help me pick a new mb please

[IcedCpu]

Im looking for a good overclocker for an xp my pc133 board is just to old but hey it was nice while it lasted. any suggestions welcome

 

[Actaeon]

Epox 8K5A2?

 

[IcedCpu]

thanx looks like a winner to me do you happen to know the best price and where to find it other than new egg or is new egg the best place..


BTW what is a decent psu curently have an antec 350 33amps at 5v

 

[Vette73]

Epox is one of the best overclockers out there. And the new ones have the 8235 southbridge.


But a good 350watt should be plenty of power, unless you have like 4 hard drives and a SCSI card etc...
Just make sure you get some good DDR333 ram.

And some good places to buy from are Mwave.com and newegg.com

 

[Actaeon]

Here is where I got mine

If you have the need for Onboard Lan, and RAID, then go for the +, if you don't (like I do), then go with the "normal" one.

 

[IcedCpu]

thanks for the info on this. what brand of ram is working the best i have used crucial for a while now should i stick with that or is there a better ram for ocing.

I think I will probably go with th epox so far still other sug are welcome

 

[Insane3D]

As has already been suggested, the Epox 8K5A2 or 8K5A2+ with RAID and LAN are excellent choices. The 8K5A2 can be had for ~$85 @ Mwave, and the 8K5A2+ can be had for ~$99 @ Mwave. If you haven't got an XP yet, I would go with one of the $54 1600+ @ Newegg, and pick up some good PC2700 DDR. Here's a nice little config..

Epox 8K5A2 or 8K5A2+
1600+ from Newegg
Samsung PC2700 from Kommax for $126 (512mb)

With those three items, you should be able run the XP @ 166mhz (333mhz ) FSB, for a speed of 1.75ghz (2100+).

Feel free to pm me with any questions you might have...