Intel 875 boards out there, in terms of performance and cost ratio. Just $99-$125 depending on which sub-model you choose. Kickass Review I use the Abit IS7-E and I am stable as a rock running 3.4GHz and getting 5.2GB/s memory bandwidth I have never had a better motherboard Abit IS7-E @ NewEgg.Com for $98

27-July-03, 12:25 PM		#8 (permalink)
infinix Apex Techie II	i got an Abit Mobo its an athlon one but im very happy with the workmanship of the board and im sure it carries over to the intel boards too

27-July-03, 01:22 PM		#9 (permalink)
j-dogg Mystical Schwinn Guru	go ECS, I think they also make P4 boards, but if not then go giga-byte or MSI, I have a MS-5169 Socket 7 w/100MHz FSB, still works great and I found it on the beach with a $h!tload of corrosion on it, rust all over the north bridge, took it and had it cleaned where my dad works, and fired it up and it works fine. Has no more corrosion on it

27-July-03, 03:00 PM		#11 (permalink)
Sicone54 Apex Techie Wannabe	well i decided to get Gigabyte GA-8IK1100, Intel 875P , the reviews i read about abit didnt sound anything that special to me, so i narrowed it between gigabyte and msi, and thus picked gigabyte, i do appreciate the advice tho and thats a beast p4 3.4 ghz very nice

27-July-03, 04:26 PM		#12 (permalink)
hardwaregEEk Apex Master Tech Apprentice	DAMN YOU! Tekx 3.4Ghz u have the official bragging rights! ... but however i have the bragging rights of the slowest PC... 400Mhz Celeron 66Mhz FSB 192 MB SD RAM 9.8 GB Drive S3. Savage 4 (which i stole from my jewish friend)

27-July-03, 07:25 PM		#14 (permalink)
Evileagle Apex Master Tech Apprentice	400 mhz is hardly bragging rights for the slowest system here's my slowest (running) system: amd 486 dx-2 80mhz 32mb ram simms windows 3.11 6 gig wd hard drive local bus ide and video cards (unknown brands) this machine still works, its in my basement

27-July-03, 07:25 PM		#15 (permalink)
HawkEye_Pierce Ham Op-Hoe-rator	I Have an Abit IC-7 with a 2.4GHz SL6RZ Costa Rica Week 52 running at 3.6GHz I've tried to get it to 4GHz but it just wont ;-( 3.8 is the highest, but hey- 3.6GHz at 800MHz FSB is not bad Thats running at 42*C idle. Week 52 must have been a good one 3.6GHz- do I have bragging rights?