epox 4SDA+Raid, Good mobo?

farns

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Is this mobo gonna OC a p4 1.6A to 2.1@ 133 FSB? And will it get to 2.4? I know little about computers and Im getting a whole new system (I could make do with new HD,vid card,more ram but it wont last), I was choosing between a Duron 1.2,AXP 1800 or a p4 1.6A. The p4 seems best to me as long as I can get the above OC out of it.

I heard AC97 onboard sound isnt as good as creative onboard either,but I dont know if that will make much diff,I dont have top range speakers,although I do like music loud(but not game fx).
Do I need extra cooling if I OC@2.4? And how do I tell what the temperature is?Do i have to get separate LED or is it onboard somewhere?

I will use pc2700 DDR(it doesnt seem I will OC better with pc3300),Ive heard Samsung is best presently but I read a review where,unlike the other brands, you need to burn it in??!!??
The computer guy will be building it for me so burning in RAM= extra labour costs

That mobo is almost half the price here(New Zealand) than the EPOX 4DBA2+ which I heard is good also.
Does the 4SDA+ OC as well as the others and what features does it lack to make it so cheap?
I want to be able to do this LAN thing if needed,also I want decent onboard sound that will let me play loudish music.
Thanks very much for your help,this is the best forum on the net!
 

Plester

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i'm sure it is a great board. the sis645 chipset is excellent and overclocks like a champ, and epox makes very good boards. if it just has an ac97 sound solution it will probably be fine for music, not great for gaming tho.