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Newf !!!
I'm a computer Tech. Built many machines over the last 20 years. But,
the last 2 years I do mostly server work and networking.
So, I'm out of touch with motherboards, chipsets, and such.
I generally stick to Abit or ASus boards for my home machines.
Machines will be used for a lot of things, but i build my machines as
gaming machines in mind for speed.
Looking for suggestion for the BEST Intel P4 board right now
1.I do not want an Athlon, please do not say you know what...
2. Don't care about Raid ( although I will probaby get it for future
use)
3. I have a lot of EIDE drives still, so EIDE with Serial ATA would be
cool
4. I want speed, and stability as well as ( most important ) future
upgradeability. I want a board that is capable of taking a much
faster chip then is out today.
5. I don't overclock a lot, but I find that a good overclocking board
is great for future upgrading. For example: If I can overclock a
chip ( in theory) to 4 gig now, then once the 4 gigs are out I should
be able to use them.
6. do NOT care for onboard anything....aka video/sound. Except LAN
which is just useful, but the rest I will be using my own cards
7. Must take the fastest ram today
8. ability to take more then 4 drives would be nice
It's been a long time since I upgraded my personal machine. Lets put
it this way. The last board I bought for myself was an Abit 440BX
BE6-II. I love this board. LAsted forever, started with a Celeron 300
oc'd. Then later stuck in a P3 1.0gig when they were cheap. 8 hard
drives
and stable as can be ( once you figure it out ) that's now
my home server, and if I could find today's version of that board, I'd
be so happy.
the last 2 years I do mostly server work and networking.
So, I'm out of touch with motherboards, chipsets, and such.
I generally stick to Abit or ASus boards for my home machines.
Machines will be used for a lot of things, but i build my machines as
gaming machines in mind for speed.
Looking for suggestion for the BEST Intel P4 board right now
1.I do not want an Athlon, please do not say you know what...
2. Don't care about Raid ( although I will probaby get it for future
use)
3. I have a lot of EIDE drives still, so EIDE with Serial ATA would be
cool
4. I want speed, and stability as well as ( most important ) future
upgradeability. I want a board that is capable of taking a much
faster chip then is out today.
5. I don't overclock a lot, but I find that a good overclocking board
is great for future upgrading. For example: If I can overclock a
chip ( in theory) to 4 gig now, then once the 4 gigs are out I should
be able to use them.
6. do NOT care for onboard anything....aka video/sound. Except LAN
which is just useful, but the rest I will be using my own cards
7. Must take the fastest ram today
8. ability to take more then 4 drives would be nice
It's been a long time since I upgraded my personal machine. Lets put
it this way. The last board I bought for myself was an Abit 440BX
BE6-II. I love this board. LAsted forever, started with a Celeron 300
oc'd. Then later stuck in a P3 1.0gig when they were cheap. 8 hard
drives
and stable as can be ( once you figure it out ) that's nowmy home server, and if I could find today's version of that board, I'd
be so happy.