which one mobo for P4

Rivas · Post by **Rivas** » Mon Jul 14, 2003 9:15 pm

wanna upgrade my computer again and im not sure which one should i choose.
was thinking

1. intel
2. abit
3. asus

i got already cpu p4 3.06 800mhz

any help really appreciated

zooner · Post by **zooner** » Mon Jul 14, 2003 9:22 pm

I have the abit ic7 and it's amazing. I did have to rma my first one, but that was becase my first ide channel was errored.

so many options and incredibly stable. Dont bother with anything higher then the reg ic7, it has more then enough features on it's own.

for 137, you cant beat it.

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Mon Jul 14, 2003 9:41 pm

Is money an object?

If not, get the ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe.

If so, get the ASUS P4P800.

extreme · Post by **extreme** » Mon Jul 14, 2003 11:25 pm

I would get a abit IC7-G. The best overclocking board i have owned

With great features.

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Mon Jul 14, 2003 11:26 pm

Originally posted by Burke
Is money an object?

If not, get the ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe.

If so, get the ASUS P4P800.

extreme · Post by **extreme** » Mon Jul 14, 2003 11:30 pm

o wait listen to burke he was more "experince" then me.

Rivas · Post by **Rivas** » Mon Jul 14, 2003 11:38 pm

Originally posted by Burke
Is money an object?

If not, get the ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe.

If so, get the ASUS P4P800.

no, really doesnt matter on money
im upgrading my comp every year,and all what i will do this year is just ram,cpu and mobo,also bought dvd burner already sony dru-510A .awesome burner!!!!!

Rivas · Post by **Rivas** » Mon Jul 14, 2003 11:39 pm

Originally posted by zooner
I have the abit ic7 and it's amazing. I did have to rma my first one, but that was becase my first ide channel was errored.

so many options and incredibly stable. Dont bother with anything higher then the reg ic7, it has more then enough features on it's own.

for 137, you cant beat it.

thx u also zooner
well then its between abit and asus ...
what is the difference ? why go asus and not abit and vice versa ?

Rivas · Post by **Rivas** » Mon Jul 14, 2003 11:41 pm

Originally posted by extremeg177
I would get a abit IC7-G. The best overclocking board i have owned With great features.

well im not overclocker at all ,if i wanna something better i just buy it and not oc

zooner · Post by **zooner** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 1:14 am

I think the issue with the abit's is more out of the box RMA's. I think more people might still perfer the abit, but as (i think it was)yosc who said abit was having some quality control problems.

As I said, my abit board has issues with ide1. However, otherwise it performs amazing. RMA is in progress and I'll be getting my new mobo tomarrow.

Another point is that the asus are more expensive. I know that most benchmarks show the 865 and the 875 performing very close, after the bios mods are in place. While they are run from the same chips, it's the higher rated chips that are thrown into the 875 bins. At least from what I've read.

So, for 137, I believe the abit ic7 is an amazing buy. Unless you really need more then 2 firewire ports, 6 usb2 ports, or NEED the onboard NIC; the difference/cost to the ic7-g boards jsut isnt worth it.

chimdogger · Post by **chimdogger** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 8:52 am

See Below

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 9:27 am

Originally posted by rivas
why go asus and not abit and vice versa ?

ASUS hands down. Get it right the first time, you'll be a reader of this forum, not posting about problems you have.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 9:31 am

And for overclocking, see this article...

http://www.digit-life.com/archive.shtml ... 0715#93333

"We’ve received some interesting info regarding Springdale-based Asustek P4P800 boards from company’s local branch. According to it, having tested various revisions, test labs confirmed the ability of ASUS P4P800 to work with 2.4GHz Intel Pentium 4 (800MHz FSB) at 1200MHz system bus clock speed without sacrificing system stability: "

Mohan-san · Post by **Mohan-san** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 10:44 am

Can you tell me where to get me one of them thar 3.06gHZ 800MHZ FSB P4's!?

[Edit] Btw I had an IC7, but too many problems led me to RMA'ing it.

chimdogger · Post by **chimdogger** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 12:00 pm

Originally posted by YeOldeStonecat
And for overclocking, see this article...

http://www.digit-life.com/archive.shtml ... 0715#93333

"We’ve received some interesting info regarding Springdale-based Asustek P4P800 boards from company’s local branch. According to it, having tested various revisions, test labs confirmed the ability of ASUS P4P800 to work with 2.4GHz Intel Pentium 4 (800MHz FSB) at 1200MHz system bus clock speed without sacrificing system stability: "

Yeold,

I have gone from a 2.4 to a 2.9 and remained stable. If I go any higher the system will not boot (have to do a jumper clear to get back to bios). I wonder if it is the ram I am using. My temps are fine remain under 40 degrees under heavy load. What do you think?

Chim

PS Sorry for the thread jack

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 1:30 pm

Originally posted by Mohan-san
Can you tell me where to get me one of them thar 3.06gHZ 800MHZ FSB P4's!?

[Edit] Btw I had an IC7, but too many problems led me to RMA'ing it.

You can't. There are no 3.06 GHz 800 FSB P4's. The 800 P4's are the new "C" variant, available in 2.4, 2.6, 2.8, and 3.0 (even).

extreme · Post by **extreme** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 1:33 pm

ASUS hands down. Get it right the first time, you'll be a reader of this forum, not posting about problems you have.

I have not had a problem with my abit ic7-g. But i quess it is the luck of the draw.

Mohan-san · Post by **Mohan-san** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 1:38 pm

Originally posted by YeOldeStonecat
You can't. There are no 3.06 GHz 800 FSB P4's. The 800 P4's are the new "C" variant, available in 2.4, 2.6, 2.8, and 3.0 (even).

Maybe I need to insert [/Sarcasm]

and they're available in 3.2ghz now too.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 1:43 pm

Originally posted by Mohan-san

and they're available in 3.2ghz now too.

Yup I forgot the 3.2 that came out last month.

Mehmet · Post by **Mehmet** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 1:46 pm

if i was j00, and i really wanted to upgrade, i would go scsi, and get some sweet drives, but thats just me.

Mohan-san · Post by **Mohan-san** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 1:50 pm

Originally posted by Mehmet
if i was j00, and i really wanted to upgrade, i would go scsi, and get some sweet drives, but thats just me.

WD 10krpm S-ATA Raptors are nice and cheaper than SCSI.

Rivas · Post by **Rivas** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 6:38 pm

Originally posted by YeOldeStonecat
You can't. There are no 3.06 GHz 800 FSB P4's. The 800 P4's are the new "C" variant, available in 2.4, 2.6, 2.8, and 3.0 (even).

yes
i wrote it wrong
its Intel Pentium 4 3.0C GHz 512K 800FSB

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 6:49 pm

asus or intel for stability

Rivas · Post by **Rivas** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 6:59 pm

Originally posted by YARDofSTUF
asus or intel for stability

never tryed intel or asus before,always abit
they were saying if im lucky it shold work with abit ..but if i pay for something i want it working.
ill try asus this time gonna order it tomorrow and hopefully its gonna be ready for pickup on friday

Rivas · Post by **Rivas** » Thu Jul 17, 2003 6:28 pm

everything ordered and paid for

also wanna know if DDR400(PC3200) is gonna be OK ?

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Thu Jul 17, 2003 7:06 pm

Originally posted by rivas
everything ordered and paid for

also wanna know if DDR400(PC3200) is gonna be OK ?

Well the whole point of your new hardware is to run DDR400, so yes.

Rivas · Post by **Rivas** » Fri Jul 18, 2003 3:40 pm

Originally posted by Burke
Well the whole point of your new hardware is to run DDR400, so yes.

i just got it

HOLY **** its excellent mobo
forgot order ram so i have to wait for it few hours ..gonna get 1024 mb DDR400(PC3200)
also finnaly upgraded my case

10-bay super server case with 450W PSU

hopefully its gonna be assembled and rdy for start this evening