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best P4 motherboard
hi everyone,
in the upcoming months, i plan to do a computer upgrade for my 001 system. as it stands right now i will be going with a P4 2.8 prescott edition processor with a gig of ram yada yada yada. what i can’t seam to figure out is what kind of motherboard to get. i was looking at a gigabyte or an msi but i haven’t seen to many stats with those boards. i was wondering if anybody knew if these boards are compatible or if there a list or something with compatible boards for the prescott chips. any help would be greatly appreciated. thanx daeve |
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Re: best P4 motherboard
Here is a list of the digidesign suggested motherboards for running PT 6.4:
You can click on support at the top and go to compatibility to check and make sure you don't get anything that is specifically known to not work. |
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Re: best P4 motherboard
deave,
If you're looking for the best motherboard period, go with the AMDs listed in the Best Desktops thread. If you're stuck on the P4, there's a thread called Building a P4 powerhouse that is accessible from the Best Desktops thread. It's probably a long read, but you might find the answers you're looking for there.
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Deave,
I just had a mobo fry out on me and went with an MSI Neo2-P from CompUSA as a necessary quick replacement. I can't deny that I have been unbelievably satisfied. It's a great board! http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p...tion)&class=mb It's really working excellent for me.
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Re: best P4 motherboard
I second the AMD vote. If you havent already purchased your P4, go AMD.. You'll be VERY satasfied. I almost went Intel, but the AMD's are pulling in much higher performance in ProTools LE. I've had my AMD64 rig for a few months now with a DIGI001 and I'm very glad I didn't go Intel.
If you need a good P4 board though, check out ASUS. They make killer boards. -Kevin
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Hello at all,
IF you want to purchase a new and powerfull P4 Presscott, at the moment, you only can see the new Asus P5-p800, with the Intel 865PE chipset. Until Digidesign test the new intel's chipsets, the more powerfull motherboard for a P4 presscott will be the Asus P5-P800. And don't forget use lot of Ram (1Gb), faster 7.2k ide or SATA hard disk, a great UPS and if possible a dual head with the new apple cinema display 20". Sorry for my english, it's terrible!!! regards.
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Re: best P4 motherboard
Abit IS-7 series (Intel 865PE)
Abit IC-7 series (Intel 875P) Abit AS-8 series (Intel 865PE) LGA775 best motherboards on the planet IMO |
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Re: best P4 motherboard
after reading through some forums and what not ive decided to go athalon. so here is the system i am going with:
Prosessor - Athalon 3200+ MotherBoard - Asus k8se Heatsink & fan - Zalman CNPS7000A or Thermaltake Venus Silent Boost K8 Ram - Kingston pc3200 ddr400 1gig HDD- Wd 160 sata (audio) 80 sata (boot) 200 ide (storage) Case - thermaltake Xaser V wingo v7420au let me know what you guys think!! i feel this hsould be a stong cool and relitivly silen comp. maybe ill buy some acoustic pannels for inside as well just in case who knows. daeve |
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Gool luck with AMD !!!!!!!!!!!!
Regards.
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Re: best P4 motherboard
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