Ma next upgrade,

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 4:57 pm

Thinkin of puttin this in my True Blue Enlight for my upgrade from the 866PIII...have already

SOYO SY-P4S-645DX DRAGON Ultra Socket-478 ATX Motherboard

SAMSUNG 512MB 333Mhz PC2700 DDR SDRAM

INTEL Pentium IV 2.4B Ghz
Socket-478, 533Mhz FSB, 512kb Cache

THERMALTAKE Volcano 7+ (Socket-A/478)

ATI 8500...have already

WD 80 gig 8 meg cache...have already

20 gig 7200 rpm Maxtor...have already

Sony 40x/12x/48x...have already

What do ya think???

Hopeful · Post by **Hopeful** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 6:23 pm

pretty nice...

loop2kil · Post by **loop2kil** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 9:41 pm

If money is an issue then that is a great m/b, i had the asus version of that chipset and i ran flawlessly but there are better options out right now. Look for the 845PE chipsets or the SIS 648

These are in the same price range and will offer better o/c'ing features than the soyo IMHO:

ASUS P4PE/L Motherboard for Intel P4 478 Retail w/ Intel Hyper-Threading Technology, Onboard LAN, SoundMAX Digital Audio System
***1st Intel chips that TRUELY support DDR333 PC2700***
Specifications:
Supported CPU: Socket 478 for Intel® Pentium® 4/ Celeron up to 3GHz
Chipset: Intel 845PE
FSB: 533 / 400 MHz
RAM: 3 x184-pin DDR333 PC2700/PC2100/PC1600Max 2GB
IDE: 2 x UltraDMA 100/66/33
Slots: 1 x AGP 4X 6 x PC
Ports: 1x LPT, 2x COM, 2x PS/2, 1x RJ45,4xUSB2.0 Audio Ports
Onboard Audio: ADI1980 6-channel CODEC
Onboard LAN:BroadCom 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ***
$116

Or

ASUS P4S8X Motherboard for Intel P4 478 Retail
Specifications:
Supported CPU: P4 Socket 478 1.4 GHz ~ 2.53+ GHz
Chipset: SiS® 648 North ,SiS® 693 South Bridge
FSB: 533 / 400 MHz
RAM: 3 x184-pin DDR PC2700/PC2100/PC1600Max 3GB
IDE: 2 x UltraDMA 133/100/66/33
Slots: 1 x AGP 8X 6 x PCI
Ports: 1xLPT,2xCOM,2xPS2, 1xRJ45,1x1394,and Audio Ports
Onboard Audio: C-Media 9739 CODEC
Onboard LAN: 10/100Mbs
Onboard Firewire: IEEE1394 interface provides high speed digital interface for audio/video
Onboard Serial ATA: With up to 150MB/s data transfer rate, Serial ATA is faster than current Parallel ATA
6 USB 2.0 Ports
$130

BTW, everything else in your setup looks great.

zooner · Post by **zooner** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 9:49 pm

i agree 100%!

very well thought out... good use of money!

Shagster · Post by **Shagster** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 10:18 pm

Good choices though I'd get a AMD :d

Noticing the RAID on the mobo...how about an extra WD 80 gig and we'll all have some fun?

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 10:46 pm

I'm playin the dollar a bit, but the hardest part is pullin away from my Gigabyte boards. I've had awesome luck with them. Just been doin some read ups on different boards and the Soyo caught my eye.

Part of the prob is its tough to find stuff in Canada and money gets to be a real factor, the Soyo is $220 canadian. The 2.4 is $275. Have to upgrade Ram at same time.

OK so I looked up the ASUS P4PE Socket-478 ATX Motherboard
6 PCI, 1 AGP 4x, 3 DDR 333, Intel 845PE Chipset, Onboard Audio/LAN at my fav places, and its a few buck cheaper then the Soyo, allowing to step up the the P111 2.53 for about the same bucks....hmmm
That BLack PCB was nice to look at though

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Sun Mar 09, 2003 10:50 pm

Originally posted by THEshaggy
Good choices though I'd get a AMD :d

Noticing the RAID on the mobo...how about an extra WD 80 gig and we'll all have some fun?

Another 80 will follow for raid, definatly.

I must be just about ready, sacraficed my server today and sent the 900 up to the kids

.
My 866 will step up to the plate for serving.

Loop just thru a loop into my plans though

Dang, back to the drawing board...lol

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 12:09 am

SAMSUNG 512MB 333Mhz PC2700 DDR SDRAM 1 $111.65
INTEL Pentium IV 2.53B Ghz 1 $311.75
ASUS P4PE Socket-478 ATX Motherboard 1 $183.45
THERMALTAKE Volcano 7+ (Socket-A/478) 1 $39.55

Well heres what I ordered. humm, Canadian prices suck..........lol

Immortal · Post by **Immortal** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 12:11 am

Originally posted by Chris
SAMSUNG 512MB 333Mhz PC2700 DDR SDRAM 1 $111.65
INTEL Pentium IV 2.53B Ghz 1 $311.75
ASUS P4PE Socket-478 ATX Motherboard 1 $183.45
THERMALTAKE Volcano 7+ (Socket-A/478) 1 $39.55

Well heres what I ordered. humm, Canadian prices suck..........lol

surely does.. a few weeks back I ordered 2x512 ddr 2100 crucial ram.. 266 tax included...

loop2kil · Post by **loop2kil** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 12:31 am

Originally posted by Chris
SAMSUNG 512MB 333Mhz PC2700 DDR SDRAM 1 $111.65
INTEL Pentium IV 2.53B Ghz 1 $311.75
ASUS P4PE Socket-478 ATX Motherboard 1 $183.45
THERMALTAKE Volcano 7+ (Socket-A/478) 1 $39.55

Well heres what I ordered. humm, Canadian prices suck..........lol

Nice looking setup, I think you'll be pleased with that board and can expect close to 3ghz o/c's if you get a good cpu. Hopefully you'll get a C1 stepping CPU. And yeah canadian prices do suck

Shagster · Post by **Shagster** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 12:39 am

Just out of curiosity how dead set are you on the intel?

The athlon xp 2500 barton with the 166mhz fsb is selling for 180. We could get LT in here to convince you if you'd like?

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 2:48 am

Na, had too many AMD's get hot and die.
Live in hundred year lod house and dust kills fans extremely fast, Fan dies on intel, and no damage done, fan dies on AMD, dead in 30 seconds.
So I'll stick with Intel.

AAs for OC'ing. I'm hoping 2.53 will be fast enough

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 2:58 am

Originally posted by Chris
Na, had too many AMD's get hot and die.
Live in hundred year lod house and dust kills fans extremely fast, Fan dies on intel, and no damage done, fan dies on AMD, dead in 30 seconds.
So I'll stick with Intel.

AAs for OC'ing. I'm hoping 2.53 will be fast enough

The 2.53s overclock pretty well. I had mine at just over 3 GHz without insane cooling.

The Goog · Post by **The Goog** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 3:00 am

Whereabouts you going for all this chris??

dj_tigger1982 · Post by **dj_tigger1982** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 11:30 am

looks good,

my next upgrade will prolly be a NForce 2 board.

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 11:34 am

Originally posted by The Goog
Whereabouts you going for all this chris??

Vibe Computers
They're in BC, Online only, no storefront.

The Goog · Post by **The Goog** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 11:48 am

You live in the Vancouver area?? or outside vancouver?

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 11:55 am

Originally posted by The Goog
You live in the Vancouver area?? or outside vancouver?

Ontario

The Goog · Post by **The Goog** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 12:11 pm

Ahh too bad I could've steered you to some cheaper places.

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 11:54 am

Its out there

Date Time Location Activity
11 Mar 2003 9:52 OWEN SOUND, ON, CA OUT FOR DELIVERY
9:51 OWEN SOUND, ON, CA ARRIVAL SCAN
6:30 MOUNT HOPE, ON, CA DEPARTURE SCAN
4:32 MOUNT HOPE, ON, CA ORIGIN SCAN
3:49 MOUNT HOPE, ON, CA ARRIVAL SCAN
0:50 WINNIPEG, MB, CA DEPARTURE SCAN
0:30 WINNIPEG, MB, CA ARRIVAL SCAN
10 Mar 2003 21:54 CALGARY, AB, CA DEPARTURE SCAN
21:20 CALGARY, AB, CA ARRIVAL SCAN
19:32 VANCOUVER, BC, CA DEPARTURE SCAN
19:09 VANCOUVER, BC, CA DEPARTURE SCAN
18:45 CA BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED
17:29 VANCOUVER, BC, CA ORIGIN SCAN

THREADPOOPER · Post by **THREADPOOPER** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 12:59 pm

about the intel dying stuff, mose newer mobos will automatically shutdown your computer if it starts overheating i think

but if ur dead set on intel.....

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 2:52 pm

Originally posted by THREADPOOPER
about the intel dying stuff, mose newer mobos will automatically shutdown your computer if it starts overheating i think

but if ur dead set on intel.....

Nah I know AMD and MOBO manufacturers have done some great stuff. The Intel chips have just never let me down. Every Intel Chip I've had, right back to 486DX's are still running. I still know where everyone of them is.
When Intel lets me down, then I'll jump over to something else.
The AMD's I had that burned up were K6's and I know ya can't compare them with the new chips.
Ah well, hopefully ma new parts will be here before I go to work so I can build it tonight

2.53
Whoo hoo!!!

THREADPOOPER · Post by **THREADPOOPER** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 5:03 pm

Originally posted by Chris
Nah I know AMD and MOBO manufacturers have done some great stuff. The Intel chips have just never let me down. Every Intel Chip I've had, right back to 486DX's are still running. I still know where everyone of them is.
When Intel lets me down, then I'll jump over to something else.
The AMD's I had that burned up were K6's and I know ya can't compare them with the new chips.
Ah well, hopefully ma new parts will be here before I go to work so I can build it tonight

2.53
Whoo hoo!!!

uhh every amd chip i owned is still runing too..its not like either one of them just die..i think you are just stuck on intel...personally they are both the same once you get up into the higher end market (ie the 3ghz p4 and the 3k athlon) around the same price but lower down you can get a xp1700 for $50 buta $120 for a 1.8 p4