Whattaya think -

whitecree · March 10th, 2007

Of THIS mobo

Never dealt with Biostar, so have no idea if they are any good. Can't afford a new build - I lust after one of the AMD dual-core and dual sli - but my current (don't laugh) Soyo is getting ready to go down for good, I think. So I just need something I can transfer all my hardware onto until it is rebuild time.

**stinger608** · March 11th, 2007

I personally have had really bad luck with anything Biostar

I wouldn't give you $1.00 for a whole truck load of them mobo's!!!!

polobunny · March 11th, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by whitecree

Of THIS mobo

Never dealt with Biostar, so have no idea if they are any good. Can't afford a new build - I lust after one of the AMD dual-core and dual sli - but my current (don't laugh) Soyo is getting ready to go down for good, I think. So I just need something I can transfer all my hardware onto until it is rebuild time.

Directcanada.com: ASRock P4I65G ($50.76 + $9.99 SH + tx)
Asrock website: ASRock Motherboard - Product - P4i65G - Overview

We sell those at work for people who don't want to pay for a new rig when their s478 mobo died. So far so good.

**Hitman** · March 11th, 2007

Other then the fact that its AGP?

screwballl · March 11th, 2007

thats a pretty decent setup polo!

I myself have not had any problems with Biostar but they are low end budget boards, much like the older ECS and PCChips boards. Also I am not a big fan of VIA chipsets so i would look for something more like polo's suggestion. ASRock being Asus' budget series boards are still made at the same quality fab lines as Asus' are.

whitecree · March 11th, 2007

Polo - thanks for the link. Dunno about your dealer, though, never dealt with them. Any good? Problems? I see NCIX has the same critter for $10 more, and I've dealt with them a fair bit.

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Originally Posted by Hitman

Other then the fact that its AGP?

Hey, it works for me and I really don't have the bucks to build anything faster. Besides, when I do get around to that major rebuild, I can treat my daughter/wife/son to a 'new' system by giving my old one to them.

**Hitman** · March 11th, 2007

In that case, go for it. You really don't need onboard video. However it does come in handy if your video card goes tits up.

whitecree · March 13th, 2007

Which is exactly what happened with my daughter's system, the onboard video blew. Still not sure if the entire mobo is gone.

March 10th, 2007	#1
whitecree Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: deep in the forest, chipping away at some yellow cedar Posts: 173	Whattaya think - Of THIS mobo Never dealt with Biostar, so have no idea if they are any good. Can't afford a new build - I lust after one of the AMD dual-core and dual sli - but my current (don't laugh) Soyo is getting ready to go down for good, I think. So I just need something I can transfer all my hardware onto until it is rebuild time. P4 2Ghz, soyo dragon2 mobo, 3x256 pc3200, radeon 9200 128Mb, pioneer 4x cd/dvd combo, 40G + 80G Hdds, pinnacle firewire, onboard sound, 35W psu

March 11th, 2007	#2
stinger608 Silence..Or I kill you! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In the Zone! Posts: 2,834 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Whattaya think - I personally have had really bad luck with anything Biostar I wouldn't give you $1.00 for a whole truck load of them mobo's!!!!

March 11th, 2007	#4
Hitman Functional Alcoholic Join Date: May 2006 Location: 14S E:561116 N:3830189 Posts: 4,589 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Whattaya think - Other then the fact that its AGP?

March 11th, 2007	#5
screwballl Colonel Calamity Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sandy South Posts: 6,278 Blog Entries: 6	Re: Whattaya think - thats a pretty decent setup polo! I myself have not had any problems with Biostar but they are low end budget boards, much like the older ECS and PCChips boards. Also I am not a big fan of VIA chipsets so i would look for something more like polo's suggestion. ASRock being Asus' budget series boards are still made at the same quality fab lines as Asus' are. Thanks HL and Corsair! My opinions are my own and not representative of this site or its members.

March 11th, 2007	#7
Hitman Functional Alcoholic Join Date: May 2006 Location: 14S E:561116 N:3830189 Posts: 4,589 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Whattaya think - In that case, go for it. You really don't need onboard video. However it does come in handy if your video card goes tits up.

March 13th, 2007	#8
whitecree Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: deep in the forest, chipping away at some yellow cedar Posts: 173	Re: Whattaya think - Which is exactly what happened with my daughter's system, the onboard video blew. Still not sure if the entire mobo is gone. P4 2Ghz, soyo dragon2 mobo, 3x256 pc3200, radeon 9200 128Mb, pioneer 4x cd/dvd combo, 40G + 80G Hdds, pinnacle firewire, onboard sound, 35W psu