abit or intel?

[engiNURD]

Hi, i'd like some advice regarding which motherboard i should get. Im looking for a uATX mobo, and have narrowed it down to either:

Abit IS-10 i865G [i cant find the is-12 (on-board firewire)= anywhere]

Intel 865GLCL

The specs on both are identical except the onboard sound. Abit uses AC '97 codec and Intel uses SoundMAX 4XL AD1985. I know about the issue with abit's line-in jacks, but that doesnt bother me. Im content with either on-board sound. So I guess it just comes down to experience with each brand (personal preference) and... price. The price difference between these two boards on newegg is $32, abit - $70 and intel - $102.

Any suggestions?


fyi, the rest of my system:
uATX tiny tower case w/200W psu - charcoal grey
Intel p4 2.4C Ghz 800mhz
Winbond 512mb pc3200 2-2-3-6 (x2)
eVGA GeForce FX 5900se 128mb
WD 80GB 7200 8mb
Lite-On 48x24x48x16x Combo Drive
Samsung balck 1.44 floppy drive
Sound Blaster Live! 5.1

 

[Vette73]

Abit anyday. Intel boards are over rated by intel Fanboys.

 

[Texun]

I've had Intel boards and have no complaints, but I've also had many more Abits and every one of them has been superb in performance and stability. I wouldn't hesitate for a second to go with an Abit even if both boards were the same price.

 

[Cerb]

Abit. They had some issues in the past, but in the last 2-3 years have had practically nothing but solid products, and all very well designed.
Intel doesn't lack in quality, but the premium is too much.

:beer: for my departed Siluro.

 

[Corporate Thug]

abit if u are gonna OC
Intel if u arent OCing

 

[dfloyd]

Before you go Intel make sure and check the thread below.

Bad Intel, Bad Dog

 

[engiNURD]

Thanks guys! hm... i forgot to mention that this particular Abit board seems to have no OC funcionality, according to the one user review on newegg. However, I dont plan on OCing this rig =)