this is my specs:

asus p4s533-e
pentium 4 2.4 Mhz
2x 512mb ddr ram
160gb WD HDD
gigabyte 5600 128mb Graphic card

recently my motherboard spoil which motherboard should i buy?
plz help..

i think any s478 board will do... juz find a cheap replacement board laa... later upgrade ur system to c2d...

i was thinking da same things aswell.

U may consider d following mobos which r still available in d market:-

1) BIOSTAR P4M800-M4 (micro ATX, VIA P4M800) ~RM170
2) MSI P4M8M-V (micro ATX, VIA P4M800) ~RM170
3) GIGABYTE GA-8I865GME (micro ATX, Intel 865G, dual-channel DDR) ~RM210

There r also mobos using SiS 661FX/GX from brands like AXPER, PC Chips, ECS etc. Diz chipset is similar 2 d VIA P4M800 but onli thing is from SiS of course.

However, try avoiding boards using INTEL i865GV chipset. Diz chipset may support dual-channel DDR mode BUT it's AGP is running ~1x onli which takes a toll on d gfx performance.

* all comes wif built-in VGA, snd & LAN; support 800FSB, AGP 8x, DDR1

Alternatively, u can look around d Trade Zone forum 4 used boards.

Hope diz helps!

This post has been edited by watcher: Jan 4 2007, 03:57 AM

i'm using intel 865gbf...just wondering which chipset is the best for our proc? via p4m800? i865?i845? and is i875 still around? i heard that is the best....

i'm using intel 865gbf...just wondering which chipset is the best for our proc? via p4m800? i865?i845? and is i875 still around? i heard that is the best....

D best chipset 4 would be i875P followed by i865PE...
Both r d same wif d exception of i875P supports d PAT (Performance Acceleration Technology) which speeds up mem. xfer & increases RAM b/width.

INTEL i865 series of chipset supports FSB800, dual-channel DDR400 RAM, AGP 8x etc. VIA version would be d VIA PT880...

D INTEL i845 series is d predecessor of i865s which supports onli FSB533, DDR400 single channel & AGP 4x onli.

There's actually d INTEL i915 series too which supports FSB800, dual-channel DDR2-533 & PCI-E x16 but their r very rare & hard 2 come by.

D VIA P4M800 & SiS661FX/GX chipset r economical solution wif built-in VGA but comes wif an AGP 8x slot but supports single channel DDR400 onli.

So, if yr INTEL D865GBF is still in a good shape, it's reckon 2 keep it!
However, if u r looking 4 a replacement, try looking around d Garage Sale forum.
Since Soc478 based platform has been long obsolete, most of d nu boards available in d market would be based on d mediocre VIA P4M800 chipset.

If u look hard enuf, u might be able 2 find d GIGABYTE GA-8I65GME (based on d i865G chipset which is a i865PE in essence wif a built-in VGA) OR d MSI 6743 i865PE voard.

Good luck!

i'm finding a good motherboard around d average range.. there are,processors below 1k is there? i'm looking for ASUS motherboards,i went to many IT centres but they don't have much stuff... also i wanna know which processor is better,Intel or AMD? i need a straight answer... if possible fill me up motherboards and processors which can be sold seperately.. budget ranging 1k or 1.5k.. and graphic card too,a mid-range that's good enuf for playing CS: Source... also i need a DDR2 Ram of at least 1Gigs... that's all,pls kindly reply with their prices and the total..

This post has been edited by SuicideCommando: Jan 4 2007, 08:56 PM

thx watcher for ur guide
currently i'm looking for good s478 p4 mobo
hope will find one soon