ASUS Motherboard... Which one should i pick?

[WayneTeK]

I'm making a new system... I don't know what kind of ASUS motherboard i should pick... I know i want a P4 1.8A GHZ chip... but i'm not sure which kind of MOBO i should get... I know i want ASUS, top of the line MOBO.... Could you help out and give me any recommendations??? Thanks.

Also, where should i buy it from? newegg.com? or ???

 

[fkloster]

Here you go.

 

[WayneTeK]

can't see.... says something about subscribing to anandtech???

 

[fkloster]

1) Asus P4T-E retail w/rdram turbo mode & w/new ICS clock generators (latest revision).... ATACOM: $174.95
2) 4-256mb (1 GB) double sided / 16 chip / Samsung original low density PC-800.... ATACOM: $379.80
3) Intel retail P4 1.8a (SL63X- made in Malaysia...the land of OC'ing for chips lol).... ATACOM: $228.95
4) AS3.... ATACOM: $19.95
5) Gainward 'Golden Sample' 4600 retail.... ATACOM: $439.95
6) Delta 80mm 80cfm 6K rpm cpu fan (or turbine ).... PLYCON: $18.99
7) Swiftech MCX478 Retail Check this sucker out!!.... SIDEWINDERCOMPUTERS: $67.50


I am a completely hopeless computerholic. I know some of these #'s may not be the best price available but what do you guys think....this sucker better rock the house! Bring on the floggin'...

GOAL HERE IS TO HAVE 2.4 GHZ 533 (4X) FSB PC-1066 RIG THATS ROCK STABLE FOREVER!!!

Thanks Tex for the cooler suggestion
Thanks Jumpem for the ATACOM lead...

3D MARK 2K1 SE results

12K+ 315 core / 700 memory

SANDRA RESULTS

CPU Arithmetic

Dhrystone ALU-------4704 Mips
Whetstone FPU-----2995 Mips

CPU Multimedia

Intiger------------------9541 it/s
Floating Point-------11645 it/s

Memory Bandwidth

Ram Int Buffered----3363 mb/s
Ram Float Buffered-3355 mb/s

 

[mchammer187]

go with a P4T 533 the one that uses RIMM 4200

 

[Krk3561]

Also, where should i buy it from? newegg.com? or ???

Newegg has great prices and great customer service. If you need cooling parts, I recomend frozencpu.com. The retail cooler is pretty good though. If your doing OC'ing make sure to get Arctic Silver 3.

5) Gainward 'Golden Sample' 4600 retail.... ATACOM: $439.95

$439!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Are you kidding me! At newegg.com the same card is $318. ATACOM has ridiculous prices according to your post.

For the motherboard, what makes you want to buy an ASUS? The Gigabyte GA-8IHXP is awesome and many more features than an ASUS 850E motherboard. Make sure you get an 850E motherboard with at least 512MB (no need right now for more) Kingston PC1066. My brothers rig (check my sig) is about as fast as it gets (14000+ 3dmarks).

 

[John]

Originally posted by: Krk3561

Also, where should i buy it from? newegg.com? or ???

Newegg has great prices and great customer service. If you need cooling parts, I recomend frozencpu.com. The retail cooler is pretty good though. If your doing OC'ing make sure to get Arctic Silver 3.

5) Gainward 'Golden Sample' 4600 retail.... ATACOM: $439.95

$439!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Are you kidding me! At newegg.com the same card is $318. ATACOM has ridiculous prices according to your post.

Krk3561, fkloster's prices are from April, and he simply copy/pasted the info from the thread he linked to. He is proud of his purchase.

For the motherboard, what makes you want to buy an ASUS? The Gigabyte GA-8IHXP is awesome and many more features than an ASUS 850E motherboard. Make sure you get an 850E motherboard with at least 512MB (no need right now for more) Kingston PC1066. My brothers rig (check my sig) is about as fast as it gets (14000+ 3dmarks).

Why Gigabyte? It doesn't have an agp/pci lock or allow cpu core voltage past 1.7v TTBOMK. Don't get me wrong, it sounds like a nice board, but everyone is entitled to an opinion.

 

[Budman]

Get the P4B533 with some nice fast DDR & you're all set.

 

[zeruty]

Originally posted by: Budman
Get the P4B533 with some nice fast DDR & you're all set.

P4B533 only supports PC2100, so it's not gonna be the fastest available

 

[Budman]

Originally posted by: zeruty

Originally posted by: Budman
Get the P4B533 with some nice fast DDR & you're all set.

P4B533 only supports PC2100, so it's not gonna be the fastest available

Flick one switch & you're running at 180mhz then go to 150mhz & your ram is running at 200mhz.

Officialy it only says pc2100 but I know better.

 

[mellondust]

For a 1.8A, what about the p4s533? Has gotten some great reviews, overclocks well, and can be had for $116 at newegg.

 

[Budman]

Originally posted by: mellondust
For a 1.8A, what about the p4s533? Has gotten some great reviews, overclocks well, and can be had for $116 at newegg.

If you dont plan on going over 140-150mhz Fsb then it's a good board & it's got good mem ratios,but the lack of a agp/pci lock will hurt it if you are planning on a high fsb overclock.

 

[bocamojo]

I'd wait a few days and get the newest Asus mobo coming out, the ASUS P4S8X. It's got the newest SIS chipset, the SIS 648, which has over 1GB / sec bandwidth, support for DDR333 (and upcoming DDR400 support unofficially) USB 2.0 support, 1394, onboard LAN, Serial ATA (also ATA 100/133 support) and AGP 8x support. It's going to be one bad @ss board. Here's a few linkies:

Pics

Asus link

 

[WayneTeK]

ok... i'm lost... everyone has recommendations...

so i should wait for the new ASUS MOBO to come out? or just get the P4T533 or P4B533???

Please help me out cuz i'm a N-00-B when it comes with hardware...

Thanks

 

[TimeKeeper]

If you want to OC just get a refurb 845D/E/G chip mobo. (agp/PCI clock lock, just in case you running odd FSB speed)

 

[corkyg]

I second Bacamojo's point - wait a few days and go for the gold - the P4S8X. It will probably hit the street next week or the week after. I am waiting for it.

 

[mchammer187]

This is the current king of ALL P4 motherboards

its not cheap though and 232 pin RIMM 4200 is not cheap either but if you want the best this is it

 

[John]

Originally posted by: mchammer187
This is the current king of ALL P4 motherboards

its not cheap though and 232 pin RIMM 4200 is not cheap either but if you want the best this is it

I assume you are referring to the P4T533. It is a finicky board, but when you get it set up properly you are in for a treat. Unfortunately I sold my P4T533-R last week.

 

[mchammer187]

Originally posted by: John

Originally posted by: mchammer187
This is the current king of ALL P4 motherboards

its not cheap though and 232 pin RIMM 4200 is not cheap either but if you want the best this is it

I assume you are referring to the P4T533. It is a finicky board, but when you get it set up properly you are in for a treat. Unfortunately I sold my P4T533-R last week.

any reason why?

I would have gone that route but they are too rich for my blood

i have 2 Th7 II's though 1 is RAID other is not and i absolutely love them

 

[mastertech01]

I think its finicky for high OCs over the 133MHZ range (like 160MHZ) FSB. So far in the couple hours Ive been running mine, it has ran like a dream, super easy to setup, and running my P4 2.4A at 2760 at default voltage and I havent even tried to push it yet.Im very pleased.. Thanks for the sweet board John