ATX Motherboard Recommendation

[spacesurfer]

I searched forum for a clues as to a good motherboard but couldn't find a recent post for an ATX (not microATX) motherboard.

What motherboard is a good one for a pentium-based system. I'm open to the type of pentium CPU.

Reasonably priced - meaning < 200.

Mainly looking for reliability and performance over features.

[Nilfred]

Pentium isn't up to date anymore

Search ASUS support for "Intel Core 2 Duo" supported motherboards

[spacesurfer]

Oops. What I meant is Intel-based (not Pentium-based).

[ripken204]

well first of all do u have a cpu right now to put in it? if so then tell me all you can about it. if not then is that 200$ for the cpu and mobo together, or just the mobo?

[spacesurfer]

that's just the mobo. no cpu. i'm open to cpu's as long as they's intel.

[ripken204]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16819115005

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16813131030

im thinking about this for a friend right now

[CptMurphy]

There's a review in there that that motherboard needs to be flashed before it can be used with a conroe chip. But that's neglijable. A bigger issue is that it has a relatively useless extarnal SATA port, and no firewire.

[No6]

There's a review in there that that motherboard needs to be flashed before it can be used with a conroe chip. But that's neglijable. A bigger issue is that it has a relatively useless extarnal SATA port, and no firewire.

Got the Deluxe version of this board two days ago and I've had no issues with it so far. I haven't finished putting it through its paces yet, but so far I'm pleased with what I got.

[ripken204]

well unless he wants to pay $250+ for a p965, otherwise look for a 975x, but i would wait at least a month for some of the n590 to come out

975x:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList....=&maxPrice=