mac173 Posted August 31, 2005 Posted August 31, 2005 The MOBO was a spur of the moment decision when I was told my Asus board was fried (brand new). I was anxious to get the machine done, and did not want to wait for it to be replaced. I am now having doubts as to the choice. The MOBO and Processor are in my sig. Is this a good combo, or should I replace the Asus? Asus P4P800E MOBO - OR - Intel G865PERL (current) Thanks for your advice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varry Posted August 31, 2005 Posted August 31, 2005 go for a dfi lanparty 875 pro rev b, it's the best skt 478 mobo you can get! Ask anyone here about dfi. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r_target Posted September 1, 2005 Posted September 1, 2005 Get the DFI or Abit IC7. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danyo64 Posted September 1, 2005 Posted September 1, 2005 (edited) depends what you are going to be dong.. intel boards are like the most stable boards out there for intel products... but as for as i no they do very crapily at oc-ing.. not even sure if they can oc. so if u want to oc get a new board... if not that one should be fine for a while at least Edited September 1, 2005 by danyo64 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fire_storm Posted September 1, 2005 Posted September 1, 2005 Replace the asus with a dfi board or somthing eles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FxXP Posted September 1, 2005 Posted September 1, 2005 Just stay away from the P4P series. They are nothing but trouble. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac173 Posted September 1, 2005 Posted September 1, 2005 Just stay away from the P4P series. They are nothing but trouble. 537676[/snapback] Wow, I really made unpopular choices in MOBO's. I gotta ask you guys before spending any more money. FxXP, can you elaborate on the problems with the P4P series? I already have that board, uninstalled, and was thinking of using it as a base of another machine. I got it for next to nothing (now I know why), but I would like to make use of it somehow. And thanks for the feedback. I actually WAS thining of OC'ing, but I see I made a bad choice in the Intel board. I will check out the ones you have suggested. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cchalogamer Posted September 1, 2005 Posted September 1, 2005 As for the intel baords....they are GREAT for stock speed satbility...but OCing is software only (sometimes) and a FSB increase from 200 to 203 is considered "good" on most.... I think that DFI and ABIT would be the way to go for more long term use. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FxXP Posted September 1, 2005 Posted September 1, 2005 (edited) Wow, I really made unpopular choices in MOBO's. I gotta ask you guys before spending any more money. FxXP, can you elaborate on the problems with the P4P series? I already have that board, uninstalled, and was thinking of using it as a base of another machine. I got it for next to nothing (now I know why), but I would like to make use of it somehow. And thanks for the feedback. I actually WAS thining of OC'ing, but I see I made a bad choice in the Intel board. I will check out the ones you have suggested. 537877[/snapback] Lets see: 1. Game port interfers with the S-ATA IRQ's. (P4P800SE) 2. Constant dropping in voltages. (Any P4P) 3. Unstable BIOS. (Any P4P) The Intel 865 boards did have some capacitor problems, I'd double check any Intel board now-a-days to see if they have Rubycon caps. Edited September 1, 2005 by FxXP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac173 Posted September 1, 2005 Posted September 1, 2005 Lets see: 1. Game port interfers with the S-ATA IRQ's. (P4P800SE) 2. Constant dropping in voltages. (Any P4P) 3. Unstable BIOS. (Any P4P) The Intel 865 boards did have some capacitor problems, I'd double check any Intel board now-a-days to see if they have Rubycon caps. 537925[/snapback] 1. No SATA at the moment, so that is not yet a problem. 2. Not sure how to detect this, so I don't know 3. Can I replace the BIOS with a better one? The MOBO was dead right out of the box, which is why I replaced it. It was my first attempt to build a machine, and after assembling it, it would constantly reboot. After a week of trying to get it to work, I took it to a shop to be checked out, and it turns out the MOBO AND one of the Corsair chips were bad. Corsair was fast to replace the memory, but the MOBO was another story. I got lazy, and bought the Intel board instead. <sigh> Impatience never leads to a good end. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
confuzzedintelguy Posted September 1, 2005 Posted September 1, 2005 Get a MSI 865PE ICH5 Neo 2 board i have one i'm useing right now and the board rocks i love it and i payed under 80 bucks for it, overclocks like a dream. Also other boards to consider Abit, Epox, DFI. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICON57 Posted September 2, 2005 Posted September 2, 2005 go for a dfi lanparty 875 pro rev b, it's the best skt 478 mobo you can get! Ask anyone here about dfi. 537619[/snapback] yeah it is, but they are not being made any more and are almost immpossible to find. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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