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David_L6
October 21st, 2005, 19:42
Something happened to my motherboard yesterday evening (as in arcs, sparks and a burning smell). Looking for recommendations for a replacement. Must be "Socket T" LGA 775 and have a PCI-E slot. I have a P4 670 series CPU and a 7800 GTX video card. That mobo had a 925 chipset. 955 would probably be the way to go now though, wouldn't it?
hey_moe
October 21st, 2005, 21:14
How much money can I spend:greenf:
David_L6
October 21st, 2005, 22:47
For just a motherboard that is compatible with the other parts I already have? I'd think that a couple of hundred $$ or a bit more would take of it. I'm not looking for the cheapest thing available. I'm also not looking to buy the most expensive mobo ever created just to say that I have one. I guess I really don't have a budget. I'll spend what I have to....
hey_moe
October 22nd, 2005, 05:41
I like the Abit boards. You can go here: http://www.abit-usa.com/products/mb/products.php?categories=1&model=278 and read about them and view there specs. Also go here: http://forum.abit-usa.com/index.php? and read what others have to say about the different boards they offer. I like all the bios adjustments and set up they offer and I haven't had any problems. Ickie also buys different kinds of MB boards too. You might wanna get his advice too. These board run in the 125.00 to 200.00 range. I brought mine at Newegg. You can do a search here for the best price here: http://www.pricegrabber.com/home_comp.php they also offer what people say about the product....good luck, Mike
David_L6
October 22nd, 2005, 11:05
The board that you linked to isn't going to work very well with my Intel P4 processor. ;)

How do these look to you? http://www.abit-usa.com/products/mb/intel955x.php


FYI, here's what I already have to work with:

P4 670
7800 GTX (if it still works)
Audigy 2 ZS
74GB Raptor X 2
1GB DDR2 533MHz RAM X 2

Plus floppy drive, CD drive, DVD RW, Enermax power supply
Buddha13
October 22nd, 2005, 17:08
Hi all,

Like Moe i like Abit boards.This one especially.

ManufacturerABIT (http://www.abit.com.tw/)Model NumberAA8XE 3rd EyeAGP SlotNoAudioOn board Theater-class 7.1 Channels IntelŪ High Definition Audio CPUs Up toDesigned for IntelŪ 90nm Pentium 4 LGA775 processors with1066/800MHz FSB Dimensions305 x 245 mmFeaturesABIT ėGuru™ Technology (ABIT OC Guru / ABIT EQ / ABIT Flash Menu / ABIT Black Box), ABIT CPU ThermalGuard™ Technology, ABIT Guru Clock inside (The 3rd Eye On Your PC) FirewireSupports 3 Ports IEEE 1394 at 100/200/400 Mb/s transfer rate Form FactorATXHardware MonitoringYESIDE ports1 x Ultra ATA 100/66/33 Connector LANOn board Gigabit LAN controller supports 10/100/1000M Ethernet Max Memory4GB Memory SlotsFour 240-pin DIMM sockets (Un-buffered Non-ECC DIMM) Memory TypeSupports Dual channel DDR2-533/400 (Max. 4GB) No of PCI Express x1 Slots3No of PCI Express x16 Slots1No of SATA ports4No. of PCI Slots2No. of USB Ports2Onboard VideoNOSATA SupportSATA Matrix RAID, Four ports SATA 150 RAID 0/1, deliver higher performance and data protection, Supports SATA AHCI, providing native command queuing and native hot plug USB Ports4 + 4USB2 SupportYES
Buddha13
Awesome
October 22nd, 2005, 23:56
May I recommend www.tigerdirect.com? (http://www.tigerdirect.com?) Pricegrabber doesn't always have the cheapest deals.

Awesome