Which intel chipset s478 board should i get?

Spudgun · 9 Jan 2006 at 15:03

I'm in the market for a new s478 board. It needs to be an intel chipset, with an AGP slot but i'm out of touch as to which is the best one to get. Any advice/suggestions would be great

Many thanks

Spudgun

PS please don't turn this into a flame war, my requirements are quite specific, as it is for a project i have on the go

subxero · 9 Jan 2006 at 15:23

Abit IC7-G
Abit IC7 Max 3
Asus P4C800-E Deluxe
Asus P4C800 Deluxe

All of those are great boards, i've owned the Asus Deluxe and the IC7-G, although kept the Abit because it looked prettier

Webster · 9 Jan 2006 at 17:44

What CPU are you going to be using?

If Northwood - Abit Ai7

Prescott - IC7-G is the best

stigggeh · 9 Jan 2006 at 20:33

subxero said:
Abit IC7-G
Abit IC7 Max 3
Asus P4C800-E Deluxe
Asus P4C800 Deluxe

All of those are great boards, i've owned the Asus Deluxe and the IC7-G, although kept the Abit because it looked prettier

cant got wrong with these, i prefer the asus though. look at a P4P800 if your on a budget.

Pee For · 9 Jan 2006 at 22:36

All good boards.
I'd go with ASUS Had 2 P4c's and are excellent overclockers.

Spudgun · 9 Jan 2006 at 22:50

Thanks guys, i'm running a p4c800 deluxe at the moment, but it doesn't seem to like the 2 x 1gb mushkin pc400 redline memory that i have. With my old ocz gold 3500eb memory it is prime stable for hours, but if i put the mushkin in and adjust the settings accordingly it fails prime in less than 2 minutes.

marc2003 · 9 Jan 2006 at 22:59

Spudgun said:
Thanks guys, i'm running a p4c800 deluxe at the moment, but it doesn't seem to like the 2 x 1gb mushkin pc400 redline memory that i have. With my old ocz gold 3500eb memory it is prime stable for hours, but if i put the mushkin in and adjust the settings accordingly it fails prime in less than 2 minutes.

i think the redline is based on utt chips which these boards don't like. simple as that. :/

bh5/tccd seems to be the performance choice for the p4c800

Spudgun · 9 Jan 2006 at 23:04

thanks for the reply, i take it therefore that i couldn't get a s478 board that it will work in?

marc2003 · 9 Jan 2006 at 23:11

i'm no expert on this but it's something i've picked up from reading other forums.... utt and intel are basically a no go....

i have no idea about non-intel chipsets for s478 but obviously you don't want to even go there....

i'll try and find some linkage for you.....

Pee For · 9 Jan 2006 at 23:41

I have had good results with i875 and TCCD

Spudgun · 9 Jan 2006 at 23:48

on which system Pee For? as the one in your sig doesn't look like a i875 system (unless i am mistaken)

Webster · 10 Jan 2006 at 19:10

Pee for, why running your 670 so low ?

Pee For · 10 Jan 2006 at 21:37

Spudgun, Had good results with TCCD and Prescott 478 3.2 Ghz on Asus P4C 800E-deluxe

Webzta, It runs that way at stock volts, It's on 24/7 and although It will go almost 5.00 Ghz with small Vcore increase The only time you notice the difference is in benching. Just seems safer that way.

baggy69 · 19 Jan 2006 at 17:50

Hi ive been looking for a Asus P4C 800E-deluxe or a Abit IC7 Max 3 but cant find any stock. Anyone know of anywhere with stock??? Thanks Ian.

marc2003 · 19 Jan 2006 at 22:13

baggy69 said:
Hi ive been looking for a Asus P4C 800E-deluxe or a Abit IC7 Max 3 but cant find any stock. Anyone know of anywhere with stock??? Thanks Ian.

sorry mate.... can't link anywhere else as there is a rule forbidding the promotion of competitiors. you can find mention of that and some other important stuff in the faq....

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/faq.php?faq=vb_read_and_post#faq_vb_special_codes

Mikey1280 · 20 Jan 2006 at 10:55

What about an Abit AI7, uses the I865PE chipset and has uGuru which is great for OC'ing, not sure about the memory compatability, when I had one I just used OCuk value RAM.

Skiddley · 20 Jan 2006 at 13:03

IC7 with the 875 chipset are very reliable and very good overclockers. I've had and IC7 up for > 18months continously.

baggy69 · 20 Jan 2006 at 17:21

marc2003 said:
sorry mate.... can't link anywhere else as there is a rule forbidding the promotion of competitiors. you can find mention of that and some other important stuff in the faq....

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/faq.php?faq=vb_read_and_post#faq_vb_special_codes

oops sorry, never saw that bit.

WJA96 · 20 Jan 2006 at 19:48

Try 'Abit IC7' in froogle.co.uk. There still seem to be some available.

Or you could try placing a wanted ad in members market.

finite · 20 Jan 2006 at 20:06

Well my IC7-G wasn't reliable at all, but it was better than the intial 875 offering from Asus. Buying now is a different matter Asus -E revisions all the way imo.