I still can't decide! P4T-E or P4B266-C

[Ph33zy]

I want to know which one is more future proof. Ive heard the P4b266 will no problem supporting the 533 fsb P4's but what about the P4T-E. Does the P4B266 overclock better too? Help me decide!!

 

[Jgtdragon]

I would go with the P4T-E. I heard it will support the 533 fsb and PC1200.

 

[Amused]

My choice is the P4T-E as well. In fact, I own one.

 

[Strawberrymom]

if your going rambus then there are a few choices if you go DDr it sure wouldnt be the Asus board

 

[Diable]

I say get the P4T-E, I have one and its a great board.

 

[BlakkIce]

ive been reading that the P4B266 is a nice board with great overclocking features

 

[Duvie]

Hopefully you know one takes rambus rdram and is a i850 board (p4t-e), the other takes ddr-dsdram and is an i845 platform (p4b266)...


The asus p4b266 is better then the c model as it has a few more features plus usb 2.0 support. Cost about 20 bucks more...

Great ocer from what members with it have told me. It locks pci and agp speeds as well as provides memory bandwidth scores higher then stock rdram when coupled with a fsb overclock...talk to thermite...

The board overclocks in some reviews over the 133mhz very stable...couple it with crucial pc2100 or even some pc2700 ddr...got full array of voltage controls for memory as well.


It is likely both may support them, but who knows since little has been said. Even if not this board stably will take and fully adjust to 133mhz fsb making the 533fsb a reality. Intel is likely to run 400mhzfsb up to 2.6-2.8 anyways.

 

[AndyHui]

I went with the P4T-E.....very happy with it.

 

[KenAF]

Another important update on the P4T-E....

There are two versions of the P4T-E, both of which share the same revision. The newest version uses ICS brand 9212-13 DRCGs, while the older uses CYP 632081 DRCGs. Only the boards with the ICS chips can achieve stable operation at 533FSB and above. There are two DRCG chips on each board, located near the RAM slots.

Before buying a board, attempt to confirm with the vendor that the two chips located near the RAM slots have "ICS" (and not CYP) listed on them; that will ensure that 533+MHz memory is supported.

Note even if you have the version with the superior ICS chips, you will still need to use the mainboard DIP switches in order to run RDRAM at 533+MHz. Through the bios options, it is not possible to access the 1/2 AGP and 1/4 PCI dividers that are necessary to attain stable operation at high memory speeds; the only way to access these dividers is through the use of the mainboard DIP switches. Download the P4T manual from Asus' web site for info on how to correctly set the DIP switches for various memory speeds between 533MHz (PC1066) and 600Mhz (PC1200).