Best P4 mobo for $

[bombledmonk]

I'm not a P4 man, I'll say that right away, but a friend of me wants to build a P4 system with a 3.2 P4. What would be the best board for the money(although that isn't a real concern). There will be absolutly no OCing so there is no need to include that in an argument. Thanks.

[elroy]

Some parameters?
Raid?
SATA?
Is it for gaming or general web surfing and email etc?

[bombledmonk]

No RAID
SATA doesn't matter any type will do.
This would be a gaming machine.
LAN (i doubt anything doesn't come with this anymore)
Basically something that is user friendly.

[Uncle Bob]

I just put together a new P4 machine. MSI 661FM-L is the MOBO.
3.06ghz CPU 1 1/2 gb PC2700 ram. I like it!!! The board will
Hyper thread so will the CPU, must use a operating system the
allows hyper threading. This board will support 800FSB and PC
3200. About $75.00 out the door. It is a micro atx.

[thekingofpain]

Check out the Abit motherboards for P4, just choose your chipset and features, you cant miss...
---IC-7 would be a good choice---
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...tby=14&order=1

[John Prophet]

there are just too many good P4 boards out there to name many of them


what all features does he want? that is the question....firewire? sata raid?

here is a good looking cheap one http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...128-218&depa=0

there are literally dozens of great boards.


sometimes its best to read soem reviews and figure out what the best chipset is....then look for a board with your needed features based on that chipset and budget.

myself, I cant keep up with all the motherboards..especially with P4s..there are just toooooo many of them!
JP

[bombledmonk]

Thanks all, I was just trying to get a good idea of what was out there. Maybe my question should have been "What P4 mobo to avoid?"... lol