ASUS P4PE - I845PE Suggestions

[LouPoir]

NewEgg price on this board is finally down to $163 shipped. I have tried 2 SIS648 boards and was very unimpressed. Poor overclockability- I have an I845G Epox 4G4A+ and it is a super board.

Anyone have any thougths on this board and the I845PE.

LMK

Lou

 

[halkebul]

In my opinion, i845PE boards are superior to SiS 648 boards. If ya want RAID then get the GIGABYTE GA-8PE667 ULTRA motherboard ($146 at NewEgg). And if ya don't need RAID then get the Albatron PX845PEV PRO motherboard ($95 at newEgg.com). Both have crazy overclocking features.

 

[pulse8]

I've got the Gigabyte 8PE667 Ultra and I'm very happy with it. It's very stable and overclocks like a dream. The only problem I have with it is that it sometimes hangs on reboots when the core voltage is high. I had that problem on my MSI 845 Ultra, so I assume it's whatever the reason that one was doing it.

Also, the only problem you may run into with the board is trying to run 2 sticks of RAM together at DDR333. I believe the board will NOT run that. I got the board anyway because I only run 1 stick of DDR333.

 

[huthut]

I just installed one replacing my POS Epox 4BDA (2nd one) and it overclocks great. I have my P4 1.6@2.4 (150Mhz FSB) and 512mb Samsung PC2700 @ 400Mhz DDR (2.5,2,2,5,turbo).

 

[Viper96720]

I'm waiting for granite bay. Hope it's available to buy come Christmas time.