Good motherboard for Dual P-III 933?

[bahree]

Hi Guys,
Am thinking of getting a Dual PIII 933 Mhz Coppermine @ home - which board do you guys recommend and why?

I am confused with all the options available and am a newby to the motherboard-level-harward-arena.

Any help is appreciated!

Thanks,
Amit.

 

[Vegito]

Slots or FC-PGAs

Do you want stability or something that runs.. ability to overclock or none ?
Are you willing to sacrifice speed for stability ?

 

[bahree]

I want stability over speed and since I am not doing any such kind of work where every millisecond counts I would rather get something reliable.

In between slots and PGA's I really don't care as long as I can plug in a good AGP card, a good sound card and a firewire card.

Ideas?

 

[bahree]

After reading an article here i was thinking of the Intel OR840. I am also not hung up on getting a dual PIII - any good board which "supports" coppermine and 133 Mhz!

Thoughts?

Thanks,
Amit.

 

[Buddha Bart]

if you get that intell board you will pay out the rear for the special ram it takes.

I would reccomend the tyan tiger 133, or MSI 694D. Possibly the Abit VP6 when it comes out in a few weeks.

tomshardware.com as a roundup review of them, check it out.

bart

 

[nexus9]

I agree: MSI 694D or the VP6 when it comes out... I'd steer away from slot processors and go with socket - I think they're _slightly_ easier to cool, and might give you a less cramped setup with a dual.

-Nexus9

 

[Gunslinger]

If you want to read some good stuff go over to 2cpu.com, they have a forum just for duallies.

 

[han888]

hmm i think asus CUR_DLS will a good board but it's very expensive

 

[rosarian007]

Who is serverworks??