AshUK Posted June 26, 2002 Share Posted June 26, 2002 I'm currently selecting hardware to build my new P4 system, but I dont know what Motherboard to go for, any suggestions? Well i'm hoping to spend around ?100 on the motherboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted June 27, 2002 Share Posted June 27, 2002 Originally posted by AshUK I'm currently selecting hardware to build my new P4 system, but I dont know what Motherboard to go for, any suggestions? Well i'm hoping to spend around ?100 on the motherboard > ASUS P4T533-C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nartac Posted June 27, 2002 Share Posted June 27, 2002 Agree with above. When in doubt, go with an Asus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manroweb Posted June 27, 2002 Share Posted June 27, 2002 There are some articles at Toms Hardware which may be of help. Some of the comparisons could really help you choose. Anandtech also has some interesting reviews. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshUK Posted June 28, 2002 Author Share Posted June 28, 2002 I'm lookinig for a DDR Mem motherbaord, P4 478 socket, Firewire support and USB 2, also support for them cases that when you press the power button it automatically logs you off and shuts down the computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted June 28, 2002 Share Posted June 28, 2002 Originally posted by AshUK I'm lookinig for a DDR Mem motherbaord, P4 478 socket, Firewire support and USB 2, also support for them cases that when you press the power button it automatically logs you off and shuts down the computer. then you want a mother board with the i845E chipset. :) i suggest ASUS P4B533 ASUS P4B533 is based on the intel i845E chipset which offers 533Mhz FSB (4X133) , 6PCI slots USB2.0 and optional audio...yaddy yaddy yada http://usa.asus.com/mb/socket478/p4b533/overview.htm hope that makes you happy :) the power support you speak of is called ACPI, this "button" pressing is availible in Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP, in the power options you just set the role of the power button to "shut down" and when you press it, windows will turn off the pc, this is a standard feature to an ACPI motherboard, ATX Power supply and an operating system that has this feature. And for the firewire, just get a cheap IEEE-1394 PCI Card. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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