Motherboard

[Nerwin]

Hey guys what's the best motherboard that has socket 775 that supports intel p 4 3.2Ghz W/HT and is under $100.

If you need more specs, just let me know.

[rjz]

http://www.newegg.com

This place has a lot. Just look under the processors and click your catagory. Some start around 50. I would post the direct link but it's very ling.

[Nerwin]

What about this motherboard:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...&Tab=1&NoMapp=0

Edited November 23, 2005 by computerMan

[big poppa pump]

Firstly, Tigerdirect sucks! ECS sucks even more.

[Nerwin]

well can you tell me whats a good motherboard that has about the same specs that are on the ECS motherboard.

this what i'm going to get For my computer:

Motherboard: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...&Tab=2&NoMapp=0

(unless i can find something better but the same price and it has to be mATX motherboard.)

HDD: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...&sku=THD-1600BB

Cable: (IDE) http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...96&sku=T13-4007

CPU Fan: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...9&sku=C283-1038

Cd Burner/DVD Burner: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...5&sku=S167-4206

[glent]

You may want to reconsider the HD...IMO 2mb cache is very low by todays standard. 8MB should be a minimum

[Nerwin]

thats true, would that HDD be good if i get it in 8MB cache

[daz98]

yep the 8 mb is much better but even then depending on what you want ur computer for you could get a 16mb cache and about 400gb

[Nerwin]

I could? So is that motherboard good? i know it's not the best but it will work.

I would get a 400Gb 16mb cache but i'm on a budget man i only can spend around 100 bucks on a hard drive

[dies900]

hi i have a problem too i just bought a new pc

when i got it i changed graphic card and added ram now i ind out that my graphic card doesnt match with motherboard agp slot my comps specs are:

p4 3.0 ghz socket 478

asrock p4v88+

1024 mb of ram (4x256 mb)

radeon 9600 pro

80 GB of hard drive

and my question is what kind of motherboard should i buy that would fit with my graphic card?

[LiquidSage]

probably just a stiff slot since the board is new. Unless there are actual items blocking your card or it's a 9600 PCI board your card should fit. Jusr push harder.

[dies900]

ups my mistake :$ I´m sorry

i ment that my agp slot is only 1.5 v

but 9600 pro needs for 8x speed 0.8 v

i now can only set speed to 4x:(

can i do something or i should buy a new motherboard

i had in mind asus p4p800 E-deluxe

is this board good?

[rikgale]

It's a great board IMHO. I've got one. Very reliable, sofar and I've had it a year

[ssmokee]

i now can only set speed to 4x:(

If you go and spend $100 on a new motherboard for no other reason than to enable AGP 8x, you are going to be very dissapointed. On my 9600xt enabling AGP 8x increases my FPS by less than 1 (CS Source @1024x768). I just leave it at 4x for sake of stability.

[LiquidSage]

If you want quality + features and are willing to spend as much as the P4P800 line, take a look att the ABIT IS-7 line.

I have the IS-7e, 2.4ghz P4c, Radeon 9550 256mb, 4x512 Ram (All banks are using dual channel) and 6 HDs. A wonderful relief from a crappy ECS board. So far no lockups (except when stressing it for my OC roof). Run very fast and easy to OC in BIOS and in windows.

It would be a tough choice between a P4P800 and a IS-7 if you are not partial to either ABIT or ASUS.