Current best recommendation for Athlon 64 motherboard?

[Maurice Hilarius]

Justin Crabtree wrote:

> 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.
>
I second this.
The nForce4 is the current leader, mainly because the VIA is so darned new.
I think the ASUS and MSI SLI and non SLI versions are the current 
performance and reliability leaders.
The Gigabyte, ECS, and so on are cheaper, but I think at this time you 
"get what you pay for".


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