Is the ASUS P4T533 Mobo out yet? If so, Where in the UK can I get it?

[Shagga]

Anyone?

Cheers,

 

[fkloster]

The 'Monster truck: Grave Digger' of all platforms is rapidly approaching availability...

 

[Wolfsraider]

<< The 'Monster truck: Grave Digger' of all platforms is rapidly approaching availability... >>



sweet one fkloster

 

[Shagga]

I want some of this Monster Truck action....where, who, when, how much, sod the cost, where can I get it?

 

[Mem]

Shagga I`ve not seen that board available yet here in the UK,save your money for a Clawhammer instead .

 

[Shagga]

When will we see ClawHammer and a few benchmarks?

 

[Athlon4all]

The P4T533 is probably in mass production now, and should hit the streets with the 850e launch later in May. How much? Hmmm I dunno, prolly a tad more than a P4T-E ($150 @ Newegg)at first but coming down quickly. As for ClawHammer, probably benchmarks in October, and avialability by Christmas.

Shagga, I just thought I would just make a suggestion. I can understand the urge to upgrade alright, but I think something that you should keep in mind (especially if you're a big time gamer) is that this fall, we are going to be seeing the rise of a new Architechure and Generation Video Chips (R300 and NV30) and CPU (ClawHammer for AMD) and If you were planning on spending top dollar for this system now, it might be worthwhile to wait and spend top dollar this fall when we wil see these new Architechure's, you see what I mean. You'd be fine with a Northwood-B and a GF4, but to me, I'd try to hang in there with your P3 and get the next generation of video card and CPU in the fall.

 

[ToBeMe]

Sorry........misread...........thought it said P4S533

Yeah................I'd wait on clawhammer too, but, kind of want something new every few months and Jan/Feb. is a LONG way off...............

 

[Diable]

Shagga, I say go for. If you listen to Athlon4all you'll never buy anything cause there's always something better right around the corner.

 

[Athlon4all]

<< Shagga, I say go for. If you listen to Athlon4all you'll never buy anything cause there's always something better right around the corner. >>

True, but I feel that this isn't your typical "Oh Palomino's coming!", "Don't forget NV25!". K8, NV30 and R300 are break through products, like Williamette P4, and the original K7 Athlon were. Those were totally new architechures, so its up to you, I just would keep it in mind that its not every year we get 2 radical new architechurers released, ya know?

 

[looper]

Athlon4all...

" I just thought I would just make a suggestion. I can understand the urge to upgrade alright, but I think something that you should keep in mind (especially if you're a big time gamer) is that this fall, we are going to be seeing the rise of a new Architechure and Generation Video Chips (R300 and NV30) and CPU (ClawHammer for AMD) and If you were planning on spending top dollar for this system now, it might be worthwhile to wait and spend top dollar this fall when we wil see these new Architechure's, you see what I mean. You'd be fine with a Northwood-B and a GF4, but to me, I'd try to hang in there with your P3 and get the next generation of video card and CPU in the fall. "

I'm in the same situation... I have a Celeron 633@900mhz, GeForce2-GTS, and Abit BH-6. Have the $, and ready to do "the nasty"...

Decisions... get the DDR Asus P4S533 now, in a few @ weeks the i850E boards are here, or as you said, in the Fall all hell breaks lose...

Geez...

 

[Shagga]

Thanks for the input guyz.

The urge to upgrade is great as you all know. I have had my P3 800 since it first come out which was quite a while ago. Since I bought the P3 800 a lot has been happening, particularly with motherboard chipsets and problems with companies getiing licences such as VIA when looking to support the new incarnation of the P4. At first the Willamette did not excite me, then came the Northwood. This is a good chip and in terms of overclocking this chip reminds me of the Celeron 300A which you will all agree was the daddy! I was sure that Intel was the way to go for me once Northwood came out and teamed with the 850 Chipset and RDRAM there was no other system like it in terms of "all round" speed. Now with the P4 Northwood CPU's running at 533 FSB just around the corner and in deed comments made by Anand, I'm keen to go this way. RDRAM at PC1066 and 4.2GB of bandwidth is hard to beat and teamed with the P4 it should last me a while until all the 64bit CPU's start hitting the market. Cost, well it is not good for an Intel based system, but it never really has been. People, like me who go Intel most of the time are not really looking to save money. I know it's strange and I can't really explain it other than better the devil you know. (Some of you may remember I changed from Intel once, and went CYRIX!, oh yes I did, you better believe it! , god it gives me shivvers to think I changed from a pentium 75 to a CYRIX 166+).

Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that, although my P3 800 is dated, teamed with my Geforce 3 the first game that really made my system unplayable at high frame rates and with all the sttings yanked up at 1600 x 1200 was "Medal of Honour - Allied Assault". So, when that happens I tend to upgrade.

This is my intention over the next month in terms of upgrading.

Motherboard - ASUS P4T533-C (Not sure what the C is, but I'll find out soon enough)
CPU - Intel P4 Northwood running at 2.0GHz. Now I'm not sure if Intel will be making a P4 2.0GHz running at 533 FSB as it's likely from what I read that the first will be 2.4GHz. Mind you they said that about the first Northwood, and you can now get 2.2, 2.0, 1.9, 1.8, 1.7, 1.6 etc. However, the P4 2.0MHz CPU running at 400MHz FSB might be the way to go if Intel should not release lower 533MHz FSB CPU's in the short term. I'll wait a little b4 spending £500 on a P4 2.4B GHz CPU. Even I have limits.
Ram - Until PC1066 hits mainstream I guess I'll go for either 512MB of PC1066 or even 1GB of PC800. Not sure yet.
Graphics Card - I'm gunna stick with the GeForce 3 at this time as it is coping admirably at the moment. NV30 for me I think as DOOM3 might be out round about then and from what Carmack was saying, a GF3 or GF4 will be minimum (oh, and not a GF4MX lol )

Pretty excited about the prospect of the above and as soon as it comes available I'll give you guyz the skinny on it. In the meantime CLAWHAMMER should be excellent, but now is the time and with my trusty P4 and an NV30, that should be sufficient I'm sure for the up and coming games etc. In fact, it's likely that there will be no game to even test the system as usual. Fun all this upgrading just gotta have scenario we keep putting ourselves in isn't it?

 

[Athlon4all]

In any case Shagga, that look like a great system!! If I were buying a P4, that would be mine!!!! And you're right it should last you a long time. A few comments:

1. Intel according to the recent CNET article saying that 850e and co would be launched monday said that Intel would be releaseing 2.26, 2.4 and 2.53GHz chips supporting the new bus.
2. One thing to keep in mind of you can't afford the 2.26 chip is there is always getting the 1.6A and overclocking to 533fsb (2.1GHz). Hundreds have done it quite easily.
3. y not a GeForce4 Ti 4200? Probably by the time P4T533-C, and 2.26 533fsb P4's hit the streets, the Ti 4200 will finally have hit as well for around $200. I'd suggest reading Anandtech's sub-$200 video card roundup. As you'll see the performance difference between the GF3, GF3 Ti 200 and the GF4 TI4200 is nothing to shrug off.

Welll, I just went to price watch and there are 4 or 5 GF4 Ti 4200's just hitting the online shelves and ready to order, right around $200. It's your call but the performance improvement is significnat on the GF4 Ti 4200. Good luck!!!

 

[DukeChestnut]

This winter. New CPUs & GPUs ... BUT if u have the $ then go ahead and get a P4 "B". thats wut i'm doing.

 

[Wolfsraider]

the p-4b's are out i ordered mine from googlegear but atacom and mwave are supposed to have them in stock