Motherboard suggestion please

[Likwit]

Hi,

Can someone please recommened a motherboard that best satisfies the following criteria:

- CPU: Intel 2.6CGhz
- Ethernet: On board
- Sound: On board
- Graphics: On board
- Budget: $125-$150 (Canadian)...I guess that's approx. $100US
- Good warranty/stability > the person using the PC is older and the least amount of headaches...the better!!

At first I thought about an Asus or Intel board but its always nice to have the opinions from the experts on the AnandTech fourms.

Thanks in advance,

Likwit

 

[Likwit]

bump

 

[Tavoc]

You could check this one out, I have the non-integrated graphics version of this board, the P4P800 Deluxe, and its very good.

ASUS P4P800-VM

Here is another ASUS board with an ATI chipset that has more powerful integrated graphics than the Intel chipset but lower performance in other areas:

ASUS P4R800-VM


And heres a review of the ATI Chipset and a comparison with the i865G

Radeon 9100 IGP review

There are cheaper boards of course, some of them use S3 integrated graphics. But since you are already going to be buying a P4 2.6C it would be kinda a waste to put it on anything really cheap.

Hope this helps.

 

[Likwit]

Thanks Tavoc...I'm checkin out these boards as we speak.