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Looking for pci-e p4 mobo

post #1 of 11
8/30/04 at 3:10pm
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Can anyone reccomend a good P4 mobo that has pci-e? Googling this info brings up some real confusing info. Under $200 preferably
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post #2 of 11
8/31/04 at 2:49pm
Try www.pricewatch.com, motherboards, PCI-express. Great place to find pc parts. Here are a few part #'s from there (no personal experience with the mobos, sorry)
INTEL BOXD915PCY
ASUS P5GD1-VM
Gigabyte GA-8I915GPRO
many many more available ...

Have you searched froogle.google.com instead of google's web search? May be useful as well.
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post #3 of 11
8/31/04 at 3:33pm
I'd just check the manufacturers' websites. Such as ASUS', Intel's and Gigabyte's. Look for the LGA775 socket motherboards (aren't those the only ones with PCI-e?). It's intel's 915, 925 chipsets for Intel cpus

www.gigabyte.com.tw
www.asus.com

I'd doubt they would cost more than $200 In Taiwan they weren't over 6500 TWD ($200)
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post #4 of 11
8/31/04 at 7:54pm
Go to Newegg.com You can narrow your motherboard search by many different options including PCI express
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post #5 of 11
8/31/04 at 8:04pm
ive seen some prices on these pci express motherboards and they have been over 200 dollars. ones ive seen have been 250 on up. at least right now i would think its gonna be hard to find a pci express motherboard under 200 dollars.
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post #6 of 11
8/31/04 at 8:06pm
There are actually quite a few under 200, but they lack the features of the higher end boards.
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post #7 of 11
8/31/04 at 8:16pm
MSI's 915 mobos are pretty inexpensive for an entry-level pci express board. The 925 chipset is better, though, right around $200. ZipZoomFly has the 915 boards (915G $140)

eWiz has the MSI 925 board for $208, (neo platinum).
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post #8 of 11
8/31/04 at 8:22pm
Just took a look at Newegg's site and they have an ECS board for 95 bucks, but it lacks the features of the better boards.

And then there is this beast of a motherboard: Dual Gigabit, 10 USB 2.0, 8 SATA, PCI X16 and 6 DDR2. Only 250.00



If I had an inkling to build a new computer, it would be around this board.
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post #9 of 11
9/1/04 at 10:42am
I would never recommend an ECS board, they tend to be on the cheaper side and not made as well. The gigabytes are good, though, along with MSI and Asus.
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post #10 of 11
9/1/04 at 11:07am
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Is it really worth the improvement to PCIe? I might just go for a high end traditional mobo
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post #11 of 11
9/1/04 at 2:55pm
Right now, no. There is not that much difference between a high end AGP based system and a high end PCI Express system. It wil be awhile before the full potential of PCI Express is unleashed.
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