Motherboard For Intel

[elpresidente2075]

First off, I want to apologise for asking what may for some be a really dumb question.

What is the best motherboard for an Intel CPU? I am building a system for a friend, and for the processor I am using an 805D for the CPU. Unfortunately, having only used AMD parts since my first computer, I have ignored all news about the latest and greatest Intel parts. The only reason that I am even considering recommending this processor is the $150+ price advantage over the AMD Dual Cores. I only wonder which chipset/motherboard would give me the most reliable performance for an indefinite time of over 2-3 years.

Some of the requirements for this board are a sub-$150 price tag (no overclocking being done, just a solid performer), PCI Express x16, and DDR2. I have found this motherboard on Newegg, but due to the price I wasn't sure if it would be good for this setup:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813135223

The person who will be using this computer is NOT a heavy computer user, and only plays games with a complexity of HL2 or worse. I am trying to keep the total cost for this computer around $500 and definitely below $600. I am only going dual core for a High-End option for him, and just need advice on the board. I do have 3 other configurations selected that are AMD based, and I have no problems with those.

I think that this is the cheapest dual core CPU on the market now. If I am mistaken, and there is one of lower cost at a store of good repute, I would really like to hear about it. Thanks for anything anyone can think of.

 

[The_Prophecy]

For solid boards.... stay away from brands like ECS or PC CHIPS. Look at brands like Asus or Gigabyte, or (since there is no overclocking involved) Intel branded boards.

These 2 would be my picks:

Asus P5LD2 or the Asus P5PL2

Note that both of these Asus boards may need a BIOS flash before being able to accept the Pentium D 805.

 

[elpresidente2075]

Thanks! I have heard, however that ASUS has some problems with lower-quality power-supplies (the like, which I fear will be included with the case I am using). Does this happen often? Or is it just something that happens if you are unlucky?

 

[mikeyp410]

I would stick with ASUS. it is by far the best board manufacturer around. As far as your case I would go with a ANTEC case which has a ANTEC power supply in it. It is the most quite box I have ever used and will ONLY use those until I see otherwise. If you are looking for cheap you can get a ASUS board with built in GPU (although I would not get becuase of VISTA) for around 80 bucks at zipzoom.

 

[elpresidente2075]

I was definitely going to go with one with PCI Express, I have an ATI Radeon X1300 picked out for this build. And for asus, I have heard many good things, and even experienced them from a guy down the hall from me about asus. Again, thanks all for the advice. I shall make it so.

 

[mikeyp410]

In that case go with the $90 dollar board, you can find one for that price with 2 PCIx and 2PCIx16's. Check this link...


http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=247012


Good Luck!!

 

[elpresidente2075]

Hey, thanks!