Please recommend an 845 based mobo

[Fat Tone]

Hi

I need a decent reliable mobo for my new server. It needs to be readily obtainable and on the Win2k HCL.

The rest of the system: 2.2G P4, 512MB DDR, 80Gig WD800JB, Parhelia, 18" TFT, Sony multiformat DVD recorder, On-Stream 60Gig ADR2 IDE etc.

TIA

Tony.

[Guru]

MSI 845pe max2 fir! 533MHz fsb / ddr333 support onboard ide raid (promise) firewire, usb2, Gigabit lan, 6.1 digital soundcard! 3 year warranty!


edit: fixed # for 3 and added an r

[Fat Tone]

Thanks Guru
That looks reaaly neat, costs £113, but I can't see anyone with any stock in the uk atm

Cheers.

Tony.

[LvR]

Running a Gigabyte 845exp here and cant complain.

The Intel 7205 chipset has just been announced and have a few models from Gigabyte in the offering though - personally, I would not spend money on any new 845 just now - especially as the 7205 has just about been pronounced dead on arrival by Intel with 800M FSB iso 667 being the flavor of the month early next year.

[Guru]

Originally posted by Guru
edit: fixed # for 3 and added an r

Uh I did not do that!

[UtwigMU]

Make sure it's the 845PE or 845GE (intel extreme graphics) chipset - the newer one that can support CPUs past 3.0GHz.

Or wait for granite bay MoBos (E7205 chipset - dual DDR love) - they are lanched or will be real soon now.