Best Board For P4 3.4

[wiggyuk]

Im just going to buy this P4 3.4 Ghz 550J with Hyper Threading, 1mb Cache and 800 FSB, 775 PLGA, Device Code SL7PY, E0 Stepping Version, what is the best board for this CPU I do want to overclock ?

[ed.howell]

Im just going to buy this P4 3.4 Ghz 550J with Hyper Threading, 1mb Cache and 800 FSB, 775 PLGA, Device Code SL7PY, E0 Stepping Version, what is the best board for this CPU I do want to overclock ?

What is the rest of your system components?? PCI-E or AGP, DDR1 or DDR2. These are things we need to know to give you good suggestion.

[wiggyuk]

I have AGP & DDR 1 at the moment but am considering upgrading so could you tell me which is best board for both agp ddr & pci-e ddr2 please

[Sjaak]

Why not get a 650 instead? They have more cache and run cooler. Look around the forum, sentential has an excellent review up about them (http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=368536). I havent read it all but i think one of his conclusions was 'its pointless buying an 5x0, get the 6x0' I'm sure he can also help you choose the best mobo.

[Know Nuttin]

You won't find a board yet that will do PCI-E, AGP, and DDR1 at acceptable performance. AGP will be routed through PCI, and dog slow.
You just need to decide on what you want, AGP or PCI-E, and go from there.

DDR1 and AGP, go with the Asus P5P800, Abit AS8, or DFI's 875 LGA775 solution
DDR1 and PCI-E, go with Asus P5GD1, which is a very good board. I haven't had experience with other boards yet so I won't recommend any.
DDR2 and PCI-E, just about any board based on 925 chipset. make sure it has the features you want, that's about the best advice I can give right now.

I would definitely recommend you consider the 6xx series of CPU's.

[ed.howell]

You won't find a board yet that will do PCI-E, AGP, and DDR1 at acceptable performance. AGP will be routed through PCI, and dog slow.
You just need to decide on what you want, AGP or PCI-E, and go from there.

DDR1 and AGP, go with the Asus P5P800, Abit AS8, or DFI's 875 LGA775 solution
DDR1 and PCI-E, go with Asus P5GD1, which is a very good board. I haven't had experience with other boards yet so I won't recommend any.
DDR2 and PCI-E, just about any board based on 925 chipset. make sure it has the features you want, that's about the best advice I can give right now.

I would definitely recommend you consider the 6xx series of CPU's.

These are the boards I would also recommend.
For a 925 chipset go with the Asus P5AD2-E Premium or Deluxe. You want to get an 925XE board not a 925X board. The X boards top out around 260-270FSB where the XE boards are capable of a lot more.

[wiggyuk]

I dont think I can afford a pci-e board at the moment it would mean getting new memory and graphics card, what do you guys think about just getting a P4 3.2 (what p4 3.2 would you recomend) and this board Asus P4C800-E Deluxe 2.0, this way I get to keep my original memory and graphics card

[Sjaak]

I dont think I can afford a pci-e board at the moment it would mean getting new memory and graphics card, what do you guys think about just getting a P4 3.2 (what p4 3.2 would you recomend) and this board Asus P4C800-E Deluxe 2.0, this way I get to keep my original memory and graphics card

You could then go with a 'classic' 3.0C, because it fits the older P4 boards better. The P4c800 is good board with decent OC perspective, together with a 'C' series P4.

[BigStan]

I dont think I can afford a pci-e board at the moment it would mean getting new memory and graphics card, what do you guys think about just getting a P4 3.2 (what p4 3.2 would you recomend) and this board Asus P4C800-E Deluxe 2.0, this way I get to keep my original memory and graphics card
If you want to OC and keep your AGP vid card and keep your DDR mem, I would recommend the proc you had in your first post and a DFI 875P-T motherboard.

Good Luck!

[wiggyuk]

whats a c series ?

[Sentential]

Why not get a 650 instead? They have more cache and run cooler. Look around the forum, sentential has an excellent review up about them (http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=368536). I havent read it all but i think one of his conclusions was 'its pointless buying an 5x0, get the 6x0' I'm sure he can also help you choose the best mobo.
Pretty much. As for a motheboard I'd go with an AS8 for DDR1 / AGP. Its dirt cheap and she gets the job done

[Sjaak]

whats a c series ?

The C series is the good ol' Northwood. 800Mhz Bus, 512kb cache and Hyperthreading. None of the prescott heat and current issues :D

[deathman20]

The C series is the good ol' Northwood. 800Mhz Bus, 512kb cache and Hyperthreading. None of the prescott heat and current issues :D

(Pets his 2.4C Northy) I love my C series CPU. I don't plan on a huge upgrade til the dual core hit market and I see specs or til longhorn comes out. BTW little off topic but will longhorn have 64bit capibilities?

[Sjaak]

BTW little off topic but will longhorn have 64bit capibilities?

Yup

[ed.howell]

If you are already gonna spend the money on an Asus P4C800 then I would go with the DFI 875P-T like BigStan said. This will give you the flexibility of having the LGA775, but also staying with 875chipset, DDR1 and AGP.