Best ES & mobo combo

[Bra!nFreeZe^]

Hi everybody.....recently I got a very good offer on a brand new ES chip (3.0ghz) and Im really considering buying one,but since I dont have ANY experience with intel cpu's I dont know which mobo I should buy...and if I cant decide then im just going to buy an A64 based system....

I think that both of the following motherboards would be very good.

Abit IC7
Asus P4C800


But u tell me :)

[FUGGER]

P4C800 for high FSB stability

[Bra!nFreeZe^]

Allright thanks d00d ! btw what would you choose ? A64 or PIV ES ?

And what is a fair price for an ES chip ?

[LilGator]

I just saw a P4 3.2 ES going for $450

[nailbomb]

Fugger, what about the DFI 875B? Bigtoe mentioned on another forum that they do 1:1 better than the latest batches of the P4c800.

[Bra!nFreeZe^]

Lilgator then my price is pretty good ! 300$ :)

[ps24eva]

Originally posted by LilGator
I just saw a P4 3.2 ES going for $450

where?

[unrealneo]

Originally posted by Bra!nFreeZe^
btw what would you choose ? A64 or PIV ES ?


I think he dodged that question :D

[Bra!nFreeZe^]

I think he dodged that question :D

WOOOORD ;)

[caboob]

Originally posted by LilGator
I just saw a P4 3.2 ES going for $450

And it's mine...ALL MINE...Muhahahha.......it should be coming in tomorrow.

[caboob]

Originally posted by Bra!nFreeZe^
Lilgator then my price is pretty good ! 300$ :)

you got a great price dood...for myself this is just going to be a once in a lifetime purchase and it will help me figure out the limits of a bunch of mobos I have lying around that I have suspected were poor overclockers.

[caboob]

check this out: (air-cooled) more testing to come

[dim3z]

WOW, aircooled u say? thats awesome. nice chip man, looks like with phase cahnge 4GHz is gonna be a walk in the park. and quite possibly 4.2+ congrats.