Which BX mobo should I get, Abit BE6 2, Asus CUBX, or the Microstar BXmaster?

[gmlasam]

I can't decide which one to get. I'll be using it for gaming and overclocking.

 

[Ulysses]

The BX Master is an AnandTech Editor's Choice - the others are not, although they aren't that bad either.

 

[jjm]

What is the best place to buy the BX Master? I don't necessarily mean cheapest.

 

[Yoshi]

I like the CUBX myself, but there is nothing wrong with any of your choices.

 

[broadband]

I have a CUBX and am not satisfied with it's performance. I have a C2 566 that won't do 850 in this board, yet I have placed the CPU in a friend's board and it does 850 stable.

Getting the new Abit BX-133 board soon. That one kicks azzzz...

Worth looking into.

broadband

 

[Ulysses]

Check prices at:
http:// [url]http://www.pricewatch.com/ [/url]
or
http:// [url]http://ibuyer.net/ [/url]

Check vendors at:
http:// [url]http://www.resellerratings.com/ [/url]

I've used MWAVE.COM and been satisfied - good balance of prices and service. GAMEPC.COM looks good, but I've never dealt with them. A lot of people like ONVIA.COM and there's some deal where you can get discouns and coupons that are quite significant, but I don't know how that works.

 

[obeseotron]

I'd warn against that Abit BX133, mine never successfully booted windows, and has a lot of trouble just posting and getting through the bios. Consider the new Soyo board also, BX Boards liked it a lot. The CUBX doesn't have enough bus speeds in my opinion.

 

[jose]

I'd say go w/ an Asus 815 mobo. The Asus Cubx is super fast, but you
have to have a video card that can handle an 89mhz agp. see my specs.

running a p3-700 at 933 at 1.65v. I did have to get an Alpha w/ some
artic silver compound.

My cpu temp was 58C/136F at idle, now it's down to 87F idle.

Jose