ATX Mobo Suggestions? P4 S478 FSB800, Video, Audio, SATA

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Fred Finisterre

Hi,

I'd welcome suggestions for a new mobo which needs to be able to handle:

S478 3.0 Ghz Pentium 4 FSB800
SATA HDD
Onboard Video & Audio
512MB DDR 400Mh PC3200 RAM

Thanks in anticipation for any ideas.

Fred.
 
Fred said:
Hi,

I'd welcome suggestions for a new mobo which needs to be able to handle:

S478 3.0 Ghz Pentium 4 FSB800
SATA HDD
Onboard Video & Audio
512MB DDR 400Mh PC3200 RAM

Thanks in anticipation for any ideas.

Fred.
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ASUS P4P800 models are pretty good. No onboard video tho, get a decent
dedicated gfx card. all as cheap as chips
 
Fred Finisterre said:
I'd welcome suggestions for a new mobo which needs to be able to handle:

S478 3.0 Ghz Pentium 4 FSB800
SATA HDD
Onboard Video & Audio
512MB DDR 400Mh PC3200 RAM
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I have an Asus P4P800-VM - it's Micro-ATX not ATX, but meets your other
requirements. The onboard graphics (intel i865G "extreme graphics") are
nothing exciting but are good enough for text and 2D graphics -- and there
is an AGP slot in case you ever need to upgrade.

I'd certainly recommend it, if MATX is acceptable to you.

Cheers,
Daniel.
 
Daniel James said:
I have an Asus P4P800-VM - it's Micro-ATX not ATX, but meets your other
requirements. The onboard graphics (intel i865G "extreme graphics") are
nothing exciting but are good enough for text and 2D graphics -- and there
is an AGP slot in case you ever need to upgrade.

I'd certainly recommend it, if MATX is acceptable to you.

Cheers,
Daniel.
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Yes, a good board. I used one recently to build a cheap running system for
downloading overnight. Everything onboard can be turned off and enough pci
slots available for some serious hardware if you need it. Good call Daniel.
 
Normally for P4 I would suggest an Intel board...
o They do well with their own CPUs
o Less well with others :-)))

More seriously - S478 boards are getting thin on the ground...
o Some are re-issued boards or older corporate-reserved stock
---- particularly Intel OEM with 1yr warranty
o So verify Hardware Revision & BIOS re current/future CPUs
---- some revisions lack Prescott support at the *hardware* level

Asus is the natural choice - a known stable board maker, since
early 1990s with their P1 & very reliable P-Pro boards. SuperMicro
are the more corporate "package" than Asus, but similar reliability.


One thought tho...
o Check your S478 M/B price + Ebay resale value of your S478 CPU
o Check equivalent LGA775 M/B price + Ebay price of LGA775 CPU

The former has a limited life, the latter has a slightly longer life.
If the price differential isn't much it might be worth going for the latter.
 
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