Intel 925XE D925XEBC2LK R

[ilikevideogames]

Greetings all, im looking at putting a P4 775 T system together and thinking about getting an actual Intel brand Motherboard. I didn't really see any threads on them, or even any mention of them on the forums so figured id ask...whats the deal with them, are they good/bad? I figured if anything they would be the most stable choice, they seemed to be priced reasonably (actually less then most of the 3rd party boards) and still have similiar features to the other boards. Im guessing they are probably the worst choice for someone that wants to tinker/overclock but thats fine with me, i just want something that works =)

Also read on here that 775 T P4 CPUs that are 3.4 or faster overheat and throttle down? Whats the deal with that, any 3.4+ P4 owners care to comment? Id like to know before chosing the cpu,

The board im considering is the:

Intel 925XE D925XEBC2LK R

and using this processor:

CPU P4/3.4 GHz 800M LGA775 550 RET

Thanks!

 

[ilikevideogames]

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[imported_Fedor]

Hi,
I cant say much about the Intel mobos to be honest. However, if the board you are looking at still has all the features you want, just go for the cheapest one, and it will work and be stable, whether its Intel or a known 3rd party brand. Stick to the big names, Asus, Abit, MSI, etc, and you should be fine.

The reason for actually replying is to clarify the overheating and throttling thing for you. If you use the standard heatsink with the thermal pad they provide, you will be fine. If you have to take the heatsink off however, the thermal pad loses some of its functionality if you want to re-apply it, and this is where the problems arise. I think it all started with an article on Tomshardware, where his test batch was producing lower and lower scores on 3dmark with each consecutive run. It was because the CPU was getting hotter and hotter and throttling more each time. In short, either stick with the thermal pad for your first application and stay with it, or if you end up re-applying the heatsink, then use a silver based paste like Arctic Silver 5. Or just go with the silver stuff right from the start. Ive got a 3.4ghz, but I went with a 3rd party cooler as well, and you may want to do the same, just to be safe, however the original Intel cooler is sufficient.

 

[SMOKE20]

The problem was with the 5xx series. The 6xx series do not have the heat problem and the one I'm using has never throttled. Running Prime 95 and SuperPi with Throttlewatch open the whle time showed the chip never once throttled.

FWIW though, we are also building an A64 system for gaming.

P4 system

640
AA8x
6800GT
Seasonic 500W