Current best recommendation for Athlon 64 motherboard?

[Justin Crabtree]

Rob Kirkbride wrote:
> Axel Thimm wrote on 01/03/2005 13:42:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> what are currently considered good high-end motherboards for desktop
>> use of Athlon 64s? Chipset recommendations are welcome as well!
>>
>>  
>>
> I bought an Asus A8V-Deluxe and built a machine around that and it works 
> a treat. Very stable - the onboard sound and ethernet work fine too. It 
> does have a Wireless port on it as well but I haven't downloaded the 
> driver from sourceforge because I haven't needed to.
> I've tried both FC3 and CentOS4 beta on it and it works fine.
> 
> Rob
> 


As far as the best motherboard, that depends on what you need it for.  I 
would recommend looking at one of the new boards based on the NForce4 or 
K8T890 chipsets.  Both of these chipsets support PCI-Express, which if 
you are building a new computer is the best way to go for future 
compatibility.  Both chipsets have a just about everything you would 
need in a desktop machine.  Check some reviews on reliable sites like 
AnandTech or Tom's Hardware and good luck.  HTH.

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Justin Crabtree
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Ozarks Technical Community College
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