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  1. 05-11-2003, 11:42 PM #1
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    Recommend Me a Motherboard

    Ok I need help deciding on what new motherboard to get. Here is the criteria for what it should have:

    Support for P4 800mhz fsb CPUs
    Dual Channel DDR memory (400mhz)
    Very Stable
    Good Overclocker
    NO Gigabyte, I have had nothing but trouble with their motherboards
    Price <$150 and tell me from whom (If something is truly worth the extra $$ I might consider it though)

    Thank you.
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  2. 05-11-2003, 11:46 PM #2
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    ABIT IC7, Intel 875P chipset for Socket 478 P4 Canterwood ATX motherboard RETAIL
    Specifications:
    Supported CPU:Intel® Pentium® 4 Socket 478 processors
    Chipset:Intel® 875P / ICH5 RAID
    FSB:800/533MHz 400FSB not Supported
    RAM:4x 184pin Dual Channel DDR 400 Max 4GB ECC Support
    IDE:2 x Ultra DMA 33/66/100 Connectors up to 4 Devices
    SATA: 2x SATA For RAID 0
    Slots:1 x AGP PRO, 5 x PCI slots
    Ports:2xPS2,1xLPT,1xCOM,2xUSB2.0,1x1394 and Audio
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    Onboard IEEE 1394: IEEE 1394a at 100/200/400 Mb/s transfer rate Model#: IC7
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  3. 05-12-2003, 12:29 AM #3
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    Sounds good, thank you. Anyone else have any suggestions?
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  4. 05-12-2003, 12:54 AM #4
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    Dude thats the board to get. Grab that IC7.
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  6. 05-12-2003, 01:12 AM #5
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    Alright sounds good, thank you very much for the suggestions. Looks like I'll be ordering this board as soon as I get a refund on my GA-8SQ800.
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  7. 05-14-2003, 12:23 PM #6
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    Originally posted by Smythe
    Alright sounds good, thank you very much for the suggestions. Looks like I'll be ordering this board as soon as I get a refund on my GA-8SQ800.
    whats wrogn with ur giba byte mobo?
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  8. 05-14-2003, 03:18 PM #7
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    I have found Gigabytes to be troublesome also...
    The Abit is the way to go. If you need hi-speed lan look at the
    Abit IC7G. Remember the IC7 has no onboard lan.
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    I would suggest the ABIT IC7. That is my personal opinion and I didn't get the recommendations from these guys at all. Even though I was all set to order a MSI MB a week ago and they told me not to. The fact that there was a thread about the MSI fires and stuff and these guys really were pushing the IC7 (probably after I chose it) had nothing to do with it. And I bought it from Newegg as well, all by myself.

    OK, so I was given a few tips and I took them. I'll let you know how it pans out, I haevn't seen one bad comment about this MB anywhere and trust me, I am anal about finding info and doing my homework. As you probably know Sharky guys are probably some of the pickiest people in the world and if it sucks they let you know. If they say it is good then it should be gold!
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