Price Guides July 2004: CPU and Motherboards

Intel Motherboards

Intel users have a plethora of boards and chipsets to choose from these days and this can make it difficult to figure out which one is worth its price. This week, we recommend the DFI LANPARTY PRO875. The price is a bit higher than this guide would normally cover, but the value on this product, we felt was worth it. This socket 478 board will work well for most any desktop or gaming application. Gigabit LAN, SATA RAID, and a great accessories bundle ("PC Transpo" carrying strap, FrontX panel, etc.) all work together to make this UV-reactive board a solid choice for upgrading your machine or building a new one.

While there are other chipsets available for Intel right now, most are at a price-point that pushes them out of the running for a price-oriented guide such as this.