Best Intel Chipset ???

hey guyz i am planning to upgrade my mobo but i am really confused as there are many many chipsets to choose from. I am thinking of buying a MSI Motherboard , but when i visited MSI's website i got more confused. check this

*www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_list.php?kind=1&CHIP=67&NAME=Socket

They have so many chipsets. Please tell me which is the best chipset to go for a Intel P4 520 (2.8 GHZ , 800 FSB , 1 MB L2) LGA 775 processor. I will be using only windows XP and I have DDR 400 Mhz RAM and a XFX PCX 5300 128 MB card (PCI-E). I dont want to spend on DDR2 RAM.

Also is MSI better or ASUS ? Suggest with prices.

P

Wait for the 955 chipset mobo to hit the market and then upgrade your setup i think can pull on till then.

Wait for the 955 chipset mobo to hit the market and then upgrade your setup i think can pull on till then.

i think 955 will only support ddr2 and i dont want to spend on ddr 2 as it costs a bomb.

M

go in 4 the 915 series . they got support 4 both ddr n ddr2 2gether . n also got a pci-e slot . should fit ur bill

n u can spend on the ddr2 , when ever u want

thanx mamba for your suggestion but i would like to inform you that the 915 series also has variants such as 915g,915p,etc . among these which is the best for gaming ?

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check out the differences frm
*www.intel.com/design/chipsets/linecard.htm

nd ur siggy shows that ur using 915????

@grinning_devil
thanx for the link buddy , it gives a complete feature wise comparison..... and ya i am using an Intel Original D915GAV but i read on the forum that it is not a good board for gaming (as i read that boards with onboard grafix are not that good in gaming ) so i thought of opting for an MSI mobo and as i already have a grafix card so i am just looking for a board which will give me sheer perfomance. any suggestions mate ?

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if u have a gfx card then why ru changing the MOBO???
iam having the same board...915GAV,with 1 GB of DDR2 RAM,nd for gaming iam using 6800GT 256MB ... so if ur not going to use onboard VRAM,then instead of changing the MOBO go for a gud gfx card...!! :wink: