Frag Infinity Tournament, Inc. - FITES LAN Party - www.fites.net

LAN Party Forums => Hardware Discussion => Started by: llDayo on May 30, 2006, 01:35:44 PM

Title: Need mobo recommendations
Post by: llDayo on May 30, 2006, 01:35:44 PM

Alright, here's the deal. I bought a PNY 6800GT video card off ebay. I was having problems with it and was able to determine it's a VIA chipset conflict so I will most likely need a new motherboard. However, I would like to not have to buy a new processor. I'm weary about switching the processor from one board to another as I've never done it before, but I'm looking to save some money.

What I have:
A P4 3.2 Ghz 478 chipset with HT

What I'd like:
A mobo with PCI-E AND AGP 8x capabilities (for future upgrading). ATA and SATA capabilities. LAN and onboard sound optional but preferred. All of which needs to have a socket 478 hookup. I don't know if something like that exists though nor do I know what brand I should get. The last two motherboards I bought I cheaped out on to save money so I'm looking for something of better value, even if it's a few bucks more.

 :feedback:

Title: Need mobo recommendations
Post by: Pride on May 30, 2006, 02:10:27 PM

I've always liked Abit.

Title: Need mobo recommendations
Post by: _!Rathe!_ on May 30, 2006, 02:16:22 PM

I think you are going to need to do a lot of looking to find one.  AsRock makes a agp/pci-e board but i didn't find much else.  (I also didn't look too hard).

Title: Need mobo recommendations
Post by: llDayo on May 30, 2006, 02:38:35 PM

I found this: http://www.albatron.com.tw/english/it/mb/specification.asp?pro_id=160

Opinions? I came across it from this thread: http://www.thetechguide.com/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t25920.html

Which claims socket 478's are compatible with 915's. Anyone know the truth to that? I'll do some more researching to see what else I can find.

Title: Need mobo recommendations
Post by: Krurath108 on May 30, 2006, 02:39:16 PM

I haven’t come across and mobo with pci-e/agp for the 478 chip but the Intel 915gm 478 chipset has pci-e.
For brands intel, asus, and abit are good choices
Never get a Chaintech! they break in like a month

Title: Need mobo recommendations
Post by: _!Rathe!_ on May 31, 2006, 06:29:24 AM

Quote from: "llDayo"

I found this: [url]http://www.albatron.com.tw/english/it/mb/specification.asp?pro_id=160[/url]

Did you look at the specs for that board??  There is no AGP slot on it.  If you are going to go with PCI-E you should just bite the bullet and go with a SLI board.  more options to upgrade with in the future.

Title: Need mobo recommendations
Post by: llDayo on May 31, 2006, 07:47:23 AM

Quote from: "Rathe"

Did you look at the specs for that board??  There is no AGP slot on it.  If you are going to go with PCI-E you should just bite the bullet and go with a SLI board.  more options to upgrade with in the future.

Lol, weird! How'd I miss that?? Ok, that board's off. I would love to go with PCI-E and SLI but the problem is I have an AGP card and a socket 478 processor. I'm trying to avoid getting a new proc if necessary, but as much searching as I've done it seems to be the only option.

Title: Need mobo recommendations
Post by: The Shoctor on May 31, 2006, 10:26:32 AM

Well.... Wait... You want to have the money to do something good then wait. See what happens to the prices once those fancy-shmancy new chips are released.

Title: Need mobo recommendations
Post by: llDayo on May 31, 2006, 11:24:54 AM

Quote from: "ShadoHawk"

Well.... Wait... You want to have the money to do something good then wait. See what happens to the prices once those fancy-shmancy new chips are released.

And how long till these new chips are released? New ones seem to be released all the time.  :sad:

Title: Need mobo recommendations
Post by: The Shoctor on May 31, 2006, 11:41:38 AM

I think the new AMD Chipset will be out in a month. Maybe two... I can't find the press release right now.

Title: Need mobo recommendations
Post by: TekieB on May 31, 2006, 01:44:39 PM

but a cheap board thats agp only til you can get a new cpu/vid card to go with it

Title: Need mobo recommendations
Post by: Krurath108 on May 31, 2006, 02:40:07 PM

Found just what u need an agp/pci-e 478 board from ASRock! check it out!
I was also lookin for one of theese

http://www.asrock.com/product/P4Dual-880Pro.htm

Title: Need mobo recommendations
Post by: llDayo on May 31, 2006, 02:48:57 PM

Krurath, that board uses VIA 8237, which is the problem I'm having with my current board. The video card is not compatible with that. I should probably be looking for something with an Nvidia chipset to ensure compatibility.

Title: Need mobo recommendations
Post by: The Shoctor on May 31, 2006, 08:02:30 PM

That dual board makes me feel dirty!