My proposed Business/Corporate PC

[Guihuyn]

Hi guys, thanks for reading my post. My Dad is looking to upgrade his processor with a new case. This is what I have decided:

P4 2.4 GHz 400 FSB @ $99.00
Abit BH7 845PE 478 P4 Chipset @ $91.00
1x Kingston ValueRAM @ $63.00~

The hard drive, floppy, CD-Rom drive will be transfered.

Does anyone have any suggestions for a cheap case and a good power source with good value? Also, I have a question on the RAM in that was is the different between DIMM CL2 and DIMM CL2.5 RAM, will the BH7 motherboard be able to run both? Do you think my proposed hardware is a wise choice? And does BH7 include Integrated Video? Thanks! Free your mind on this if you want.

 

[leochen]

I think 2.4B(533) is the better choice. BTW, BH7 don't include Integrated Video.

 

[Guihuyn]

When you say you recommend the 533, should I still consider it even though I don't plan to overclock it heavily? bump btw.

 

[mechBgon]

AthlonXP 2400+
Asus A7N266-VM/AA
1 x 512Mb Crucial PC2100
Antec Plus660AMG case/TruePower 330 power supply
Win2000 Pro or WinXP Pro

I have about 25 of these at our office (most with 1800+'s) and they're great; extremely stable, good performers, not overclockable (a plus for corporate use), and they have onboard LAN, video, and high-quality onboard 5.1 audio with Dolby AC3 digital output as well as analog 5.1 output. 3-year warranty, passive northbridge cooling... keep an eye open for the A7N8X-VM too, it'll be an nForce2 variant of this.

 

[ojai00]

Originally posted by: Guihuyn
When you say you recommend the 533, should I still consider it even though I don't plan to overclock it heavily? bump btw.

Yea, it couldn't hurt. Faster FSB = faster performance, no? 🙂 You won't be saving all that much by going with a 400MHz FSB anyway (comparing prices on Newegg 😱).

 

[mcveigh]

get the 533 bus, 400 sucks IMHO, and how much ram are you talking about get 512.

 

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