875P vs 865PE Chipset - your thoughts

[dbadick]

I am searching for a good motherboard (Intel based) and I am finding varying prices on them. Everything else being the sami, would I be just as happy with a 875P or 865PE chipset? Will I notice any difference in doing things like video editing using either one of these chipsets.

Thanks in advance for your response.
Dick

 

[Spitfire_x86]

Performance difference is not noticable.

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[Crashman]

The difference is negligable, the best value board is still the Abit IS7.

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[blah]

The best value/dura/compa/troublefree/a/bility actually are the EPoX boards right now.

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[krazynutz]

If you plan on using ECC/buffered/registered RAM, you have to get the 875, otherwise, like the others said, the difference is minimal and not noticable. Here's my real two cents: I have an Asus P4P800 Deluxe (865PE) and I'm pretty happy with it. Asus has a workaround on this board to give you "PAT-like" performance. I had an Abit IC7G (875 chipset) and my benchmark scores are just as good or better with my P4P800 Deluxe. It's a great overclocker as well.

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