Hi,

I'd welcome suggestions for a new mobo which needs to be able to handle:

S478 3.0 Ghz Pentium 4 FSB800
SATA HDD
Onboard Video & Audio
512MB DDR 400Mh PC3200 RAM

Thanks in anticipation for any ideas.

Fred.

Fred Finisterre wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'd welcome suggestions for a new mobo which needs to be able to handle:
>
> S478 3.0 Ghz Pentium 4 FSB800
> SATA HDD
> Onboard Video & Audio
> 512MB DDR 400Mh PC3200 RAM
>
> Thanks in anticipation for any ideas.
>
> Fred.
>
>

ASUS P4P800 models are pretty good. No onboard video tho, get a decent
dedicated gfx card. all as cheap as chips

In article news:<(E-Mail Removed)>, Fred Finisterre
wrote:
> I'd welcome suggestions for a new mobo which needs to be able to handle:
>
> S478 3.0 Ghz Pentium 4 FSB800
> SATA HDD
> Onboard Video & Audio
> 512MB DDR 400Mh PC3200 RAM

I have an Asus P4P800-VM - it's Micro-ATX not ATX, but meets your other
requirements. The onboard graphics (intel i865G "extreme graphics") are
nothing exciting but are good enough for text and 2D graphics -- and there
is an AGP slot in case you ever need to upgrade.

I'd certainly recommend it, if MATX is acceptable to you.

Cheers,
Daniel.

"Daniel James" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> In article news:<(E-Mail Removed)>, Fred Finisterre
> wrote:
>> I'd welcome suggestions for a new mobo which needs to be able to handle:
>>
>> S478 3.0 Ghz Pentium 4 FSB800
>> SATA HDD
>> Onboard Video & Audio
>> 512MB DDR 400Mh PC3200 RAM
>
> I have an Asus P4P800-VM - it's Micro-ATX not ATX, but meets your other
> requirements. The onboard graphics (intel i865G "extreme graphics") are
> nothing exciting but are good enough for text and 2D graphics -- and there
> is an AGP slot in case you ever need to upgrade.
>
> I'd certainly recommend it, if MATX is acceptable to you.
>
> Cheers,
> Daniel.
>
>

Yes, a good board. I used one recently to build a cheap running system for
downloading overnight. Everything onboard can be turned off and enough pci
slots available for some serious hardware if you need it. Good call Daniel.

"Fred Finisterre" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> I'd welcome suggestions for a new mobo which needs to be able to handle:
>
> S478 3.0 Ghz Pentium 4 FSB800
> SATA HDD
> Onboard Video & Audio
> 512MB DDR 400Mh PC3200 RAM
>
> Thanks in anticipation for any ideas.
>
> Fred.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813138262

Normally for P4 I would suggest an Intel board...
o They do well with their own CPUs
o Less well with others :-)))

More seriously - S478 boards are getting thin on the ground...
o Some are re-issued boards or older corporate-reserved stock
---- particularly Intel OEM with 1yr warranty
o So verify Hardware Revision & BIOS re current/future CPUs
---- some revisions lack Prescott support at the *hardware* level

Asus is the natural choice - a known stable board maker, since
early 1990s with their P1 & very reliable P-Pro boards. SuperMicro
are the more corporate "package" than Asus, but similar reliability.


One thought tho...
o Check your S478 M/B price + Ebay resale value of your S478 CPU
o Check equivalent LGA775 M/B price + Ebay price of LGA775 CPU

The former has a limited life, the latter has a slightly longer life.
If the price differential isn't much it might be worth going for the latter.
--
Dorothy Bradbury