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Thank you Paul I apprciate the your advice.
"Paul" <nospam@needed.com> wrote in message
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> In article <ct02ta$5m9$1@wildfire.prairienet.org>, "R"
> <rlcostle@prairienet.org> wrote:
>
> > What is the best motherboard for desktops?
> > No sound or video nic or anything else built in.
> > Intel chipset.
> > Price is a factor.
> > Maximum number of pci slots available
> > I know this is not much information but if you need anymore just let me
> > know.
>
> P4P800-E Deluxe $117 Newegg (dual channel DDR memory, 5 PCI, 1 AGP)
> This board is based on 865PE Northbridge. Dual channel allows you to
> get the best memory bandwidth, by using two matching DDR DIMMs.
>
> Boards to avoid:
> The -MX and -VM models are microATX boards, and only have 3 PCI.
> And a board with 865GV Northbridge has no AGP slot at all.
> Boards with 848P Northbridge are single channel DDR memory, meaning
> less memory bandwidth for the processor.
>
> If you are overclocking, then a P4C800 or P4C800-E board has
> a 875 Northbridge, and there will be fewer problems with video
> artifacts at 250MHz CPU clock or higher. (Assuming normal CPU
> closk is 200MHz for a FSB800 processor.) A P4C800-E is around $180.
>
> The above mentioned boards are S478 based, and S478 processors
> are disappearing from the retail chain, so whatever processor you
> pair with the board, may be the last S478 processor you buy for it.
>
> The next best thing would be a P5P800 board. It is like a P4P800
> board, only it has an LGA775 processor socket, and LGA775 is the
> mainstream socket for Intel right now. The P5P800 is listed as
> $95 on Newegg, but is currently out of stock. Zipzoomfly has
> it for $95.50 . If you currently own a S478 processor, then
> you'll need to pick up an LGA775 socket processor, to use this
> board.
>
> There are a number of P5xxx boards, but those have PCI Express
> graphics. Depending on the chipset used, the boards use either
> DDR or DDR2 memory. (DDR2 is a bit more expensive.) None of the
> boards offer 5 PCI, but have a mix of PCI Express x1 slots and
> PCI normal slots.
>
> So, if you want max PCI slots, you want an older generation of
> boards, like the P4P800/P4C800 or a P5P800 board. Or buy a P5xxx
> and an expensive PCI expansion chassis for your old PCI cards.
> An expansion chassis won't be quite as fast as a native PCI
> slot, but for many applications will be good enough.
>
> http://www.mobl.com/expansion/ (Magma PCI to PCI expansion)
>
> HTH,
> Paul
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