Motherboard question (experts)

by **TriX** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 12:16 pm

I am in the process of building a new rig.

I have all my parts but the mobo. I can't decide.

I am gonna be running a p4 3.0c processor. I doubt I want to oc.

I am thinking of these 3: (newegg prices)

intel 875 PBZ $152
asus p4c800 $169
abit 875 P IC7-G Max II $150

any ideas? I am leaning toward the intel board. but i been hearing some bios issues. of course i am looking for a 800 fsb card.

by **Evan** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 12:24 pm

IMO, get the ASUS or Abit board.

by **Xenius** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 12:26 pm

If you go with that asus board, don't the get P4C. That board is a waste unless you have money to blow and are going to be using ECC memory. If you don't even know what ECC memory is, get the P4P800 deluxe, it's 122 on newegg.com. I have the board in my system and I love it.

by **Bullhead** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 12:38 pm

Intel SUCKS!

sorry, couldn't resist. Asus and Abit are both solid manufacturers....I can't comment on the specific boards, since I've never owned a P4 based system, and know little about their mobo's.

by **Xenius** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 12:42 pm

You SUCK!

Just kidding.

I'm not into the whole amd vs intel thing, I just offer my advice on what I know. I respect both amd and intel. I was actually planning for my current system to be an amd untill they started producing the 3000+ and 3200+. Plus I wasn't ready to make the 64bit jump as of yet.

by **TriX** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 2:21 pm

sorry don't know what ecc memory is.

but i might go with the p4800 board. i am actually lookin to spend less. like 120-150 no more then that.

by **MMmmGood** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 3:04 pm

I have a P4C 3.0ghz and I use the Asus P4C800-E deluxe.

link to board on Newegg

I would HIGHLY recommend this mobo, especially for $175.

by **Murgatroyd** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 3:08 pm

Originally posted by MMmmGood
I have a P4C 3.0ghz and I use the Asus P4C800-E deluxe.

link to board on Newegg

I would HIGHLY recommend this mobo, especially for $175.

MMmmGood, do you recommend AMD or Intel for gaming purposes?

by **MajorFatty** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 3:12 pm

From past experience, Abit offers better tweaking features for OCers. But, if you are not interested in overclocking, get Asus. They are tops for stability, reliability, and performance. Check out tomshardware.com. I'm sure they'll have enough information on these motherboards to keep you busy at work.

by **Ralph Wiggum** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 3:15 pm

I am putting a computer together too, and already have the P4C800-E deluxe. It seemed to get very good reviews. I also asked Buli about it and he said he was happy with it.

Xenius, why do you say not to go with the P4C800-E deluxe unless you intend to use ECC memory?

by **Xenius** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 3:44 pm

Ralph, if you check out review sites they'll probably say the same thing. Don't kill me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure the main price difference was because the P4C uses the ECC error correcting memory. Or can anyhow. Considering how rock solid and awesome the p4p board is, I don't see why you'd want to spend an extra 50 bucks on the p4c.

The p4p800 deluxe already comes with enough extras that you won't use, you don't need to spend extra money on a p4c. If you already have it, great, it's an awesome board. Just not worth the extra price IMO.

by **CrazyBri** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 4:33 pm

I have the same mobo as MmmGood and it's been a very solid board but I'm sure the P4P would fit your needs just fine if you want to save a few bucks. Personally I chose the P4C800-E deluxe based on the quality of the BIOS updates at the time(from reviews and forums) and based on how thoroughly the RAM I was interested in was tested on that board. It also has a firewire port which the p4c didn't have and there are more options for RAID since it has both the intel controller and promise controller. No matter which you choose though I think you'll be happy with the purchase.

BTW this was my first intel mobo EVER and I've been quite pleased with the results. (last 3 cpus were Thunderbird, K6-2, and k6.) The issues and frustrations I had in the past with AMD boards were primarily related to VIA chipsets so don't think I have something against AMD.

To be honest if I was setting up a rig just for gaming I would probably go with an AMD solution. However, because I use my PC for a lot of 3d and 2d art development I went with intel.

by **Ralph Wiggum** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 6:03 pm

Thanks for the info, but I do already have it. I also plan to have a RAID array and probably would have just pissed that extra $50 away on lottery tickets anyway. Oh, and Xenius, I'm going to kill you whether you're right or wrong.

by **Xenius** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 7:13 pm

Originally posted by Ralph Wiggum
Oh, and Xenius, I'm going to kill you whether you're right or wrong.

D'oh!

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