motherboard recommendations???

[ashly]

need help in choosing a motherboard, here is a list of parts that i have so far:P3 550E FC-PGA cpu,i do have a slocket II adaptor, gigabyte GA660a+ video card, maxtor 13.6 diamond max plus ultra66 hard drive,sound blaster live sound card,us robotics 56k faxmodem pci and other accessories.... any recommendations on a mother board for this setup....will overclock alittle....thanks for the opionions

[Carl Uman]

I would go with something like SOYO 6BA+IV or ABIT BE6-II. There are a lot of options it basically comes down to personal preference.

[aleader]

Both of those are good suggestions.

[daveleau]

Both are good. My favorite setup would be a BF6 witha promise card. If you are lucky and get version 1.2 or 1.4 of the promise card, you can turn it into a raid config witha little soldering. The promise alone is better thant the highpoint controller ont he BE-6II though
Dave

[This message has been edited by daveleau (edited 03-15-2000).]

[Virtual Infinity]

Microstar (MSI) BX Master is the best or Soyo 6BA+IV. MSI has an onboard Promise controller, but Soyo might be a bit more stable under heavy o/c ing.

[krusty the klown]

6BA+4 only has /1.5 for your AGP clock, so if you're going for 133+MHz FSB's, the AGP clock starts to get a bit high! The Soyo 6VBA-133 has /2, so even @ 150MHz FSB, your AGP clock is only 75MHz, which is OK.

Might B worth considering if you're going to OC your 550E....

Some 550's can reach the ~800MHz mark, which needs a fairly high FSB.