Time to buy a new motherboard... An A8N-E w/AMD X2 4400 or a P5WD2
w/Pentium D 830?

(I'm not a gamer)

I prefer fast. But stability and reliability are also important.

Thanks,

Bill

Bill wrote:
> Time to buy a new motherboard... An A8N-E w/AMD X2 4400 or a P5WD2
> w/Pentium D 830?
>
> (I'm not a gamer)
>
> I prefer fast. But stability and reliability are also important.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill

I would vote A8N-E: I have both a socket 939 mobo (Tyan), and a P5WD2:

Socket 939 runs cool; 100% stable, no issues whatsoever (with XP PRo).

P5WD2 is also super stable, but, runs hot. Very hot. CPU, a single
core 3.2Ghz (a 630, I think?) cranks out a lot of heat--even with no
chipset fan, that PC is louder, because it needs a bunch of cooling fans
running to prevent spontaneous combustion.

For less than the price of the P5WD2, you might consider the A8n-SLI
Premium, and get heatpipe cooling instead of the dreaded ASUS chipset
fan, which apparently makes a lot of noise, then fails.

The Tyan motherboard I have does not have a chipset fan, and I have had
no heat related problems.

HTH,

BC

"Bill" <anonymous> wrote in message
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> Time to buy a new motherboard... An A8N-E w/AMD X2 4400 or a P5WD2
> w/Pentium D 830?
>
> (I'm not a gamer)
>
> I prefer fast. But stability and reliability are also important.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill

If you like a quiet PC, the AMD chips run much cooler than the equivalent
Intel chips and therefore require lower fan speed to keep cool.

Bill wrote:
> Time to buy a new motherboard... An A8N-E w/AMD X2 4400 or a P5WD2
> w/Pentium D 830?
>
> (I'm not a gamer)
>
> I prefer fast. But stability and reliability are also important.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill

This month's MaximumPC has numerous articles comparing chips, chipsets, etc.

AMD CPU and Nvidia combo consistently comes out ahead.

Might help you make a decision.

BC

Thanks! I had a feeling the AMD board would be the preferred choice.

Bill