Have a 478 processor AGP 6800 Need Mother Board

JOHNNYGATE · 12-06-07, 01:21 AM

Have a 478 processor, 2 gigs of ram, AGP Nvidia 6800, and need a new Mother Board.

What are my choices?

blackersabbath · 12-06-07, 01:24 AM

Your best bet is to find something used because it is hard to find a decent 478 motherboard. I have 2 478 chips that I have pretty much given up on because the only board I can find is a Biostar. Not that Biostar is a bad company or anything but I want a good company's mobo lol

JOHNNYGATE · 12-06-07, 09:47 AM

Thanks.. thats what I was seeing also. I cant believe the used ones are going for what I paid new! geezz.... Supply and demand I guess.

Thanks
John

DomoRawks · 12-06-07, 10:45 AM

You could get a an ASROCK VSTA

Will use your DDR1 and AGP card, buy a cheap 775 chip like a 2140, easy upgrade.

JOHNNYGATE · 12-06-07, 11:09 AM

Im not familiar with the ASROCK VSTA board, is it a decent board?

JOHNNYGATE · 12-06-07, 01:02 PM

Ok forget it... getting a new system... :/

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR HELP

jiggamanjb · 12-06-07, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sofarfrome

your best bet is to find an 865/875 board from Asus, Abit, or Gigabyte on ebay.

NewbieOneKenobi · 12-06-07, 02:44 PM

Just in case anyone ever wants that kind of mobo, I can recommend IS7-E from ABIT. Never failed me and has great features.

DomoRawks · 12-07-07, 03:30 AM

The boards a bit rubbish, but its cheap.

Has 2xDDR1 2xDDR2 AGP and PCI-E

Limited to roughly 300mhz FSB I'm told, mine stuck at 245 but possibly due to rubbish RAM.

The Board and a 2140 will cost less than a 478 board and blow it out the water.
Not an ideal upgrade, but cheap for incremental upgrading.
I'm getting better RAM soon and a PCI-E card some time in the future.

RJARRRPCGP · 12-18-07, 03:11 PM

Do these motherboards have guaranteed Core support, or are you required to flash the BIOS with a Prescott-based chip?

a9249 · 12-25-07, 12:13 AM

p4c800e deluxe IF you can find it.
best 478 you can buy. hands down.

12-06-07, 01:21 AM	Thread Starter #1
JOHNNYGATE Registered Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: N.J.	Have a 478 processor AGP 6800 Need Mother Board Have a 478 processor, 2 gigs of ram, AGP Nvidia 6800, and need a new Mother Board. What are my choices?
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12-06-07, 01:24 AM	#2
blackersabbath Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Norwich, NY	Your best bet is to find something used because it is hard to find a decent 478 motherboard. I have 2 478 chips that I have pretty much given up on because the only board I can find is a Biostar. Not that Biostar is a bad company or anything but I want a good company's mobo lol __________________ MB: ASUS M4A89TD PRO/USB3 CPU: Phenom II 955 BE (h100+4x Ultra Kaze) RAM: GSkill Ripjaws 1600 2x4GB (running at 667 9/9/9/25/40/2t) VGA: Sapphire 6870 (reference design) stock HD: Samsung F3 1TB/ Seagate Green 2TB PSU: Corsair 650TX Case: Arc Midi Monitor: 32" LCD TV OS: Windows 7
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12-06-07, 09:47 AM	Thread Starter #3
JOHNNYGATE Registered Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: N.J.	Thanks.. thats what I was seeing also. I cant believe the used ones are going for what I paid new! geezz.... Supply and demand I guess. Thanks John
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12-06-07, 10:45 AM	#4
DomoRawks Member Join Date: Jul 2007	You could get a an ASROCK VSTA Will use your DDR1 and AGP card, buy a cheap 775 chip like a 2140, easy upgrade.
	QUOTE Thanks

12-06-07, 11:09 AM	Thread Starter #5
JOHNNYGATE Registered Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: N.J.	Im not familiar with the ASROCK VSTA board, is it a decent board?
	QUOTE Thanks

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12-06-07, 01:02 PM	Thread Starter #6
JOHNNYGATE Registered Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: N.J.	Ok forget it... getting a new system... :/ THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR HELP
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12-06-07, 02:44 PM	#8
NewbieOneKenobi Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Warsaw/Poland	Just in case anyone ever wants that kind of mobo, I can recommend IS7-E from ABIT. Never failed me and has great features. __________________ E7200 Asus P5Q-E (that doesn't keep BIOS settings) A-Data EE Vitesta 2*2GB 800 MHz Samsung F1 640 GB Gigabyte GTX460 (the WindForce version) OCZ ZS 650W
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12-07-07, 03:30 AM	#9
DomoRawks Member Join Date: Jul 2007	The boards a bit rubbish, but its cheap. Has 2xDDR1 2xDDR2 AGP and PCI-E Limited to roughly 300mhz FSB I'm told, mine stuck at 245 but possibly due to rubbish RAM. The Board and a 2140 will cost less than a 478 board and blow it out the water. Not an ideal upgrade, but cheap for incremental upgrading. I'm getting better RAM soon and a PCI-E card some time in the future.
	QUOTE Thanks

12-18-07, 03:11 PM	#10
RJARRRPCGP Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: USA (Springfield, Vermont)	Do these motherboards have guaranteed Core support, or are you required to flash the BIOS with a Prescott-based chip? __________________ Asus Maximus II Gene- Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.6 Ghz (450x8.0) -ICH10R - eVGA GeForce 9500 GT-Fortron FSP500-60GLN(80) 500W PSU " holy cow!! you find a rat in there too!?!?!? " -turbohans "Reinstall winders." -jivetrky "I think I am going to need another coke before I start this up." -cadman420 "Soon Windows will be 50 gb! lololol" -Tokae "NOT FOR SALE IN CALIFORNIA."
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12-25-07, 12:13 AM	#11
a9249 Registered Join Date: Jul 2006	p4c800e deluxe IF you can find it. best 478 you can buy. hands down.
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