CPU/Mobo/RAM upgrade...

Ben_UK · Apr 17, 2003, 12:00 PM

Hello,

Its that time again, my current CPU/Mobo/RAM setup is over a year old so it time for an upgrade

Also just got a Radeon 9800 Pro so i wanna get the most of it

I am running a P4 1.8Ghz 100FSB, Abit BD7-RAID and 512Mb DDR PC2100

Not sure what to upgrade to.

Do i get an AMD or Intel now, or wait for month or 2 and get the new Intel Caterwood with a 800FSB P4

Dont wanna spend more than Â£500

Heres what i have in mind,

AMD
Epox 8RDA+ nForce2
AMD Athlon "Barton" XP2800+ 333FSB
Corsair 512MB DDR XMS3200 TwinX (2x256MB) Platinum CAS2

Â£409 inc. vat

Intel
Asus P4G8X Deluxe "Granite Bay"
Intel Pentium 4 'Northwood' 2.66BGHz (C1 Stepping)
Corsair 512MB DDR XMS3200 TwinX (2x256MB) Platinum CAS2

Â£494 inc. vat

Which would you have, or should i wait ?

Thanks

Dom · Apr 17, 2003, 12:05 PM

I would upgrade to the P4G8X and the XMS RAM, as for the CPU you could always overclock it. The 1.8A is an awesome overclocker.

DriveEuro · Apr 17, 2003, 06:12 PM

But if he has the Wilmette core it will not overclock that much. Northwoods overclock much better.

Ben_UK · Apr 17, 2003, 06:31 PM

It is a Northwood CPU and its not the best clocker

Wont even do 2.4Ghz with 1.7v core

Anyway i am not looking to overclock, i want a new system

What u think intel or amd ?

Thanks

DriveEuro · Apr 17, 2003, 06:39 PM

AMD is bang for the buck... You can get a 1700B or a 2100B and get between 2.2 - 2.4ghz ..... 2700-3000 performace.

shuki · Apr 17, 2003, 06:50 PM

but he said he did not want to OC. so I say go with intel...

Bane the ECF · Apr 18, 2003, 05:40 AM

Of course, he could wait for the Intel i875P chipset to come out...

DriveEuro · Apr 18, 2003, 05:56 AM

I see it beneficial to overclock. You can buy a decent mobo and a relatively inexpensive processor and get speeds that you'll pay 2-3 times as much for on the processor.

Ben_UK · Apr 18, 2003, 12:41 PM

Made my mind up,

Abit NF7-S v2.0 nForce2
AMD Barton XP2800+ 333FSB
TwinMOS 1Gb DDR PC3200 CAS2.5

Should be a wicked setup for my 9800 Pro !

shuki · Apr 18, 2003, 12:52 PM

great choices!! don't think you'll be disappointed

The_Neon_Cowboy · Apr 18, 2003, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Benny
Made my mind up,

Abit NF7-S v2.0 nForce2
AMD Barton XP2800+ 333FSB
TwinMOS 1Gb DDR PC3200 CAS2.5

Should be a wicked setup for my 9800 Pro !

BUY A 2500+ Barton AND O/C IT YOU WILL SAVE A BUNDLE

Ben_UK · Apr 18, 2003, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by The_Neon_Cowboy
BUY A 2500+ Barton AND O/C IT YOU WILL SAVE A BUNDLE

But i can overclock the 2800 if i ever want to.

DriveEuro · Apr 18, 2003, 05:20 PM

Ha, doesn't wanna overclock but bought an overclocking board

. I know shuki. He might if he wants to. You'll love that new rig. Did you already buy that ram? Cuz unless you are running a server or doing CAD drawings there isn't much need for 1GB of ram

Vampyromaniac · Apr 18, 2003, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DriveEuro
Ha, doesn't wanna overclock but bought an overclocking board

He was talking about his old setup when he said that . . .
He meant he wants to get a new system, not overclock his old one.

Quote:

Benny
Anyway i am not looking to overclock, i want a new system

Apr 17, 2003, 12:00 PM	#1
Ben_UK DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK - Nottingham Posts: 106 Rep Power: 0	CPU/Mobo/RAM upgrade... Hello, Its that time again, my current CPU/Mobo/RAM setup is over a year old so it time for an upgrade Also just got a Radeon 9800 Pro so i wanna get the most of it I am running a P4 1.8Ghz 100FSB, Abit BD7-RAID and 512Mb DDR PC2100 Not sure what to upgrade to. Do i get an AMD or Intel now, or wait for month or 2 and get the new Intel Caterwood with a 800FSB P4 Dont wanna spend more than Â£500 Heres what i have in mind, AMD Epox 8RDA+ nForce2 AMD Athlon "Barton" XP2800+ 333FSB Corsair 512MB DDR XMS3200 TwinX (2x256MB) Platinum CAS2 Â£409 inc. vat Intel Asus P4G8X Deluxe "Granite Bay" Intel Pentium 4 'Northwood' 2.66BGHz (C1 Stepping) Corsair 512MB DDR XMS3200 TwinX (2x256MB) Platinum CAS2 Â£494 inc. vat Which would you have, or should i wait ? Thanks

Apr 17, 2003, 06:12 PM	#3
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	But if he has the Wilmette core it will not overclock that much. Northwoods overclock much better. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Apr 17, 2003, 06:39 PM	#5
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	AMD is bang for the buck... You can get a 1700B or a 2100B and get between 2.2 - 2.4ghz ..... 2700-3000 performace. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

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Bane the ECF DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 220 Rep Power: 0	Of course, he could wait for the Intel i875P chipset to come out... __________________ ASUS K8N-E Motherboard Athlon 64 3200+ 10x200MHz Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu Heatsink & Fan 2x512MB Mushkin Black Level 2 PC-3500 ATi Radeon X800 SE 256MB 100GB Western Digital SE 8MB 7200RPM 320GB Seagate 8MB 7200 RPM Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Sony 19" E400 Trinitron Thermaltake Xaser III V2000A All-Aluminum Logitech Z-5300 5.1 Surround Sound

Apr 18, 2003, 05:56 AM	#8
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	I see it beneficial to overclock. You can buy a decent mobo and a relatively inexpensive processor and get speeds that you'll pay 2-3 times as much for on the processor. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Apr 17, 2003, 12:05 PM	#2
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	I would upgrade to the P4G8X and the XMS RAM, as for the CPU you could always overclock it. The 1.8A is an awesome overclocker.

Apr 17, 2003, 06:31 PM	Thread Starter #4
Ben_UK DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK - Nottingham Posts: 106 Rep Power: 0	It is a Northwood CPU and its not the best clocker Wont even do 2.4Ghz with 1.7v core Anyway i am not looking to overclock, i want a new system What u think intel or amd ? Thanks

Apr 17, 2003, 06:50 PM	#6
shuki DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: in the hidden place Posts: 1,975 Rep Power: 0	but he said he did not want to OC. so I say go with intel...

Apr 18, 2003, 12:41 PM	Thread Starter #9
Ben_UK DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK - Nottingham Posts: 106 Rep Power: 0	Made my mind up, Abit NF7-S v2.0 nForce2 AMD Barton XP2800+ 333FSB TwinMOS 1Gb DDR PC3200 CAS2.5 Should be a wicked setup for my 9800 Pro !

Apr 18, 2003, 12:52 PM	#10
shuki DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: in the hidden place Posts: 1,975 Rep Power: 0	great choices!! don't think you'll be disappointed

Apr 18, 2003, 05:20 PM	#13
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	Ha, doesn't wanna overclock but bought an overclocking board . I know shuki. He might if he wants to. You'll love that new rig. Did you already buy that ram? Cuz unless you are running a server or doing CAD drawings there isn't much need for 1GB of ram __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024