Good Socket 370 MoBo

[De Joker]

A friend of mine planning to buy a new MoBo and CPU. Which brand and model are good recommendations for a celeron or P3 fc pga.
What about the ABIT VH6-II.

[NDD]

One of the best PIII mobos around, really http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

Best Regards ...

[terrancelam]

I'm running a celeron on the VA6 orginal and I find it to be pretty good except for the ****ing on board sound which won't let me use my own sound card! it will disable, but it won't accept my old ISA sound card!

[heavymtl]

anyone know if any motherboard makers are doing boards WITHOUT onboard sound and video...i want to replace mine and have my onw cards to install...just need a good borad for a celeron566...thanxxxxxxxx

[cheapster]

I had such good luck with a MSI-6309 and PIII 600E that I bought another one and put a Celeron 600 in it. Both are overclocked and very stable. I think Microbarn still has some in stock for around $80 or so.
Chuck

[speedkills]

Supermicro "370DDE" board should be an attactive option for you. It has good features, and no audio, or video on board. I know a guy that had great luck with one, with no issues right out of the box.

[ragtop]

I think the VH6-II would be a great choice. I've been using an original VH6 with a 600 Celeron for almost a year without any significant problems. The only issues I've had are:

-The original VH6 didn't have many overclocking options for my Celeron, but the VH6-II fixes that by including SoftMenu III BIOS.

-The on board sound is pretty crappy, but contrary to what someone else said, I've had no problems running both ISA and PCI sound cards.

-My ATI Rage Fury Pro video card won't run at 4x AGP, I have to set it for 2x. I don't know if thats a problem with the motherboard or the video card. (There's virtually no noticeable difference between 2x and 4x anyway)

[EdRamsey]

Does anyone know if the VH6-II will support a P3-650 FCPGA? If it doesn't, will I need to download a bios update? I really need any info anyone can provide. Thanks.

[EdRamsey]

I forgot to mention that I have a P3 650 and the only reason why I want to get the VH6 is because it isn't a slot 1. Does the Abit slocket card work well in converting the socket to slot 1? I might be overclocking it and I don't know if the slocket will cause problems.

[RobRich]

Good quality slocket adapters generally do not cause any significant concerns for overclocking. Go for the latest Iwill or Abit adapter and you should be ok.

Robert Richmond