Chipset choices

[cord]

Not having had to buy a new PC for a while, the changes that Intel has
made to their selections of chipset is overwhelming. I can find all sorts of information about all their various offering, and side-by-side comparisions of different chipsets, and even on some's through-put and benifits, but not all in a single location that would help ameliorate my concerns and offer meaningful information about what would best suit my needs. Any resources I may be missing that you could offer, or even just some opinions on the chipsets you're fond of? My only stipulations are it must be Intel, and support SMP.

Thanks!
-Cord

 

[_Calvin_]

Hello,
I purchased Pentium D 3.0 dual core 830 and it works fine except that it runs hot and is a known issue with this chipset. Idles at 50c and goes up to 68c with load. Had I known earlier I would have looked into others.

Best of luck

 

[sturm]

might post this in the motherboard forum. Will get alot more help in there.

 

[choknuti]

Do you really need to buy now? If you must have an Intel it is best to wait for the Conroe to come out. If you need to buy now I suggest that you go for and AMD with a Nforce4 ultra or sli chipset.

cheers