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| 255619 | 2004-07-27 00:33:00 | Comments on the folowing system combination, please: 1. Asus P4P800S-SE Intel 848P SATA LAN +5xPCI 800FSB/PRESCOTT READY 2. INTEL P4 2.8 C 478 800FSB NorthWood +box BX80532PG2800D 3. POWERCOLOR 9600SE 128M DVI LOW PROF +325/400MHZ 64 bit DDR VGA-DVI-I R96LE-C3S 4. CREATIVE SBLASTER LIVE 5.1 PLATINUM +S0-SBLIVE 5.1/PLATINNUM Your views on performance, compatibility and 'value for money' would be appreciated before I give them the money. Cheers |
bk T (215) | ||
| 255620 | 2004-07-27 01:12:00 | That video card will be cr@p for gaming, i'd ditch the motherboard and look for something with the Intel 865P chipset. If you want to save money id get rid of the SB Live as onboard sound isnt that bad and you can alway upgrade later when the budget allows. You also take not that Intel has just released the new Socket 775 with support for DDR2 and PCIe. The new Intel chipset also have really good onboard sound, and the onboard SATA controller has some snazy features. Buying a socket 478 based system at the moment isn't really a good idea as it is already obsolete. | Pete O'Neil (250) | ||
| 255621 | 2004-07-27 01:39:00 | well my socket478 P4 2.4Ghz c on Asus P4S800 mobo with 512Mb pc3200 ddr ram may very well be 'obsolete' but I love it..... you could buy the latest and the greatest but in three months that too will be 'obsolete'. All depends on what you wanna do with it | drcspy (146) | ||
| 255622 | 2004-07-27 13:09:00 | Proven board, reliable and stable, nice overclocking features. Yes technically obsolete, but nowadays by the time you have paid over the cash and get into your car with your the latest and greatest purchase its already obsolete. Lose the soundblaster, the onboard sound is okay for the time being and spend the extra dollars on a better vid card. I have a similar setup and am in the happy position of being able to upgrade whenever I want to (kids all left home :-) )and I have absolutely no urge to do so until all the inevetible teething problems on the new boards are settled and the technolgy matures (and the prices of the boards drop) |
the highlander (245) | ||
| 255623 | 2004-07-27 13:27:00 | I have the same board and even tho there are better chipsets available it is still a very competitive board nonetheless. I agree as far as the sound card is concerned, the onpoard Sound Max audio chip is good enough. The money set aside for the SB Live can be better utilised getting a decent graphics card. cheers chiefnz |
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