P4C800 on Newegg

[smahoney]

Listed as arriving 4/16 for $249

 

[Budman]

249 US Dollar = 362.519 Canadian Dollar :Q:Q:Q:Q:Q:Q:Q:Q:Q:Q:Q:Q:Q:Q:Q:Q:Q:Q

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add 15% sales taxes and that 416.90$ CDN OMG!!

It better come down in price or there's no way I will be buying one of those.:brokenheart:

 

[sundog29]

Originally posted by: smahoney
Listed as arriving 4/16 for $249

So I did good this morning by passing on Atacom's $285 offer, not including $37 for 2-day shipping?

 

[bmg]

Overclocking is crap. 1.60v max and fsb can only be +5%/+10%/+20%/+30%. http://www.asus.com.tw/support/download/item.aspx?ModelName=P4C800%20Deluxe

 

[smahoney]

Waiting to see about the A.I. overclocking features.

Expect the prices to drop very quickly once the 865 is released - the chipset is more than GB, but with the reduced costs of the board - 4 layer instead of 6, and reduced number of components compared to the GB boards it should go under $200 US very quickly.

 

[maxSe]

I doubt Canterwood's price will go down that quickly... 875P is targeted for workstations just like GB, and 865P for enthusiasts and will be priced ~$150 or so I assume. GB boards are still priced $200+, so I wouldn't hold my breath...

 

[boyRacer]

Nooooooooooooooo thanks...

 

[THUGSROOK]

Originally posted by: smahoney
4 layer instead of 6

that has me concerned

 

[bmg]

Originally posted by: smahoney
Waiting to see about the A.I. overclocking features.

Expect the prices to drop very quickly once the 865 is released - the chipset is more than GB, but with the reduced costs of the board - 4 layer instead of 6, and reduced number of components compared to the GB boards it should go under $200 US very quickly.

What I listed IS the AI overclocking.

Update: Maybe I misinterpreted the manual, but I don't think so. Check out pages 80 and 81 in the manual (4-14 and 4-15).

 

[cobrasvt]

Something I read in a few of the Canterwood reviews was that Intel was able to change over to 4 layer boards vs. the 6 layer of old. The reason for this was that the new 800 parts run at much lower vcore's than the B0/C1 steppings. Most of the boards will have 2 phase power as well. I *think* it may have been xbits review where I read that (been reading so much lately its all a damn blur now ).

I can't really see how I feel so far about Canterwood? Why can't Intel allow a asynch bus to allow us with DDR400 and 533 parts to run at DDR400? It seems that the only benchmark that really outshines is in Sandra's memory test. All other tests are close to 3-5% difference than whats currently available, and then I see even less of a performance increase when using a 533 part at DDR333 speeds. As far as prices go, I think that for the most part, they are on par on whats out there now for the amount of features you get. So far, the only 2 boards that are using the new CSA bus is the Abit and DFI. Asus and Aopen are using non Intel Gigabit controllers, so they are being run off of the Southbridge.

I think what would make the chipset more appealing would be the release of the 2.4 800mHz processor with HT support, especially if they can get it in for right under $200...

 

[sumrtym]

Gigabyte and MSI are using CSA as well. The 2.4 Ghz 800 Mhz HT CPU will be $218.

 

[sundog29]

The Asus is there now for $260 shipped.

ASUS Motherboard for Intel Pentium 4 / Celeron Processors, 800Mhz FSB Model# P4C800 DELUXE Retail
Supported CPU478 Pentium 4 / Celeron
Chipset: I875P Canterwood + ICH5
FSB:800!/533/400 MHz
RAMual Channel DDR PC2100/2700/3200 Max 4GB
IDE:Ultra DMA 100/66/33 Max 4 Devices
Slots:AGP 8X
Ports:2xPS2,1xCOM,1xLPT,4xUSB,1xLAN,1xFirewire and Audio
Onboard Audio:ADI AD1985 SoundMAX 6-channel CODEC
Onboard LAN:3COM Gigabit 10/100/1000Mbs
Onboard Firewire:VIA 1394 Controller
Onboard SATA: 2 x Serial ATA
and Onboard Raid (SATA RAID only): Promise 20378 RAID - RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, Multiple RAID
This Board does not support IDE RAID
Model#: P4C800 DELUXE-UBY Special Free FedEx Saver Shipping


$259.99

YES (In stock 1500 EST)

 

[eastvillager]

I ordered one from newegg. I think newegg should just get direct deposit from my payroll check or something, lately.

 

[wicktron]

Gotta love the prices of these Canterwood boards!

 

[render]

I would rather get a 7505 dual board(tyan s2668an) for $280 shipped.

 

[wicktron]

I would rather chew my arm

 

[oldfart]

Originally posted by: bmg
Overclocking is crap. 1.60v max and fsb can only be +5%/+10%/+20%/+30%. http://www.asus.com.tw/support/download/item.aspx?ModelName=P4C800%20Deluxe

Not really that bad. From Evans review:

The Vcore adjustments available in the P4C800 Deluxe's BIOS aren't all that stellar from an overclocker's point of view, but perfectly acceptable from anyone else's point of view. Vcore is adjustable as high as 1.60V in 0.0125V increments, and while overclockers might be put off by this they'll at least be pleased to know that, as per tradition, ASUS overvolts Vcore between 0.052-0.058V, meaning if you had a 1.50V processor set to default voltage in the P4C800 Deluxe, it would actually be running between 1.552V and 1.558V. So in the end, actual Vcore can reach as high as 1.658V, sometimes dipping as low as 1.652V when the value "1.6V" is saved to CMOS.

If you are using a C1 stepping CPU, that is more than enough Vcore.

 

[Spicedaddy]

They should put 1.55-->1.65V in the BIOS if it's gonna overvolt like a mofo all the time.

Bring on the IC7.

 

[cmdrdredd]

I'm waiting on the i865 chipset mobos. Those will likely be the overclocker mobos

 

[THUGSROOK]

1.6v vcore is plenty

 

[Scroatdog]

NO THANKS.

ASUS cheaped out, but you couldn't tell from the price tag!!! They skimped out on CSA AND aren't using SATA RAID from the ICH5. They're using a controller, which will no doubt hold back the performance of SATA RAID.

Gigabit seems to have both, but no firewire, and it's nowhere in site

Abit has CSA, but I'm not sure if they've got SATA RAID off the ICH5. Oh yeah, they are also no where in site

Aopen............ not even going to entertain that one

MSI.... haven't seen a solid review, no where in site.

It breaks my heart to see this 3.0 Ghz chip in it's shrink-wrapped box, waiting for a home............:brokenheart:

 

[eastvillager]

omg, didn't see that sata controller bs. I've just ordered the hound of the canterwoods.

<insert cursing here>

I just don't know who to trust in motherboards anymore. Everybody i've tried has let me down at least once.

 

[whistleclient]

what's CSA?

 

[Budman]

Originally posted by: tangent1138
what's CSA?

Canadian Standards Assosiation.

 

[Budman]

Seriously here's what CSA is .

CSA: ooh look, a new Bus