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i815E(P) now or something else?

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Pluto

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I am deciding on the motherboard I will use with my P3-700e. Currently it is in in my BX board running at 700, I know it can do more I have tested in my friends Apollo Pro 133A board. I am planning to sell the BX board along with a Celeron I have sitting around.. would like to know what the best motherboard option is for running the 700 at 933.

I was thinking some time ago I would just go Apollo Pro 133A but after doing some reading I'm not sure thats the best choice performance wise. I was turned off by the i815E due to the high price (which seems to have dropped a bit) and the integrated video... Well now the i815EP has come along without integrated video and a (slightly) lower price, so now maybe it is the best choice.

Or would I be better to wait a month or two for a board based on a new chipset. Doesn't look there is much coming up from Intel for some time, other than Tualatin support for i815E/P....Would waiting for Apollo Pro 266 or ALi Aladdin Pro 5 make sense? I will be using my existing PC133 SDRAM, I know the ALi chipset supports that according to Anandtech article but haven't heard anything about the VIA (whether it will support SDRAM or only DDR)

Any thoughts would be appreciated.
 
I'd just stick with the 815 and buy the MSI 815E Pro ($100-110), CUSL2, or CUSL2-C. The 815E Pro is the best deal right now. With new chipsets you might run into incompatibilities, glitches, and other headaches when they first come out. Doesn't look like you need to wait for a new chipset anyhow.
 
Was looking for local stores carrying the MSI i815E Pro, one lists "MS-6337 FC-PGA Intel i815" for $170cdn. I don't see any MS-6337 on the MSI website, could that be the same board?
 
One of the things I didn't like about the Asus CUSL2-C was that it didn't have the AGP Pro slot. Since then I've noticed most other i815E boards don't have that feature including the MSI 815E Pro.

MSI must have JUST updated their webpage today... since I got home from work there is a new product listed, 815EP Pro, and it appears to have AGP Pro slot. Think I'll look into that more.
 
Unless you have a GeForce Quadro or another professional graphics card, you're not going to need AGP Pro. In fact, most reviews even show that there's no difference between AGP 4x and 2x.
 
if you need an AGP Pro slot, then just get the CUSL2 and disable the onboard video. all CUSL2s come with an AGP Pro slot, but not all CUSL2-Cs have them. as far as the MSI 815E Pro goes, you should be able to find it for a much lower price than $170...nevermind, didnt realize you are in Canada until now...
 
I'm drawn to the 815EP chipset boards. But does anyone else feel like I do about them?

Here goes...


<< The 815E &amp; EP seem like very nice options. But since most builder/gamers use separate sound and video cards, why throw money away for &quot;onboard&quot; features that will never be used? Is that just the price that must be paid in order to have some nice chipset options? >>

 
The 6 channel sound support on the 6337 sounds very interesting. I heard of problems trying to get the Sound Blaster Live to work on this board. I guess I will find out as I ordered one from Onvia Saunday morning.
 
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