Asus p4p800 deluxe?????

-Scott- · Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 9:05 pm Post subject: Asus p4p800 deluxe?????

Whats your opinion on this board? I know everyone here seems to love the Abit IC7 (probably with good reason) but i can get the Asus local for bout the same price as the Abit (includin shipping). What do all you think of it, ive read a few reviews on the net and the only problems people have has with it are small layout problems and all the extra bios stuff they put onto it that makes the load a little bit slower. Ive also heard that its pretty good for overclocking too, some guy pushed a P4 2.4 up to 3.6 without much trouble besides cooling.

So, what do you think of the Asus P4P800 Deluxe?
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vumanchu52 · TweakNOOB Joined: 26 Sep 2003 Posts: 14 Location: Pomona

lookin to build p4 set up:

should i buy:

asus p4p800 deluxe w/ p4 2.4c ?

old set up:

asus a7n8x deluxe w/ 2500+ barton oc'ed to a 3300+ i think ( 2.29 ghz)
slk-800u or a i forget w vantec tornado (soo loud i had to get a f/a)
corsair pc3200 xms series 2 x 512
36 gig sata raptor and 200 gig maxtor (7200,8mb,133)
AIW 9700 pro (replaced stock fan with thermaltake orb)
um audigy2 ...das about it...
basically just replace amd board and chip to p4....and o/c to see wut results i can get...

comments would be greatly appreciated

overclocker noobie <--

[TN] Nathan · ALMIGHTY PWNER! Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Posts: 7406

Get a canterwood.

Check out my canterwood motherboard reviews in the review section.
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vumanchu52 · TweakNOOB Joined: 26 Sep 2003 Posts: 14 Location: Pomona

abit ic7-g?

[TN] Nathan · ALMIGHTY PWNER! Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Posts: 7406

or the DFI lanparty pro875

both seems to be solid overclockers with decent prices.
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vumanchu52 · TweakNOOB Joined: 26 Sep 2003 Posts: 14 Location: Pomona

how bout the asus p4c800 ..

vumanchu52 · TweakNOOB Joined: 26 Sep 2003 Posts: 14 Location: Pomona

i only say this because im not too familiar with DFI ..only worked with asus and abit boards...but then again...most of my systems were amd

[TN] Nathan · ALMIGHTY PWNER! Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Posts: 7406

Well, I can only really tell you what I know but from what I have been seeing lately, the BIOS on the P4C800 is a little too complicated for advanced overclocking due to its AI features which I think are catering too the people that want a quick way to overclock rather than doing it properly.
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-Scott- · Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2003 4:34 am Post subject:

ok - ill get the abit mobo, ill take your word for it

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[TN] Nathan · ALMIGHTY PWNER! Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Posts: 7406

You'll be happy. Just buy some really good memory.

Corsair is my choice.
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-Scott- · Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2003 12:02 am Post subject:

ok i got 2 questions...

is 512meg CORSAIR XMS3200 400mhz eXtreme Memory Speed good enough memory?

is there a good online hardware shop that ships international (to australia) that you know of?
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[TN] Nathan · ALMIGHTY PWNER! Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Posts: 7406

ok, for that board you have to get a dual channel kit such as here:

http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/corsair/
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-Scott- · Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2003 8:20 pm Post subject:

so just checkin, this is what i want right : DDR-DIMM 256meg x 2 (512meg) CORSAIR TwinX XMS3200 400mhz Matched Pair eXtreme Memory Speed
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[TN] Nathan · ALMIGHTY PWNER! Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Posts: 7406

Sure or if you have the money, buy the more expensive PC3700 or PC4000 TwinX dual channel kits.
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-Scott- · Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2003 8:22 pm Post subject:

i wish i could - but money is an issue... sigh
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vumanchu52 · TweakNOOB Joined: 26 Sep 2003 Posts: 14 Location: Pomona

I have 2 sticks of corsair memory which are 512 mb each ...i didnt buy the twin pack ..these are the cmx512-3200c2pt....not LL ones...can i use these if im planning to build and o/c a 2.4c with a canterwood mb? or would i have to get new ram in order to o/c to 3.2 +?

[TN] Nathan · ALMIGHTY PWNER! Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Posts: 7406

No, you should be fine, just insert them in the proper slots for dual channel setup and they should work.

Now the funny thing here is, why did you buy them first and THEN ask if they would work?
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vumanchu52 · TweakNOOB Joined: 26 Sep 2003 Posts: 14 Location: Pomona

oh..i only ask if Im able to use this ram FOR building and overclocking a new p4 system.....the reason why I ask about these is because I already bought them awhile back and have them running in my athlon system which i am running right now ...im going to the computer fair this weekend at the fairplex in pomona, Most likely gonna pick up the ABIT IC7-G MAX II w/ 2.4c chip...
will let you know when i got the parts and start putting it together....cant wait...

vumanchu52 · TweakNOOB Joined: 26 Sep 2003 Posts: 14 Location: Pomona

but the DFI board looks nice too!! dammit Im having a hard time deciding!! aaaahh

-Scott- · Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2003 5:34 am Post subject:

ummm - ok i said i would buy the Abit IC7 becuase most people said it didnt have any problems, but i went to this site wanting to learn more bout ram and it said that the Abit board cant run or has troubles with running with dividers set to 5:4 or 3:2... is this a problem for me - because i want to know before i buy it...

here is the page that concerned me: http://www.ocaddiction.com/articles/misc/memory_bandwidth/pg2.shtml

that bit about Abit boards is near the bottom
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