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Cost not being a factor, would anyone pick something other than the ASUS P4C800-E for a P4 motherboard?
and if so, can you give a breif reason why?
Krimzan
12-03-03, 11:19 AM
I picked a Gigabit board for my PC and the one I built for my brothers PC. Why? It had everything I wanted on it, and Toms rated it highly. I didn't do all that in-depth of research I guess if you think about it, but I've had zero problems with it. I lub the Intel chipsets...
Im also confused as to what memory to buy for the board..
Kingston offers 3 that look like they will work, but im hard pressed to tell the difference..I see the CAS settings are all different, but by the pricing it seems the first one is better, but according to CAS settings the second one looks better. ( all prices from NewEgg)
$238.00
Kingston HyperX Series Dual Kits 184 Pin 512MBx2 DDR PC-3200
Specification
Manufacturer: Kingston
Model: KHX3200K2/1G
Speed: DDR400 (PC3200)
Type: 184 Pin DDR SDRAM
Error Checking: Non-ECC
Registered/Unbuffered: Unbuffered
Cas Latency: 2-2-2-6-1T
Support Voltage: 2.6V
$215.00
Kingston HyperX (Dual Pack) 184 Pin 512MBx2 DDR PC-3200
Specification
Manufacturer: Kingston
Model: KHX3200AK2/1G
Speed: DDR400(PC3200)
Type: 184 Pin DDR SDRAM
Error Checking: Non-ECC
Registered/Unbuffered: Unbuffered
Cas Latency: 2-3-2-6-1T
Support Voltage: 2.6V
Bandwidth: 3.2GB/s
Organization: two 64M x 64 -Bit
Warranty: Lifetime Model#: KHX3200AK2/1G
$169.00
KINGSTON KVR400X64C3AK2/1G 1GB Kit (2x 512MB) DDR400 PC3200 CL3
Specifications:
Type: 184-pin DDR
Capacity: 1GB (2x 512MB)
Speed: DDR400 (PC3200)
Latency: CAS Latency 3 Model#: KVR400X64C3AK2/1G
er nevermind.. Once i was reading it here I see the first one is much better and the last one shouldnt even be on the list..
/bonks self
Abit IC7-G Max3; 'cause it's pretty
(oh, and it has firewire, Gigabit LAN, SATA RAID, and all those high tech new fangled features). The only complaint I've heard about the Max3 is that the OTES technology feature (a translucent blue shroud which cools off part of the motherboard) can make heatsink installation and removal a pain. It you don't want OTES, there's always the Abit IC7-G Max2
As for the memory, the 2-2-2-6 and the 2-3-2-6 are probably pretty much the same stuff; it's just when the Canterwood and Springdale boards came out, the 2-2-2-6 stuff wasn't 100% reliable so they relaxed the Cas to Ras setting from 2 to 3 (which makes it stable for Canterwood and Springdale boards). Some memory (like Mushkin level 2 black) should work in the Canterwood and Springdale boards with a 2-2-2-6 setting, but some won't.
The Abit and ASUS boards are almost identical in features.. Has anyone seen any reviews between the 2?
Ruccus, have the vdimm issues found here: forum.abit-usa.com/showth...genumber=1
been apparent to you at all?
You shouldn't need 2.9v on your memory unless you're doing some major overclocking - stock is what, around 2.65v? Overvolting is trying to get more out of your memory by decreasing its useful life (just like excessively overvolting a processor - it'll run, but it'll shorten its life in the process).
I believe in overclocking with stock voltage until you get unstable, then increase the voltage by a bit to add stability. I don't believe in forcing an overclock through overvolting parts.