Right, its time to purchase the part I hate (because I just don't know the difference between any of them)... the motherboard.
I have a p4 2.4
I will have 512mb PC2700 memory.
I don't want to spend much on it at all, so looking round ebay I see an AsRock mobo for £15-25 quid. Any opinion on this mobo? And cheap recommendations of others?
Ta!
what matters most with a motherboard is the chipset it uses. without knowing what the chipset is, it's impossible to say anything
afterwards you can consider a brand & its reliability record, etc
Intel 845E
or...
SiS 651
any opinion on either?
Ta!
Last edited by Raz316; 05-04-2004 at 12:57 PM.
i845 is very good, but supports a maximum front side bus of 133 (533 quad pumped). my board is i845
the modern p4 chipsets are i865 & i875
There is also the 848 - which is the 845 (single DDR channel) with improved memory latencies and 800MHz FSB support - it's generally quite cheap to. The last two generations of intel chipsets have been very reliable and fast (just don't mention the i820...)
No experience of the Sis 65x's - anyone else?
Now go away before I taunt you a second time.
i had an sis648, it sucked. no idea about 65x tho
Ta you two. Ill go with the 845 (assuming I win the item!)
Me againdidnt win either of them :/
any opinions on the VIA P4M266a / VT8235 chipset?
Ta muchly!
utter ****
Steer clear of Via P4 chipsets at all costs.
The SiS 655 is supposed to be okay, the 651 is poor. I always thought the 648 was good though...
Anyway, try for another 845 one, or perhaps, an 848 one if possible...
P4C 2.4Ghz | Asus P4P800 Deluxe | 2x512Mb GeiL Ultra DDR500 CL2-3-3-6 | Sapphire Radeon 9700 128Mb | Soundblaster 128 | Western Digital 120Gb 7200rpm 8Mb cache
CoolerMaster Centurion w 2x120mm | Thermaltake 420W PSU
Iiyama Prolite E435S 17" TFT | Logitech MX510 and Cordless Keyboard | Pioneer DVR109XL (Black) | Labtec Spin 60
648 is okay i suppose, but the abit 648-based board i had was dire.
come on, say what you mean
cheers hex.
e> and ta mb. I will. I can get an asrock i845 for 30 quid from aria, I may do that if I dont find one
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