Which MB best for OC for Intel 550e and 600e ppga

[ll531]

Looking for the best board not too expensive, like to have APG 4x and soft menu

 

[Moving Target]

I would get a P3V4 and use a Socket Adapter. Last I looked you could get on at Onvia.com for $109 shipped. Not sure if anything cheaper will have 4x and SoftMenu.

 

[ll531]

Anymore ideas

 

[BadThad]

The P3V4X is a sure bet, excellent mobo. I've built 5 systems with these and they are beautiful. Stable and easy to OC with. I highly recommend a jumperless slotket tho. An adapter like the Gigabyte GA-6R7 is excellent.


I second Moving Target's suggestion.

 

[SF DUDE]

I love my P3V4X. Reliable and flexible. Very OC friendly.

 

[ganesha]

Get the CUV4X. No need for a slocket. I have my 500e at 750MHz.

 

[BadThad]

I'm sure the CUV4X is an excellent mobo. The reason I choose the P3V4X is maturity, it has been around the longest (2-3 months before the CU i think) and thru a few revisions.

Either way, you can't go wrong with Asus...ROCK stability.

 

[hans007]

if you dont want too expensive, get a via 133a board. the cuvx , the soyo 7vca, the msi 6309, are all good stable boards. i guess you can throw the abit se6 or sar6 in there too, probabl ynot as stable

 

[techwanabe]

Guy's,

Been away for a while... I thought that ASUS discontinued the P3V4X a few months back. Are they still making it then? I bought mine back in May and apparently back then, there were boards going out with a clock chip which was sometimes unstable at FSB speeds over 133 mhz.

I'm still running mine on the original BIOS and never flashed it. I did install the "newer" VIA 4in1 4.02 drivers early in the summer due to the AGP performance issues tho. But my ASUS has been working out well so far.

One question... I've been OC'ing my PIII 550E to 733mhz (stock fan, FSB 133 mhz and standard CPU voltage setting) and generally my temp shows in the low to mid 40s Celcius. I noticed today that it was hanging around 54 degrees celcius and I wasn't putting any stress on the CPU, just doing computer based training software. I'm using Alex Van Kaams Motherboard Monitor 4.17 to monitor temperatures. When I first began using it, I noticed temp reading fluctiating alot. I wonder if the readings I'm getting are accurate or off by a lot. 54 degrees C seems high, but that isn't what usually read, but rather I usually read 40-45 degrees. Any comments?

 

[CCrunnernb]

Get the BF6 or the BE6 -II rV2

 

[ll531]

Ok I have 2 different opinions now, I have also IWILL II socket. I would like to OC and have 4X AGP

 

[Eug]

Uh. Hold on...

The 550E and the 600E are not PPGA. The PPGA chips are not going to overclock much at all, and yes, a 550 and a 600 both exist. The 550E and 600E are FC-PGA and should overclock quite nicely however, with the boards mentioned. However, I just want to make sure you're talking FC-PGA and not PPGA.

 

[IaPuP]

PPGA means "Plastic Pin Grid Array". Flip Chips are also PPGA. Old PPGA celerons are not compatable with FC-PGA chips tho- you are correct there.

Eric

 

[techwanabe]

<< Uh. Hold on...

The 550E and the 600E are not PPGA. The PPGA chips are not going to overclock much at all, and yes, a 550
and a 600 both exist. The 550E and 600E are FC-PGA and should overclock quite nicely however, with the
boards mentioned. However, I just want to make sure you're talking FC-PGA and not PPGA. >>



Who said they were? There is no such thing as a PPGA Pentium III 550E. Saw no mention of it. Moot point. As far as I know, only the Celerons came in the PPGA form factor.

 

[ll531]

Hold on , Sorry these are PIII 550E and 600E FCPPGA

 

[CrimsonWolf]

The MS-6309 is a good, stable board with pretty good overclocking options. Not to mention it's cheap. I got mine for $85 shipped.

 

[Eug]

<< Who said they were? There is no such thing as a PPGA Pentium III 550E. Saw no mention of it. Moot point. As far as I know, only the Celerons came in the PPGA form factor. >>

Oops. You are right. Momentary stroke. No such thing as a PPGA PIII 550/600. They're all Slot 1. The 550/600E is either Slot1 or FC-PGA. Too much Celeron stuff on my mind these days I guess.

 

[oldfart]

ASUS CUSL2 is the best. The MSI 815E a close second.

 

[ll531]

More ideas?

 

[Poof]

See my sig. But I don't think the Abit BE6-II rev. 2 does AGP 4x since it's a BX chipset. If you want AGP 4x you need a board with one of the newer Via chipsets...

 

[novice]

I agree with Crimson Wolf. Check out the MSI-6309 for a good stable, reasonably priced motherboard that will overclock with the best of them with either a PIII flip chip or a Celeron or Celeron II. Check out my sig. I just bought my second MSI-6309 and am running the Celeron 600 @900 MHz, very cool and stable. They also have changed the board slightly, relocating the power connector and also mounting the battery in a more conventional manner on the newer revision board. I believe it offers what you are looking for: 4x agp, UDMA 66, soft menu in bios, lots of fsb options. They really are nice motherboards and a very good deal, check out mwave.com for a good price and good service.
Chuck