Should I get a P4P800 or a P5P800?

[Denis54]

I want to replace my old P3 1.0 with a P4 3.0. I will only replace the CPU, motherboard and memory. The rest of my equipment is recent. I use my PC to surf the internet and I do some light WORD and EXCEL work. I am not a gamer and I do not want to overclock. I realise that my 1.0 is fast enough for my needs but I want a faster PC nevertheless.

I can get a P4P800 Deluxe or a P5P800 for the same price.

Has the P5P800 got any advantages over the P4P800? I do not need the greater future upgradability that it would offer. I will keep it for a couple of years and then replace it with what, by then, will probably be a P6 or P7.

On the other hand, I do not need either the IDE and SATA RAID nor the firewire connection that the P4P800 would offer.

My priority is stability. Which board would be best for me?

I know that an AMD might be a more cost effective solution but I want to stay with Intel.

 

[Crashman]

P4P800 will be fine, I suggest you go with the Northwood P4 3.0GHz (512k cache) because it produces far less heat, and the coolers for it will produce far less noise.

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