HELP - Asus P4B266-C sold out; best alternative?

[TuffGuy]

I really like the layout of the P4B266-C, ESPECIALLY since there's no built-in audio, but it's sold at at both Newegg and at Fry's. What's the next best alternative? (has to be an overclocker)

 

[Def]

The EPoX 4BDA looks to be an even better OCer than the Asus board. More VCore and VDimm functions. Plus it has the 4:3 RAM/FSB divisor as high as you can take it. Some people have run their FSB at 150 and RAM at 200! The board comes with AC97' sound, but is otherwise a no frills OCer. It is the board I'm choosing to push my 1.6A to its limits.

I think newegg is temporarily out of stock in this particular board, but I'm pretty sure MWave has them in stock.

Hope that helps you.

Defster

PS. Don't plan on Asus EVER offering the 4:3 RAM:FSB divisor over 132Mhz FSB. They don't usually make "big" changes in any BIOS update. Hence the reason why after NINE BIOS updates, my CUSL2 still goes to "limp-mode" memory settings above 140Mhz FSB! Definitely turned me off to Asus as far as an "overclockers" board.

 

[TuffGuy]

They're out of the 4BDA as well. Which might not even matter that much, since the layout looks kind of funny. The location of the power connector, the presence of only 2 RAM banks, and the position of the IDE connectors doesn't appeal to me that much.

I guess that I'll just wait for them to get some more P4B266-C's in stock.

 

[IceCreamMan]

Googlegear has it for $118.25
http://www.googlegear.com/ggweb/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=240239

I've bought a bunch of stuff from them. They seem OK.

 

[TuffGuy]

THANKS!Do you know which kind of Kingmax PC2700 memory they have? I'd like to order it from them along with everything else, but if they don't have the 5ns ones then I'll just get it from kommax.com.

 

[ElFenix]

wait... theres 5 ns chips on regular ram sticks now!?!


dude!


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