Which chipset is fastest? BX, VIA or i8xxx?

[Guardian]

I will be getting a MB soon and would like to know which chipset is the fastest for gaming and who makes the best MB for a PIII Cu-mine FC-PGA 600E? I will not accept the P3C2000 as a choice. I am considering the P3V4X or the CUBX from Asus. I've heard great reviews from all the owners. I would like to hear from others as well.

[Spencer]

There is a review of what they called the top 7 BX boards at http://www.anandtech.com . From what I've been reading the BX chipset is still the fastest over the VIA 133A and Intel 820. If your going to be running at 133MHz FSB on a BX board, make sure you have a newer video card that can handle at least a 89MHz AGP bus.

[AuraEdge]

I was gunna get a celly 2 soon, and had the same 2 to pick from.
I picked the P3V4X based on mainly the AGP 4x slot and the fact that I can raise the memory speed to FSB+33Mhz.
The only perk the CUBX really had was the fact that I wouldnt have to buy a Slocket, and that It had 2 extra ATA-33 ports...things you can buy for the board anyways. But you cant buy AGP 4x without upgrading the whole board..
This is a tenative pick for now..
Theres also a new one..I never seen this before I went to the Asus Page..Its called the CUV4X. Its basically a S370 version of the P3V4X.

[Spencer]

Aura- Have you noticed any of the issues people have been saying about that board? I was considering it too. I would really like the 1/2 AGP, +/-PCI memory funtion, and the 4X AGP but I'm feeling kind of skeptical. What are your thoughts on the board? Thanks.

[Bryan55]

PC Mag reviewed high end boxes, details linked at http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/Forum5/HTML/003242.html a 800 mhz BX beat the 1GHzs on regular programs! With *basic* over-clocking of 89 & FSB 133 a BX box maybe the fastest thing around. For my needs an Asus P3B-F with PCI video is it

[Tom Pico]

BX faster than VIA133? I read that too, but got the Asus P3V4x anyway to replace my Abit BE6-II. As I've posted on this board, comparing the two at 803MHz -- the Asus was faster at video, UDMA66 performance and in the memory bench marks.

The only way the Abit could be considered faster is that I was able to boot into Windows 98SE at 825MHz with the Abit and have not been able to do so with the Asus. Yet http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/wink.gif However, I could not run 3D games at 825MHz so I far as I am concerned, the Abit topped out at 803MHz with my 550E.

Admittedly, I added a heatsink/fan to my Asus clock generator chip and no hardware modification was necessary with the Abit. I didn't try running the Asus without the heatsink/fan, so I can't say for sure that this modification is necessary. But its all the rage amongst the Asus group and I didn't want to be the only kid on the block without one. Also, I figured it was a small price to pay, especially since I had the extra hardware laying around anyway. So, if you don't mind supergluing an extra heat sink on your mobo, I think the Asus VIA133 is better than the Abit BX board.

[This message has been edited by Tom Pico (edited 06-08-2000).]