HELP finding a new MB

[Jinpun]

Hey everyone, my first time here really.

I have a pretty old system, and wanted to replace my old MB. Here is my machine at the moment:

P4 1.8Gb
40 Gb Maxtor 7200 RPM
80 SATA Maxtor 5400 RPM (I believe)
1 GB Corsair PC3200
Gainward FX 5600 256 MB DDR

I was looking for a good MB, since mine is pretty crappy at the moment. I use my machine mainly for gaming, searching the web and blowing my money on ebay ^^.

I was looking at the ABIT IC7-G MAXII ADVANCE i875P right now, since its price tag isn't too extreme at newegg ($132).

I need some advice on what to get. Something in the $150 or less range. The cheaper the better (I only make $6 an hour).

Thanks!

<b>EDIT</b> - Oh yea, I would like gigabit lan too. So if the MB has built in gigabit lan (that is stable and works well) it would definately be a plus. Which is why I was looking at the ABIT "IC7-G MAXII ADVANCE" i875P. Thanks

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<A HREF="http://www.GRASPenterprises.com" target="_new">http://www.GRASPenterprises.com</A><P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Jinpun on 07/12/04 06:16 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[Cybercraig]

Read my sig, buy it! Some of the IS7 boards inadvertantly came with 3Com GLan. Mine was one of them. Want to be sure, get the IS7-G. There are a lot more issues with the 875P boards than the 865PE boards. I have to recommend the IS7. Great board!


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[Spitfire_x86]

Make sure that your have Socket 478 P4, not socket 423.

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[Crashman]

I'd go with the IS7-G

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[Jinpun]

Why the IS7-G over the IC7-G?

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[Crashman]

Cheaper and less likelyhood of memory issues.

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[Jinpun]

But it has the older chipset... How does the 865 compare to the 875?


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[Crashman]

Actually it has the NEWER chipset, 865PE is based on the 875P, they perform about the same. 865PE uses the 875P northbridge core on a different pin grid, the pins needed to use ECC memory have been removed. That's Intel's way of making the 875P a workstation class chipset and the 865PE a desktop class chipset even though they use the same core. And that's how they justify a price difference, even though they cost the same price to produce.

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