Quick, Which board should I get? See inside!

[Oyeve]

TYAN S2099ANR TRINITY I845E LAN RAID AUDIO ATX - for $130
or
ABit BD7II - for $107
or
EPoX EP-4G4A - for $101
or
EPoX EP-4BEAR - for $117

Either of these will suit my needs but which is the better board? I already have Pc2100 mem.

 

[Insane3D]

I like the 4G4A. 🙂

 

[Oyeve]

I am also looking for an Intel chipset board with 6 pci slots, RAID, and on-board lan that takes ddr2100 memory and usb 2.0 support but I cant seem to find a board with all these specs. Anyone know of such a beast?

 

[Insane3D]

Originally posted by: Oyeve
I am also looking for an Intel chipset board with 6 pci slots, RAID, and on-board lan that takes ddr2100 memory and usb 2.0 support but I cant seem to find a board with all these specs. Anyone know of such a beast?

I'm using the Epox 4G4A+. It has 6 PCI slots, Onboard ATA133 RAID, 6 USB 2.0 ports, and onboard LAN. 🙂

 

[Oyeve]

That sounds like exactly what I need. Thanks. I'll look for it.

 

[Insane3D]

Check out the Epox boards @ Mwave. The have the 4G4A+ for $116. 🙂

 

[kgraeme]

Has anyone solved the problems with the HighPoint controller on the 4G4A+ causing the board to lock up on boot?

 

[Insane3D]

Originally posted by: kgraeme
Has anyone solved the problems with the HighPoint controller on the 4G4A+ causing the board to lock up on boot?

I don't use my Highpoint controller ATM, but I haven't heard of that before....

Dunno..

 

[Fulcrum]

How about the Gigabyte GA-8IEXP. It's $130 at Newegg with $4 shipping. It has everythig you could want. USB 2.0, Firewire, Intel LAN, Creative Audio (2ch. but it sounds better than the other 6ch. chips, and you really need a card anyways), Promise Raid, and , many other nice features like Livebios. The only real drawback is the Promise Raid stripe size if you want to do raid 0.

See the specs here.

 

[kgraeme]

Originally posted by: Insane3D

Originally posted by: kgraeme
Has anyone solved the problems with the HighPoint controller on the 4G4A+ causing the board to lock up on boot?

I don't use my Highpoint controller ATM, but I haven't heard of that before....

Check the long 4G4A+ thread in Motherboards. There were several people with the problem. I've seen it posted elsewhere too.

 

[mandrake88]

check out the asus p4b533-e. the board has what you're looking for, i think.