Choose motherboard, help me please.

darko

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Choose motherboard, help me please.

I want to build a new computer for me. It will work 24/7.
The cpu that I have chosen is:
P4 630/3.0G/2M/BOX/LGA775
For ram:
1GB DDR II 533 KINGSTON, choosen bearing in mind future upgrades.

Now the big question is: Which is the most appropriate motherboard for me?

Other peripherals that will be connected to the mb: DVD burner (ide), hdd (ide)

In some future I will put and audigy (pci). I still don’t know what kind of video card to put. My only requirement is to have TV out, but I don’t know whether it will be agp, or pci-e.

The key notion is stability. I will not over clock or something like this. I don’t play the latest and greatest games. It will be general purposes PC.

If you think that cpu or ram could be other, state you opinion.
Thank you very much.
 
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Crashman

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Hello Darko!

You can check out my Foxconn NF4SLI7AA-8EKRS2 motherboard review at SysOpt. This appears to be the best value in a premium-level motherboard.

Because P4's create so much waste heat, you might also want to check out the Thermaltake Big Typhoon review, to be released next week.

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Crashman

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It's easier for me to recommend devices I've tested. And I try to stick to testing devices that offer the best value in their class.

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pat

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Hey Crash? If you have good friend at Abit, or good contact, can you have an Abit AT8 for review ASAP?

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Crashman

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Sorry, Abit and Asus are two motherboard companies who prefer not to participate. It might be because I find all these pesky flaws in things, and unlike other brands, they're afraid to admit that everything they sell is flawed (just like everything everyone else sells).

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