Opinions on Asus P4C800 and Intel 875 Chipset?

[jgbishop]

I'm looking at buying a new motherboard. The P4C800 looks interesting. Is it any good? Who here has one and likes it?

Also, is the 875 chipset any good? What makes it different than the 865PE chipset?

 

[carlosd]

Those are dead end chipsets.

 

[jose]

Do you have a processor & memory already ?
Are you starting from scratch ??

I have several p4c800e's systems, all very fast & stable. I like the quality that asus mobo's provide.
But it is an older chipset, and you may want to look at newer processors available now.

If I were building a new computer I'd wait awhile for the new NForce4 mobo from Asus & pair it w/ a A64 3200+ processor.

Regards,
Jose

 

[jgbishop]

I already have a Pentium 4 3.2GHz processor and 184-pin PC3200 DDR DIMMs. I think my current mobo (P4P800) is trash - it gives me some power up problems. I'm thinking of swapping out the mobo to see if that's the problem, and I was wondering what I should go to.

BTW, how have processors changed? I thought things were fairly stagnant in that market right now...

 

[FINGERS20]

I have an ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe which is basically the same board as the P4C800 if memory serves me well. Easy board to overclock both CPU and memory timings and results on Performance Test Ver5 show that my motherboard is still performing above anyone else with regards to memory and cpu functions......if you already have a processor and memory then I heartily recommend this combination. Will mail you results graph if you like to back up my claim.

 

[slurmsmackenzie]

sis chipset anandtech comparison

as opposed to the 875\865 intel chipsets.

where to get it.

and the fact that it barely breaks a benji is pretty sweet, too.

 

[bim27142]

Originally posted by: jgbishop
I'm looking at buying a new motherboard. The P4C800 looks interesting. Is it any good? Who here has one and likes it?

Also, is the 875 chipset any good? What makes it different than the 865PE chipset?

pretty good enough for a 478 platform, one of the best there is... 865PE is quite inferior than 875 and mind you, 875 is one of the best desktop chipset by intel... it even performs better than the newer 915's in some benchmarks... on thing good about this chipset is that it's a mature one, and you can tweak the hell out of this one especially with the asus p4c800...

 

[bim27142]

Originally posted by: carlosd
Those are dead end chipsets.

maybe for you because you can spend tons of bucks always upgrading... but to people struggling on the edge, this stuff is already worth a fortune...

 

[bim27142]

Originally posted by: jgbishop
I already have a Pentium 4 3.2GHz processor and 184-pin PC3200 DDR DIMMs. I think my current mobo (P4P800) is trash - it gives me some power up problems. I'm thinking of swapping out the mobo to see if that's the problem, and I was wondering what I should go to.

BTW, how have processors changed? I thought things were fairly stagnant in that market right now...

you can make 3.2 run at 4Ghz on p4c800...i'm not sure about stability though because i don't have this mobo, wish i have...

 

[jgbishop]

Now that I look at it, the P4C800 has some negative reviews around the web. What other options exist? Remember that I already have memory and a processor...

 

[bacillus]

I use one of those boards and have nothing but praise for it.

 

[jose]

Since you already have a processor (478pin) I'd recomend the p4c800e.. Their are a lot of variables that affect stabaility. ie memory, power supply ..


As far a processors, Intel has their prescott's, & the 915/925 chipsets. Personally I would not use them for a new system.

Regards,
Jose

 

[imported_Kensai]

If you have the money for it, 875P is the best bang for socket 478. Intel's 865PE is just a slightly striped down version of the 875P, but none the less, still great for less cash.

 

[Thor86]

Originally posted by: bacillus
I use one of those boards and have nothing but praise for it.

Ditto. I don't think these boards are "dead end" anytime soon.

 

[Deslok]

Originally posted by: carlosd
Those are dead end chipsets.

What a useless reply.

 

[bim27142]

Originally posted by: Thor86

Originally posted by: bacillus
I use one of those boards and have nothing but praise for it.

Ditto. I don't think these boards are "dead end" anytime soon.

...but a well optimized high end 478 platform can still kick the ass of say an expensive mid range 775 platform...considering the price, new technology is usually expensive for a time being... but then again, newer does not neccessarilly mean better... 915 over 875???? surely i'd go for 875... 925 is still way too expensive for me...

 

[slurmsmackenzie]

Originally posted by: bim27142

Originally posted by: Thor86

Originally posted by: bacillus
I use one of those boards and have nothing but praise for it.

Ditto. I don't think these boards are "dead end" anytime soon.

...but a well optimized high end 478 platform can still kick the ass of say an expensive mid range 775 platform...considering the price, new technology is usually expensive for a time being... but then again, newer does not neccessarilly mean better... 915 over 875???? surely i'd go for 875... 925 is still way too expensive for me...

personally, i think the 915 is the way to go. the new prescotts have reduced temperatures tremendously, high def. audio, support for ddr AND ddr2, pci-e, and a 2.8 that's been clocked on air to almost 3.7!!!! which is when the prescott shines (3.6 and up)


oh yeah...
this mobo and this processor for under 3 and a quarter.