#1 DDR P4 board

[ElroyCarbon]

Looking to grab a DDR board for my 2.5 P4. What boards are great for OCing? I'm lookning for the fixing AGP/PCI option as well as a decent BIOS. The BD7 @ seems to be a popular board..any others? Thanks EC

 

[BaldHeadedDork]

BD7II/BD7II RAID was the first that came to mind for me. Great board and the best value in a P4 board, too.

My second pick would be the Gigabyte GA-8IEXP. Great feature set, best stability and reliability, and a great overclocker if you take time to read the manual.


BHD

 

[grunid]

I must agree with BHD on the Abit selections. I also have a SR7-8X that does not even come close to the O/C ability of the BD7II.

 

[ElroyCarbon]

Hmm OK thanks guys for the heads up.

 

[seamadan000]

Asus P4PE or P4B533, they are newer than the abit boards, adn every bit as good, and with the P4PE you get the latest chipset Intel has
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[Horus]

you can't compare abit bd7 II to asus p4pe
if you want to compare it with abit take the it7 max2 v2.0 its the same chipset (i845PE) and it rocks
i own it for myself and i couldnt think of a better mainboard for my p4
but waiting for the granite bay chipset is even better i think

 

[seamadan000]

the rev2 IT7 has disappeared, you cannot find them anywhere. And he wanted the best, so I gave my opinion, and yes, if you can find it the IT7 rev2 is a great choice, if you don't have any legacy stuff
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[fatguy]

any of the 845e boards (it7,p4b533, etc) EXCEPT for the 8IEXP. I had one for a week before i rma'd it. I'm not the only one with problems on that board....it's just not stable above stock speeds.

 

[mihai]

Albatron PX845PE Pro II !!! very nice performance, onboard intel 10/100 nic, sata and raid, 6 pci... and cheaper

 

[seamadan000]

I have heard mixed reviews of that Albatron as an overclocking board, do you have it overclocked?
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[gouda96]

best board

FLAT OUT... THE ONLY CHOICE FOR INTEL BOARDS ( IF YOU WANT THE BEST!!)... ASUS P4PE, or ABIT IT7 MAX V2.0. There is just no comparison to old 850E chipset boards. either are amazing. look at reviews and prices... they botch kick all ***!!!!