P4c800 vs p4c800-e

[rezident]

I'm Trying to decide on a Motherboard, and I've narrowed it down to the Intel 875p chipset. And either the P4C800 or the P4C800-E And for the life of me I can't figure out what makes the p4c800-e deluxe worth the extra money... Can anybody point out to me the major difference in these to motherboards, and why the "-E" is more?

 

[Crashman]

-E includes Intel's CSA gigabit lan bus, it also reportedly clocks a bit higher. Andandtech did a full comparison of the -E to the earlier -Deluxe.

IMO NOTHING is worth the price increase compared to the Abit IS7 (which cost under $100 and performs similarly to other top boards). I own the -E and wouldn't buy another one because it's simply not worth the price. You can see my full comments on the board in my P4C800-E deluxe review at Sysopt.

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