Socket 754

[Gorrillasnot]

I'm getting ready to order parts for a upgrade I'm doing for a friend. My question is what is the best socket 754 board to use?

 

[Bateluer]

Whats your budget? Most of the s754 boards use Via chipsets, unfortunately. I'd take a look at some of the nForce 3 boards, like the Asus K8N-E.

http://www.newegg.com/app/View...13-131-498&depa=1


The s754 boards range from $80 to almost $200.

This link will familize you with the nForce 3 250 chipset.

<br>[url]http://www6.tomshardware.com/...d/20040420/index.html
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AT also did a roundup a while back, although I don't particularly approve of their Editor's Choice winners. Give me Asus or Abit any day.

<br>http://www.anandtech.com/mb/s...c.aspx?i=2063&amp;p=16

 

[CeilingHoles]

It depends what your looking for. The Chaintech VNF3-250 is known to be a very good overclocker (if thats important to your friend).

Personally, I'd go with the Asus K8N-E. I've been running it for a month so far with no problems. Overclocking is getting better with each BIOS update.