Best Abit board for P4 right now

[TooRude]

the board in the summary is what ive been looking at. just wondering if chaintech or a diff ABIT board would be worth price increase for overclocking a 3.0c. Thanks in advance

 

[TooRude]

oops forgot also that I have seen diff IS7s such as the IS7-G for much cheaper. was wondering if i could save money and get the same results on those boards, or are the IS7s the boards where you need to mod

 

[jiffylube1024]

The IC7 boards use the Intel 875P chipset, while the IS7 boards use the 865PE chipset. The 875P chipset is the faster of the two (Canterwood), and I'd recommend an IC7/IC7-Max II/IC7/Max-3 for best performance.

However, the IS7 boards are no slouches - they are quite fast themselves.

 

[Zebo]

BEst price/perfromance is the IS7. It's $90 and is just as fast as what you're looking at.

 

[jpetermann]

Abit AI7... Great board. Fast, and a working 3.2vdimm for overclocking.

 

[oldfart]

Originally posted by: pastorjay
Abit AI7 | 3.2 @ 3.75

:Q :Q :Q
nice....

 

[caz67]

Max3..the best P4 board IMO

 

[P4spooky]

I concur with PJ. I have both MAX3 and AI7. AI7 rocks no doubt.

 

[eva2000]

yup Abit AI7 i suitably name the canterwood killer

here's my

3.2EE @ 248fsb 1:1
AI7 17 bios
2x 512MB OCZ PC3500 Plat LE BH-5 248mhz 2-2-2-6 at 3.18v vdimm

Gecube X800Pro @ 559/605
3dmark2001 = 29,876

Gecube X800Pro @ 564/605
3dmark2003 = 14,156

stock AI7 beats a stock IC7 Max3 given the right ram

 

[Soulkeeper]

i'm happy with my abit ic7 max3
nice bios, stable, good performance, very overclockable, tons of features, nice look, etc.
but if you wanna go with the new chipsets coming out and ddr2 I would wait a bit longer till more reviews and more boards hit the market.

 

[smahoney]

Under 250MHz FSB - AI7
Over 250MHz FSB - IC7-G or Max3

So it depends on your CPU.