Best P4 Boards

Joel · Post by **Joel** » Tue Feb 10, 2004 12:16 pm

HT, either the 865PE or 875 chipset.
Limit of about $120?

Which ones?

chimdogger · Post by **chimdogger** » Tue Feb 10, 2004 12:47 pm

Asus P4P800.

Joel · Post by **Joel** » Tue Feb 10, 2004 12:53 pm

Let me ad a few things.

Has to have:
Good audio, out and in
Good overclocking
Look nice for a case with a clear side panel

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Tue Feb 10, 2004 1:10 pm

Asus P4P800
Deluxe model if you want firewire

109 bucks
129 for deluxe model

865 chipset.

Asus is my fave brand....rock stable, overclock great, solid quality.

You don't need 875 chipset, only real feature it has over 865 is support for ECC RAM, which you don't run if you're into OC'ing. Else...virtualy identicle. 875 officially supports PAT, 865 supports PAT under a different name according to vender.

I do also like MSI boards...also have one myself. If you want something bright for that clear side panel. MSI usually makes fire engine red boards.

Joel · Post by **Joel** » Tue Feb 10, 2004 8:22 pm

Between the P4 Northwood C 2.4GHz and Northwood C 2.8GHz, is there a difference in overclocking? Like, is one harder to OC than the other?

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Tue Feb 10, 2004 9:55 pm

Originally posted by sludge
Between the P4 Northwood C 2.4GHz and Northwood C 2.8GHz, is there a difference in overclocking? Like, is one harder to OC than the other?

I go for "bang for the buck"...and right now it's at the 2.6C.

ScottE · Post by **ScottE** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 3:10 am

Originally posted by YeOldeStonecat
I go for "bang for the buck"...and right now it's at the 2.6C.

Yep that's what I got.

Running 3.02ghz on her now. Don't really want to push it. She's stable and cool right here.

WolfgangPC · Post by **WolfgangPC** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 9:35 am

Asus P4C800 Deluxe...The KING