I am an intermediate user (of computers🙂) I have three pcs...Dell Inspiron notebook, PII 400 at home, PII 400 at work. I use my home desktop for everything from MS Word to Q3 and am upgrading soon. I already have my new ATX case and the motherboard is next.
Here's what I'm thinking of:
ASUS P4T-E INTEL® 850 CHIPSET PENTIUM® IV PGA478....$205.00
INTEL® PENTIUM® IV PGA478 RETAIL P4 1.50 GHZ ............$180.00
Total $385 US
Or:
Intel Pentium 4 PGA478 D850MDL * Audio & Intel Pro/100 Lan on-board.
Norton Internet Security with anti-virus (Who cares but it comes as a "bundle")
Intel Pentium 4 PGA478 1.5GHz CPU Retail. .........................$317.00 US
I will go with the Rambus Ram even though it is more expensive right now.
I'm not much of a tweaker but I believe that the Asus board will give me more tweaking ability. In lieu of this is the extra cost worth it?
What would you guys choose?
Btw I have decided not to go with AMD and DDR Ram.
Thx for any advice.
Gary
Here's what I'm thinking of:
ASUS P4T-E INTEL® 850 CHIPSET PENTIUM® IV PGA478....$205.00
INTEL® PENTIUM® IV PGA478 RETAIL P4 1.50 GHZ ............$180.00
Total $385 US
Or:
Intel Pentium 4 PGA478 D850MDL * Audio & Intel Pro/100 Lan on-board.
Norton Internet Security with anti-virus (Who cares but it comes as a "bundle")
Intel Pentium 4 PGA478 1.5GHz CPU Retail. .........................$317.00 US
I will go with the Rambus Ram even though it is more expensive right now.
I'm not much of a tweaker but I believe that the Asus board will give me more tweaking ability. In lieu of this is the extra cost worth it?
What would you guys choose?
Btw I have decided not to go with AMD and DDR Ram.
Thx for any advice.
Gary
