Need A New Motherboard!

Fl4THeAdFl4THeAd Join Date: 2003-07-30 Member: 18587Members
edited April 2004 in Off-Topic
Hey,
I'm looking for a newer motherboard that can handle my hardware:

<b>*</b>ATX Case
<b>*</b>400 Watt power supply
<b>*</b>P4 2.4Ghz (I'm guessing the FBS is 533Mhz, can't remember)
<b>*</b>ATi 9800XT 256 8x AGP
<b>*</b>2 chips of 512 DDR 400 (3200) in Dual-Channel Mode.
<b>*</b>4+ IDE ports (Main hard drive is 80gig 7200 RPM)
<b>*</b>4+ PCI Slots
<b>*</b>6 USB ports
<b>*</b>10/100mbps Onboard-LAN

Any help on finding the right one would be great! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    I'd recommend my mobo, as it has everything you want except only 2 USB slots + the 2 panel expansion possiblility dealie. Its got built in Gigabit ethernet though instead of weakly pansy 10/100. I love it, its rock solid & stable.

    Now if only I could remember the actual name of the board... If you want to know more about it I can dig the box out of the closet, but if you absolutely must have 6 USB slots I don't wanna bother. :P
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  • OttoDestructOttoDestruct Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7790Members
    Check <a href='http://www.newegg.com' target='_blank'>Newegg</a>
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  • Fl4THeAdFl4THeAd Join Date: 2003-07-30 Member: 18587Members
    edited April 2004
    What company is the most reliable?

    Yeah, I forgot, I do need 6 usb ports.
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  • OttoDestructOttoDestruct Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7790Members
    Asus, Gigabyte, and MSI are all good.
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  • XythXyth Avatar Join Date: 2003-11-04 Member: 22312Members
    Asus P4p800 deluxe

    Best intel board as of now. And if you need 6 Usb ports, just buy a Usb pci card, they come now with like 6+ for almost nothing.
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  • MulletMullet Join Date: 2003-04-28 Member: 15910Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Xyth+Apr 7 2004, 09:56 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Xyth @ Apr 7 2004, 09:56 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Asus P4p800 deluxe

    Best intel board as of now. And if you need 6 Usb ports, just buy a Usb pci card, they come now with like 6+ for almost nothing. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I 2nd that.
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  • Fl4THeAdFl4THeAd Join Date: 2003-07-30 Member: 18587Members
    edited April 2004
    What's the difference between ATX and microATX?
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  • XythXyth Avatar Join Date: 2003-11-04 Member: 22312Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-C0BRA1450+Apr 8 2004, 12:00 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (C0BRA1450 @ Apr 8 2004, 12:00 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> What's the difference between ATX and microATX? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Micro Atx is just that, it's a very small version of reg Atx. Micro Atx is usually used in those little computer cases (see pic). They are basically a tiny motherboard.
    <img src='http://www.pocketfactory.com/images/blog/fragbox.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
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  • XythXyth Avatar Join Date: 2003-11-04 Member: 22312Members
    Oh yeah, that mobo I mentioned support the 800 fsb, so look really hard for a 2.4 ghz with 800 fsb, they have them on newegg, farely cheap, or even cheaper from ebay.
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  • Fl4THeAdFl4THeAd Join Date: 2003-07-30 Member: 18587Members
    <a href='http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-131-449&depa=1' target='_blank'>*drools*</a>

    That good?

    HT, DDR400 dual-channel, 6 2.0USB's

    One thing. Will this: "1 x AGP Pro/ 8X" maximize the usage of my 9800XT?
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  • Fl4THeAdFl4THeAd Join Date: 2003-07-30 Member: 18587Members
    Also, I found this 2.8Ghz Cpu at 800 FBS with L2/1MB of cache!

    12 bucks more than a 2.4 at 800 FBS

    <a href='http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-116-174&depa=1' target='_blank'>*drools again*</a>
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  • XythXyth Avatar Join Date: 2003-11-04 Member: 22312Members
    The P4P800 uses an older chipset, so costs less, while the P4C800 uses a newer one, so it's more exspensive.
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  • XythXyth Avatar Join Date: 2003-11-04 Member: 22312Members
    Also, the 2.4's overclock better then 2.8's, don't ask me why. 2.4s are known to go all the way up to 3.0 with stock heatsink.
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  • Fl4THeAdFl4THeAd Join Date: 2003-07-30 Member: 18587Members
    I don't really want to overclock.
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  • LastLast Join Date: 2003-10-06 Member: 21463Members
    *jaw drops*

    wow.

    rich people *grumble* .
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  • Fl4THeAdFl4THeAd Join Date: 2003-07-30 Member: 18587Members
    edited April 2004
    I got a question. I have just enough money to buy the processor and mobo, should I save for a Pentium 5 instead?

    /me has about $360
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  • CForresterCForrester P0rk(h0p Join Date: 2002-10-05 Member: 1439Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-C0BRA1450+Apr 8 2004, 11:36 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (C0BRA1450 @ Apr 8 2004, 11:36 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I got a question. I have just enough money to buy the processor and mobo, should I save for a Pentium 5 instead?

    /me has about $360 <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    <a href='http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=687508&Sku=CP2-P4-30008BC&CatId=1374' target='_blank'>http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...08BC&CatId=1374</a>

    If you're an Intel user.

    <a href='http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=513326&Sku=CP2-XP30003BC&CatId=1374' target='_blank'>http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...03BC&CatId=1374</a>

    If you're an AMD user.
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