socket 478 mobo

[Mr Smiley]

Hey. I'm gonna switch my crappy D865PERC mobo I got with my computer with another mobo but I dont want to spend any money on another cpu. So, my cpu now is a socket 478 3.2 northwood. Any suggestions on a good mobo? Also, I am looking for a new cpu heatsink. I looked at zalmans and they look like they kick ass. Im looking for a silent, good heatsink that isnt that big. And one more thing, since im switching out my mobo, Im gonna need some new ram. Right now I have a gig of dual pc3200 installed. Looking for some good ram with nice timings for overclocking. If anyone else has any suggestions please feel free to post.

 

[AristoV300]

Well since you are planning to overclock then here is what I suggest. For motherboard Asus P4C800-E or Abit IC7-G. Memory I would say OCZ PC-3200 Platinum Rev2 or PC-4000 Gold Rev2. Cooling I would say the Xp-90 is one of the best paired with a good 92mm fan and some Artic Silver 5.

 

[bim27142]

yeah, go for asus p4c800!! btw, d865perc is the same as d865gbf... mine is d865gbf, and it's not crappy, just can't OC though but it's pretty much stable...

 

[Mr Smiley]

The D865PERC is an alright motherboard just I had some problems with the bios. Whats the difference between the normal Asus P4800-E and the duelux version? Is it worth it to buy a duelux? Thanks for the suggestions.

 

[VoodooU]

What about the DFI 875B, I've seen nothing but great reviews on that board, though it does seem a little pricey....

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: VoodooU
What about the DFI 875B, I've seen nothing but great reviews on that board, though it does seem a little pricey....

DFI boards rock, I've used only a few for work, but they are workhorses, no problems at all.

 

[bim27142]

Originally posted by: Mr Smiley
The D865PERC is an alright motherboard just I had some problems with the bios. Whats the difference between the normal Asus P4800-E and the duelux version? Is it worth it to buy a duelux? Thanks for the suggestions.

i think it's just with the additional features/support like firewire and etc... but basically the board is still the same i think...try to download manuals from asus for these boards, maybe you can see some insights to it..deluxe probably is better but also a bit pricey...