Best motherboard for a P4 system?

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What's the best one?
I want to do games, dvd recording & playing, 3D Rendering.
The more slots & performance the better.
Don't need integrated sound & video on the motherboard.
Also would like serial and parallel ports if possible in addition to
usb ports.


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The new Intel 875p chipset is available. Lots of USB ports. No I haven't
used this board, I wanted onboard sound and video, but the 875 chipset is
the latest advancement.
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Price: $ 158.89
Intel BOXD875PBZLK i875P SKT478 800FSB Dual-Channel DDR400 Serial-ATA 150
w/GB-LAN ATX MB
ATX Desktop Board D875PBZLK- Single ATX board with Intel 875P Chipset for
478-pin Pentium 4 processors, accepts 4 DIMMs for up to 4.0 GB, 8x AGP and 5
PCI slots.

Designed for the Intel 875P chipset, the Desktop Board D875PBZ brings
radical new levels of performance to the desktop by combining support for an
800-MHz system bus with dual-channel DDR400 and native SATA 150 featuring
Intel RAID Technology. Intel Performance Acceleration Technology (Intel
PAT) further accelerates performance by reducing memory latencies. These
exciting new features provide unmatched system efficiency and raw
speed for even the most demanding software applications. By combining the
Pentium 4 processor with dual-channel DDR400 memory and SATA 150, the
Desktop Board D875PBZ provide businesses with the performance headroom
needed for today s demanding computing requirements and operating systems,
like Windows XP or Office XP.

SLOTS - Integrated super I/O LPC bus controller supports (5) 32-bit PCI
Local Bus v2.2 slots (1) 32-bit Universal 1.5V or 0.8V AGP 3.0 connector
supporting up to AGP8X.

PCI IDE - (2) Serial-ATA 150 ports with Intel RAID 0 support, also
supports Ultra ATA100/66.

I/O PORTS- Integrated Super I/O bus controller supports
(1) 9-pin Serial port
(1) Parallel port
(2) PS/2 ports for Keyboard and mouse
(1) 1000BaseT/RJ45 port
Integrated ICH5R controllers support
(6) USB 2.0 back panel ports (one quad & one dual stack)
(2) USB 2.0 front panel ports (via header requiring cable to
front panel)
VIDEO - None
AUDIO - None
NETWORK - Integrated Intel PRO/1000 CT Desktop LAN Connection
 
Intel's D875P is really geared more toward servers. D865 is top of
line desktop motherboard. D865P comes in various configuration, such
as D865PER-L with on board LAN, Firewire, 6.1 audio, etc
 
Arwen's Pink Flower said:
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What's the best one?
I want to do games, dvd recording & playing, 3D Rendering.
The more slots & performance the better.
Don't need integrated sound & video on the motherboard.
Also would like serial and parallel ports if possible in addition to
usb ports.
Click to expand...
Asus P4P800 (whatever the version)!
All the power and features of the i875 chipset-based motherboards, at an
excellent price.
 
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