socket 478 motherboard

Demos_sav · Mar 31, 2007, 07:37 PM

Which is the best motherboard for P4 s478? It has to be the best overclocker. I wouldn't mind having AGP but I would prefer PCI-E. I don't mind if it has DDR or DDR2 but the second is more preferred. I don't care about any other extras.

Polaris573 · Mar 31, 2007, 07:55 PM

The best overclocking motherboards for skt478 use AGP and DDR and you can only find them used these days. You don't really need DDR2 in an older skt478 it's not worth the upgrade. My computer scores higher in sciencemark that my brother's even though he has DDR2 and I don't. Looking around I don't see many new skt478 motherboards that I would even consider buying.

See if you can find one of these on e-bay

Abit IC7
Asus P4C800 Deluxe
Asus P4P800 Deluxe
MSI 875P NEO-FIS2R
MSI 865PE Neo2 Platinum

Demos_sav · Mar 31, 2007, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Polaris573

The best overclocking motherboards for skt478 use AGP and DDR and you can only find them used these days. You don't really need DDR2 in an older skt478 it's not worth the upgrade. My computer scores higher in sciencemark that my brother's even though he has DDR2 and I don't. Looking around I don't see many new skt478 motherboards that I would even consider buying.

See if you can find one of these on e-bay

Abit IC7
Asus P4C800 Deluxe
Asus P4P800 Deluxe
MSI 875P NEO-FIS2R
MSI 865PE Neo2 Platinum

Thank you!!

Polaris573 · Mar 31, 2007, 08:02 PM

This is what I have and it works great. I can get a stable 3.8Ghz (1000Mhz FSB) overclock without any problem.

tkpenalty · Apr 1, 2007, 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Polaris573

This is what I have and it works great. I can get a stable 3.8Ghz (1000Mhz FSB) overclock without any problem.

Funny, I cant find the P4GD1 that comes with PCI-E T_T... I wish i could find it! Its so irresistable! 8800GTX on skt 478 mobo ftw!!!

...http://search.ebay.com/P4GD1_W0QQfromZR40

Pinchy · Apr 1, 2007, 01:20 PM

I got my 3Ghz Prescot (478) up to 4.1Ghz on a P4P800-SE

little geek · Apr 1, 2007, 01:25 PM

you canstill s478 mobo's new from places like ur local pc shop mine sell asus,and asrock mobos still,look for mb820 industrial boards u can still buy those and they overclock apparently

TUngsten · Apr 1, 2007, 02:25 PM

the MSI mobos are solid but usually limited in terms of top end FSB overclocks compared to the ASUS boards

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