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Which MOBO for P3
- Thread starter Dave65
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first of all, PIII cannot take the advantage of DDR, so migh as welll omit it. second, it depends on whether you want to upgrade to tualatin or not. I would strongly suggest ST6 anyway.
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I would recommend the ASUS TUSL2-C. More IRQs than you can shake a stick at. 
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if you dont plan on upgrading to a tually, get yourself a CUSL2. you wont regret it.
if you are, then get an ST6 or a gigabyte 60XET-C (cheaper one).
if you are, then get an ST6 or a gigabyte 60XET-C (cheaper one).
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CUSL2 is now replaced by TUSL2, might as well get it, it is the only 815ep board, which will give u vcore up to 1.8 without any mod. However, since i never touch it, don't know if it can handle high fsb well like my ST6 and XET-C, judging by database, it is ok.
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The chipset to have if you want DDR with the PIII is the VIA Apollo 266. But the problem is that PIII processor bus (1.06 GB/s)can not fill the DDR memory bus (2.1 GB/s). I have a PIII+DDR mobo and I'm not uncorfortable with it, you can check my experience with it here.
If you are going to buy a new motherboard to be used with your PIII, buy one that can get a Tualatin chip on it. THat way you have an unpagrade path available.
If you are going to buy a new motherboard to be used with your PIII, buy one that can get a Tualatin chip on it. THat way you have an unpagrade path available.
