P4 Mobo opinions

[Gamerguy68]

I want to put together a new P4 system and need some opinions. It will not be overclocked. I want stability and am leaning towards Asus. Is it better to go with the PCI Express option and what is the difference between the 925 and 915 chipset? Or is the AGP a better option?

 

[Android8675]

Suppose it depends on what you want to spend. I'd guess if you want a system compatible with the latest and greatest, go with PCX (I think that's what they are calling PCI-Express for short). Personally I just bought a new Motherboard with AGP. I was upgrading and already had an AGP card I wanted to use. Also the chipset I settled on only has AGP onboard and didn't have a PCX version yet (nForce 3 250Gb chipset for AMD64 processors)

AGP is no where near dead yet, but I guess PCX is the best you can get assuming you can find video card that supports it natively. I think it just comes down to price point, but I'm sure someone else will chime in with a more technical answer.

 

[MustISO]

http://www.intel.com/design/ch...se+chpsts_compare&

If it will not be overclocked, ever, I'd go with an Intel mobo for stability. ASUS is also good.

PCI-e is where things are heading so if you want to be on the bleeding edge go with that. Currently there's little to no difference in the cards for AGP or PCI-e.

 

[Gamerguy68]

I am a FPS gamer and also plan on doing video encoding. On a slightly different note...what is the best performing video card -- ATI X800 or the Nvidia 6800?