SnakeEyes45
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With the SiS648-based boards not yet here, I've narrowed my motherboard of choice for a P4 2.26Ghz CPU down to two:
* MSI 845g Max-L ($108 w/shipping from Newegg.com)
* Abit BG7 ($124 w/shipping from Newegg.com)
Other factors to include:
* I'm looking for stability first and overclocking a distant second. (I'm assuming any stock perf differences are minimal.) I'll probably run at stock speeds for the first few months, and then gently overclock from there.
* Assuming I'm using a single stick of 512MB PC2700 Cas2.0 RAM (Corsair CMX512-2700C2)
* If I get the Abit, I think I'll be happy with the on-board sound. With the MSI, I probably won't be. So, the net effect is that I'll probably have a similar number of slots remaining, and the cost will be fairly similar assuming I bought a low-cost 6channel sound card
* Will use a GeForce Ti4200 card (not 4400/4600)
What's your advice?
* MSI 845g Max-L ($108 w/shipping from Newegg.com)
* Abit BG7 ($124 w/shipping from Newegg.com)
Other factors to include:
* I'm looking for stability first and overclocking a distant second. (I'm assuming any stock perf differences are minimal.) I'll probably run at stock speeds for the first few months, and then gently overclock from there.
* Assuming I'm using a single stick of 512MB PC2700 Cas2.0 RAM (Corsair CMX512-2700C2)
* If I get the Abit, I think I'll be happy with the on-board sound. With the MSI, I probably won't be. So, the net effect is that I'll probably have a similar number of slots remaining, and the cost will be fairly similar assuming I bought a low-cost 6channel sound card
* Will use a GeForce Ti4200 card (not 4400/4600)
What's your advice?
