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How is this O/C setup?

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src

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This is what I am about to buy.... please make suggestions/recommendations (this is my first o/c setup)
CPU: Intel P4 1.6a $160
Motherboard ASUS P4B266-C $112
Memory CORSAIR MEMORY XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series 512MB 64MX64C2.5 PC-3200PT With Platinum - Silver Heat Spreader $232
Video Card GeForce3 Ti200 (already own it) Free
Monitor Compaq P910 $239
Case Antec PLUS 1080B Perform. Plus Series (430W) $225
 
Get a cheaper Antec case, a better monitor and if you can a P4 2.26B.


I believe the monitor to be the most important part of a high-end computer system.
 
If I were you, I would get an i845G chipset-based motherboard. Either the EPoX 4G4A(I|+) or the Abit BG7 would be good choices.
 
if you were to get a P4 2.26b it will not work properly in that motherboard as its not designed to work with 533fsb CPUs, there is a cold boot issue above 132mhz. When you power up the system at 133fsb or higher, it wont post. You shut the system off and turn it back on and the fail safe kicks in and boots it at 100fsb, and takes you straight into the bios. If you leave the setting at whatever you had it set at and restart the computer it will work, it just wont post all the time from a full power down.

Its not really a major thing, but it is quite annoying.
 
If overclocking is your goal, I would go for the asus p4s533 or epox 4g4a. The epox boards usually come with dip switches for the cpu vcore, so cold booting won't be a problem. The asus board may have the extra jumper for cold booting that boosts the vcore by +.10. The samsung monitors work great and come with a 3 year warranty. I use the syncmaster 753df available for about $155-189.
 
Originally posted by: src
What about a P4B533 for the motherboard? That's 845E... or is 845G better?
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The i845G is a better chipset. The P4B533-V has the i845G chipset and its a great board, but its also pricey. If you're on a budget, get the EPoX 4G4A(I|+) or the Abit BG7.
 
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