PE chipset ?

[msulazy]

This will be my first build, and I have a really basic MB ?, but I'd feel really stupid if I assumed incorrectly and got burned when it came. I'm looking at the Asus P4PE board, and will be sticking a 2.53 proc on it along with a few other things, but because of budget and indecision, I'm going to hold off on a video card.

1) Does the PE Chipset, specifically the P4PE have ANY form of onboard video that will support an OS and various programs until I buy a video card? I'm assuming it does, but I've heard that some boards need the full support of a video card to be able to show ANY image. Will this work until I buy a vid card, or do I need something with the GE chipset?

2) I'm not a hardcore gamer, and PROBABLY won't oc this thing...I've read a lot of people touting the BH7 or possibly the albatron. am I going overkill with the p4pe? It's only about a $20 difference.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

No video with the PE you will want the GE for integrated video, if you already have the CPU and since you don't plan to overclock then get the Intel D845GEBV2L
for $110 shipped from the Egg, it has support for 2700DDR, USB2.0, Pro100 LAN, a 3yr warranty, and the Intel onboard video which is basic but it will get you by till you can afford a vid card.

If you haven't bought the CPU yet then get a Nforce2 IGP board like the ABIT NF7-M with the geforce4MX video onboard and a XP2400+ and use 2 stix of ram for DC-DDR and the video is then the best onboard solution going and will handle even the most demanding games out at the moment@lower resolutions and settings.