Suitable Mobo for 1.8MHz P4

[Kevin Pooley]

I am building a PC from scratch, based around an Intel 1.8 P4 Socket 478
Northwood. It's my first attempt at building from scratch, and the decision
causing me the biggest problem is what motherboard to go for.

My priorities are (in this order):

Expandability (5 PCI slots, plenty of space for extra RAM)
AGP slot
Economy

Although I have found boards that look as though they might be suitable, I
am a bit confused with the question of compatibility, and would appreciate
any pointers.
Thanks

 

[Dummy]

I like to buy good quality Asus Motherboards, and would recommend an
Asus P4P800 Retail motherboard. The cost is a little high around
$100.00. This is a top-end high quality motherboard. It has Dual DDR
and room for 4 Memory modules. It will take a 400/533/800 Mhz Bus
Processor and RAM up to DDR400.

Thee are some other Asus options. I always prefer Intel Chipsets for
Intel Processors. The Asus Motherboards with the "-X" on the end like
P4PE-X are a more economy motherboard. Basically you have to decide
what option you are willing to give up or what options there are
compared to the more expensive motherboards.

 

[JAD]

Look at an AOPEN with an Intel chipset.

AOPEN AX4GE-N INTEL 845GE CHIPSET ATX FORM FACTOR 1xAGP(4X)/6xPCI/1xCNR/3xDDR W/INTEGRATED VGA, LAN, USB 2.0 & AUDIO (CPU TYPE:INTEL
CELERON, PENTIUM 4 - 400/533MHZ) Detail Specs (*While Supplies Last!) $81.90

MWAVE.COM

 

[BigJIm]

I like the asus p4pe-x it sells for about 80 dollars and is upgradeable to
an 800 fsb. The only draw back is that the agp is only 4x, but I can see no
difference between 4x and 8x anyway.

 

[Kevin Pooley]

Thanks to the three of you for your suggestions, it's certainly given me
a starting point. I'm off to research the 3 boards and see which is most
suitable.
Thanks again