which motherboard ...?

i m due to upgrade my system for gaming/video encoding /intense graphics application...so looking for new mb...i have heard that intel has come up new chipset 925x.....how good is this chipset and its varients? is i875 chipset not a good buy ....? i m solely looking for performance m/b ....how is the performace to price ratio for this new chipsets compared to i875...plz help

i m doomed!!!

Have you considered an Athlon 64 System? You put gaming as the first thing in your list, and A64s are considerably better than P4s for gaming.

925x is too new to be considered IMO. It'll need time for some good mature motherboards to arrive. i865 is much better value than i875.

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i might spend a little more than $150 or so
and you say 865 is better value than 875 .....so i had been reading ..but really don't know what is better in 875 apart from PAT (which asus claims to have implemented in 865 ) .....about athlon64FX i m still not sure .......as it costs a little more ...

now with what i was reading that 875 can OC with prescott to get equivalent performance as 925x ...do u guys still think 925x is better option ....what advantage will i get (apart from being future proof for atleast 2 yrs )....?

even if i go for 875 or 925 which brand should i go for......?



i m doomed!!!<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by imgame on 08/19/04 06:42 AM.</EM></FONT></P>