Need a new motherboard for my P4 3.06cpu....

[C'DaleRider]

I want stability, some future-proofness, and reliability, and a little speed. After reading about many of the horror stories surrounding the 875 chipset boards from Gigabyte and MSI, I'm down to considering an Intel D875PBZLK FMB 1.5 or an Asus P4C800-E Deluxe. Understand, overclocking was something I did back in the 386 days and have pretty much given it up, so that's not much of an issue.

Pros, cons.........and please, no Abit recommendations. I have too many bad memories of their boards being the failure leaders. (I've had boards from many manufacturers over the years and only Intel and Asus boards have never failed for me......just my experience, but Gigabyte, MSI, Abit, Epox, PC Chips, ECS.......I'll try to avoid these.....)

Thanks all!!!

Jeff

 

[Vette73]

So you want a motherboard but it can come from a company that makes motherboards???

I have never had a bad motherboard, at the same time I also know what I am doing and can tell the diff. between a board problem and a driver, hardware, OS, etc... problem.

Intel boards are OK if you want sligtly slowwer then average board with NO options, and cost more then better boards out there. Yea they are stable, but that is because they have nothing on them. Most I see are the north, south chips and that is about all.


I just got a Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000 Version 2.0 (also called 2004 GT model at newegg.com). Goes for $98 shipped and has the Pro AC97 658 soundchip, intel ethernet, 865PE chipset, etc... Very fast and stable for me. Stable enough for me to run my P4 2.6C chip at 3.2Ghz at only 1.55 volts.

 

[C'DaleRider]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
So you want a motherboard but it can come from a company that makes motherboards???

I have never had a bad motherboard, at the same time I also know what I am doing and can tell the diff. between a board problem and a driver, hardware, OS, etc... problem.

Intel boards are OK if you want sligtly slowwer then average board with NO options, and cost more then better boards out there. Yea they are stable, but that is because they have nothing on them. Most I see are the north, south chips and that is about all.


I just got a Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000 Version 2.0 (also called 2004 GT model at newegg.com). Goes for $98 shipped and has the Pro AC97 658 soundchip, intel ethernet, 865PE chipset, etc... Very fast and stable for me. Stable enough for me to run my P4 2.6C chip at 3.2Ghz at only 1.55 volts.

Geeee....I am sooooo humbled with your expertise. I never knew drivers could cause a problem. Of course, son, the problems I've seen are POST problems, BIOS crapouts, boards refusing to shut down, memory pickyness, IDE controllers dieing and refusing to recognize drives, and on and on. Some of the last boards I've built with: MSI 645E-MaxU (crapped out BIOS), Gigabyte GA-8IG (AGP slot and IDE controller died), Intel D845PEBT (still running no matter what's thrown at it), MSI 845E (IDE controller died...quit recognizing drives intermittantly), Iwill P4S (BIOS wouldn't hold settings....defaulted on every boot), Asus CUSL2 (great board.....sold it much to my chagrin later), an old Aopen AX6BC (got it in its box right now.....worthless piece of junk).

Outside of the Asus and Intel boards, every other one had to be RMA'd and then the replacement was gotten rid of when the getting was good.

 

[smashp]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
So you want a motherboard but it can come from a company that makes motherboards???

I have never had a bad motherboard, at the same time I also know what I am doing and can tell the diff. between a board problem and a driver, hardware, OS, etc... problem.

Intel boards are OK if you want sligtly slowwer then average board with NO options, and cost more then better boards out there. Yea they are stable, but that is because they have nothing on them. Most I see are the north, south chips and that is about all.


I just got a Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000 Version 2.0 (also called 2004 GT model at newegg.com). Goes for $98 shipped and has the Pro AC97 658 soundchip, intel ethernet, 865PE chipset, etc... Very fast and stable for me. Stable enough for me to run my P4 2.6C chip at 3.2Ghz at only 1.55 volts.

wrong Answer. Intel Boards all the way. Stability Leader. Stay away from the "Bleeding Edge"

Intel De865perll Has integrated 5.1 audio w/spdif, Gigalan, firewire and Sata raid.

Or the intel


D875PBZLK FMB 1.5 but you add the sound firewire etc.

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: smashp

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
So you want a motherboard but it can come from a company that makes motherboards???

I have never had a bad motherboard, at the same time I also know what I am doing and can tell the diff. between a board problem and a driver, hardware, OS, etc... problem.

Intel boards are OK if you want sligtly slowwer then average board with NO options, and cost more then better boards out there. Yea they are stable, but that is because they have nothing on them. Most I see are the north, south chips and that is about all.


I just got a Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000 Version 2.0 (also called 2004 GT model at newegg.com). Goes for $98 shipped and has the Pro AC97 658 soundchip, intel ethernet, 865PE chipset, etc... Very fast and stable for me. Stable enough for me to run my P4 2.6C chip at 3.2Ghz at only 1.55 volts.

wrong Answer. Intel Boards all the way. Stability Leader. Stay away from the "Bleeding Edge"

Intel De865perll Has integrated 5.1 audio w/spdif, Gigalan, firewire and Sata raid.

Or the intel


D875PBZLK FMB 1.5 but you add the sound firewire etc.

Show me a review that test the Intel boards faster then a mainstream board, you can't as it has been shown they are slowwer. Hence more stable.
I cpould underclcok my CPU on my board to 2Ghz and be CRAZY stable, but that kinda defeats the point of spending money for a NEW system.
But I guess the maracticture has you all wound up.

 

[jose]

I'd recomend the p4c800e mobo, but why are you getting a 3.06(533) instead of a 3.0(800) chip ?

Regards,
Jose

 

[Jack4KickAss]

My P4C800 board ( not the deluxe ) is running rock solid. Did need the extra features (which i don't need ). Only Multi ATA and CSA Lan.

I found it's picky on memory ( PC 3200 ), if you want to run all the features ( PAT and Turbo mode ). Everything in Auto, no problem.

Heard guys having problems with the deluxe version and SATA raid, because of promise controller ( which my board does not have, only the standard intel raid ).

Runs very stable.

 

[Jack4KickAss]

BTW, the P4C800 ( not the deluxe ) is vitually exactly the intel reference design. Only more features in bios.

 

[bluntman]

How about an Asus P4PE? I know it's an older chipset, but it's rock solid and, with the latest BIOS and fast enough RAM, it can handle a Northwood chip.

Aw heck, just go with a P4C-800E/Deluxe or a P4P-800!

 

[high]

no way Intel's boards beat the mainstream.

What about a DFI board?

 

[Kokomo]

Originally posted by: C'DaleRider
I'm down to considering an Intel D875PBZLK FMB 1.5 or an Asus P4C800-E Deluxe... Jeff

Have a D875PBZLK, and also the FMB 1.5 version (for P4 EE), both with P4 2.8Cs. With Corsair XMS 2x256 LL memory neither board will POST with aggressive settings. Different memory may solve the problem, however.

 

[Kokomo]

Oops! the Corsair XMS 2x256 LL is PC3200!