Need MB Advice - Switching from AMD to Intel

[SolZer]

I have been an AMD user for years now and haven't paid much attention to Intel until recently. I realized that I know next to nothing about Intel MB's, so I came here to hopefully get some direction. I plan on getting a P4 2.8 (800mhz) and 1024 Dual DDR PC3200. Which MB's should I look into for a good Price/Performance ratio for this setup? There seems to be soooo many, and it can be a little confusing for a newbie like me.

Thanks much!

 

[Aevron]

I'd recommend to you any of Abit's IS7 boards. They are fairly cheap, and have a lot of features.

There are four different versions which you can compare
here depending on the features that you need.

 

[egale]

Also the Asus boards are very good. The P4P800 is the 865 chipset and if you can spend a little more the P4C800 is the 875 chipset.

 

[Peter D]

The Abit IS7/IC7 series seems to be quite popular. One question that could make recommending a board a little easier is if you plan on overclocking.

 

[SolZer]

Thank you for the responses thus far. I doubt I'll OC any at all.

Thanks.

 

[pspada]

I always hate to see someone joining "the Dark side".

 

[mangled]

What are people's thoughts on this Intel board? Not planning on oc'ing either.

 

[stevennoland]

No onboard LAN? Forget about it! Gigabyte LAN is the only way to go!

 

[InlineFive]

I have seen mixed reviews about all of the boards above. Personally I am going with an Abit AI7 since it has fetched positive reviews all around the net and can attain a very good overclock.

 

[mamisano]

GOing to the "Dark Side" myself. Ordered a 2.6C and IC7 from NewEgg, expect them Monday. They will go good with my 2x512MB CMX3500C2PT and 2xRaptors on Raid 0

 

[beatle]

Looks like a lot of people are moving to the Dark Side lately, including myself. You can't go wrong with an Abit board. The IS7 will be my 5th Abit.