getting p4 cheap

[intelbugger]

Getting P4 cheap

I'm getting :

P4 1.4 retail pack with 3 yr warranty
Intel 850 gb m/b w/ 3 yr warranty
128 mb rdram

in a bundle for Rs. 19000 = US $ 380

Should I go for it. I don't want oc. The board stands pretty good in Anand's roundup except for its lack of oc features. I beleive the price above is damn cheap.

Some say the 423 socket is already out but I think even the 478 won't last long, what with northwood, itanium, sledgehammer around the corner. With this proce, i can build a mchine at less than $800.

I've always wanted an athlon but there r no good hsf available in india. neither do dealers support athlon. there r reported heating problems as well

Anybody say anything about this? What do I do? Go for it?

 

[intelbugger]

Sorry for posting twice. I thought the post didn't work the first time. So I did it again.

 

[damocles]

I think it's a little pricey for what you get ( though I live in NZ and i know how expensive things are outside of the US)

That combo could be found in the US for $113 for the processor, $128 for the Board and $30 for the ram using price watch- total = $271 (+ shipping)

If you bought this setup you would actually have a moderately slow (by currently standards) system.

Personally i wouldn't look at a P4 at less than 1.7GHz, The Intel board is ok (though I would prefer to go 478 pin and get a TH7 II or a Intel D850MV). 2x 64 meg rambus rimms are pretty useless for future upgrading- go for 2 x 128s

Whatever you do - don't buy an Intel i845 SDram setup as the P4 really thrives off high memory bandwidth

What would you use the system for?

 

[intelbugger]

You think that's expensive.

Listen to this,

P4 1.4 + 128 mb rdram only was selling at $540 right near my house. The price I mentioned is at Coimbatore from where I'd have to bring it. My friends r all excited by the price.

Pricing in the US is an entirely different affair.

Any Indians out there to comment on the price?

 

[Megatomic]

If you absolutely have to go with an Intel system, don't go Socket 423. I speak from experience on this. I had an ASUS P4T with a P4 1.4GHz and 256MB RDRAM. I traded it for a Dual PIII rig and then traded that for Tbird rig. I am much happier with my Tbird, though it was less tedious to configure the P4 rig. Intel chipsets are nice when it comes to that.

If you are going P4, get a Socket 478 chip and wait till you can get a DDR mobo for it. That would be a sweet rig man. Just my $.02.