Looking for a successor to the P3B-F

[Erik]

About 5 years ago, I bought a P3B-F and a PIII450. The mobo has been
ROCK solid with absolutely NO problems. I love it!

Now it's time to upgrade to a new mobo, and I'd like to get a board
that could be considered a worthy successor to the P3B-F, but running
a P4 processor with DDR memory.

I don't want SATA, I don't overclock - I just want a reliable mobo. I
will also buy a high-powered nVidia graphics board for some occasional
high-end gaming.

I know a lot of my mobo decision rests on which chipset to go with,
and again I had NO problems with the Intel chipset on the P3B-F.

Any and all suggestions are appreciated!


Erik

 

[Todd Clayton]

I know a lot of my mobo decision rests on which chipset to go with,
and again I had NO problems with the Intel chipset on the P3B-F.

Any and all suggestions are appreciated!

I heart my P4P800-Deluxe. Rock solid board, never had a problem.

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[Roy Coorne]

I heart my P4P800-Deluxe. Rock solid board, never had a problem.

My first P4P800_Deluxe failed and was replaced - runs now perfectly.
Meanwhile, I bought a P4P800 (non-D.) which is "Rev.2.0" and is fine, too.

I use DDR400 RAM by TwinMOS (with Winbond chips!) and by Infineon (not
mixed, of course.

Roy

 

[Items4sale]

Went from a P3B-F system (damn good workhorse)(still working too!) to an
Asus P4G8X Deluxe system. No problems with the new system other than Ati
video card acting up!

 

[Erik]

Thanks so far - looks like these boards are similar with the exception
of which Intel chipset was used at the time...?

 

[h_jones]

Thanks so far - looks like these boards are similar with the exception
of which Intel chipset was used at the time...?

There are subtle differences. I'd suggest you get the top of the line
board unless money is a big issue.

You can always ignore features, but if they ain't there, that's that.