Could be building my first p4....

The_Neon_Cowboy · Sep 27, 2004, 07:20 AM

I kinda want to play with a P4 since i've never owned one.
Blasphemy! I know j/K

Could be building my first p4.... I’ve always used AMD at home and I’m looking at how cheap the Celerons are an how cheaply I can get a board and it’s begining to look attractive

Shes going to be useing it mostly for simple stuff a little gameing nothing intense. word processeing, photoshop, she prefurs low end games, old and defunked ones "mostly" lol

but she does play a few things I do just for fun like ut2004

I just bought two sticks of 256mb PC 2700 (for ubber cheap)

I can get a 2.4 ghz for about $65 and a cheap mobo http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/rg/
for $28 but it has no AGP since it has the intel extreme built in

I would rather of had an AGP board (i may still order one of those to fix up a gateway that i'm repairing for my bothers ex-wife, becouse it matches up with the case)

i'd be looking at about $40 for cheap p4 board with AGP so I have a choice of graphics http://www.tigersurplus.com/details....ductid=OA-2710

Actual this looks good http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...T=Motherboards
plus it's based on the 865 chipset so it's newer and upgradeable

(I may also use the pc to host a little private FTP or as a sever etc

from time to time)

or am I better of just sticking with AMD?

and get a cheap amd board with 2500+ or something?

I'd like to work in a little upgrade for myself

I defonately need pc 3200
mabe another CPU, a diffrent HDD, of couse if I do that I can use my old for her or sell it and but something for her non the less i have alot of decideing to do

Dom · Sep 27, 2004, 07:25 AM

Anything's better than the Mac she has now.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Sep 27, 2004, 07:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dom

Anything's better than the Mac she has now.

lol

I know she wouldn't of said that a year or two ago, before I dragged her kicking and screaming to a PC

I'd rather up grade mine and just share but I am a pc hog, she loads alot of useless junk and clutter, better we have two seprate pc's

I just need to deside what the best to put her with.... while futhering my own ambitions

Nacht · Sep 28, 2004, 04:21 AM

get the p4p800 (cheap now that asus has much newer models out) and that p4 2.4 533. you can easily OC it to an 800fsb to increase performance.

the main difference between amd's and p4s are the bandwith. p4s LOVE bandwith hehe

CDsDontBurn · Sep 28, 2004, 04:50 AM

well, if you get a celeron, it won't work in an 865/875 MoBo. If you get a Celeron D, it won't work in any board other than 865/875 MoBos. If you're going to get the p4 2.4Ghz, I wouldn't get that MoBo you're looking at from newegg at all. I'd rather get an 865 board that supports dual channel DDR, and that 865 board you're looking doesn't seem like it supports dual channel DDR, although it's supposed to.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Sep 28, 2004, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pac-Man

well, if you get a celeron, it won't work in an 865/875 MoBo. If you get a Celeron D, it won't work in any board other than 865/875 MoBos. If you're going to get the p4 2.4Ghz, I wouldn't get that MoBo you're looking at from newegg at all. I'd rather get an 865 board that supports dual channel DDR, and that 865 board you're looking doesn't seem like it supports dual channel DDR, although it's supposed to.

$$$$ is king, and i'm on a verry strict budget

these were what i was looking at

http://newegg.com/app/viewproductdes...T=Motherboards

http://newegg.com/app/viewproductdes...157-034&DEPA=0

drakesteakn · Sep 28, 2004, 05:09 PM

glad she will be getting rid of that mac. she needs something better.

Nacht · Sep 29, 2004, 02:42 AM

kind of scares me that ive never heard of that company...

The_Neon_Cowboy · Sep 29, 2004, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nacht

kind of scares me that ive never heard of that company...

um thats a subsidary of "ASUS"

CDsDontBurn · Sep 29, 2004, 09:29 AM

.........links aren't working for me neon.....

PoopyTheJ · Oct 4, 2004, 07:32 PM

Either of those choices are pretty nice Neon I think the PT880 is pretty popular and performs pretty well for the money. I've also got to figure out my upgrade path.....grrrrrr...

Sep 27, 2004, 07:20 AM	#1
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	Could be building my first p4.... I kinda want to play with a P4 since i've never owned one. Blasphemy! I know j/K Could be building my first p4.... I’ve always used AMD at home and I’m looking at how cheap the Celerons are an how cheaply I can get a board and it’s begining to look attractive Shes going to be useing it mostly for simple stuff a little gameing nothing intense. word processeing, photoshop, she prefurs low end games, old and defunked ones "mostly" lol but she does play a few things I do just for fun like ut2004 I just bought two sticks of 256mb PC 2700 (for ubber cheap) I can get a 2.4 ghz for about $65 and a cheap mobo http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/rg/ for $28 but it has no AGP since it has the intel extreme built in I would rather of had an AGP board (i may still order one of those to fix up a gateway that i'm repairing for my bothers ex-wife, becouse it matches up with the case) i'd be looking at about $40 for cheap p4 board with AGP so I have a choice of graphics http://www.tigersurplus.com/details....ductid=OA-2710 Actual this looks good http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...T=Motherboards plus it's based on the 865 chipset so it's newer and upgradeable (I may also use the pc to host a little private FTP or as a sever etc from time to time) or am I better of just sticking with AMD? and get a cheap amd board with 2500+ or something? I'd like to work in a little upgrade for myself I defonately need pc 3200 mabe another CPU, a diffrent HDD, of couse if I do that I can use my old for her or sell it and but something for her non the less i have alot of decideing to do __________________ Last edited by The_Neon_Cowboy; Sep 27, 2004 at 08:16 AM.

Sep 28, 2004, 04:50 AM	#5
CDsDontBurn 127.0.0.1 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,458 Rep Power: 202 System Specs	well, if you get a celeron, it won't work in an 865/875 MoBo. If you get a Celeron D, it won't work in any board other than 865/875 MoBos. If you're going to get the p4 2.4Ghz, I wouldn't get that MoBo you're looking at from newegg at all. I'd rather get an 865 board that supports dual channel DDR, and that 865 board you're looking doesn't seem like it supports dual channel DDR, although it's supposed to. __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Sep 28, 2004, 05:09 PM	#7
drakesteakn boo!!!! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ft. Meyers, FL Posts: 2,041 Rep Power: 57	glad she will be getting rid of that mac. she needs something better. __________________

Sep 29, 2004, 09:29 AM	#10
CDsDontBurn 127.0.0.1 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,458 Rep Power: 202 System Specs	.........links aren't working for me neon..... __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Oct 4, 2004, 07:32 PM	#11
PoopyTheJ DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,588 Rep Power: 64	Either of those choices are pretty nice Neon I think the PT880 is pretty popular and performs pretty well for the money. I've also got to figure out my upgrade path.....grrrrrr... __________________ [COLOR=Blue]“Alright boys, let’s start her up and see why she doesn’t work.” - John Fritz "I aim to misbehave" Malcolm Reynolds ATI Catalyst Beta Tester[/COLOR]

Sep 27, 2004, 07:25 AM	#2
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	Anything's better than the Mac she has now.

Sep 28, 2004, 04:21 AM	#4
Nacht ein Krieger Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Clemson Uni Posts: 3,127 Rep Power: 0	get the p4p800 (cheap now that asus has much newer models out) and that p4 2.4 533. you can easily OC it to an 800fsb to increase performance. the main difference between amd's and p4s are the bandwith. p4s LOVE bandwith hehe

Sep 29, 2004, 02:42 AM	#8
Nacht ein Krieger Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Clemson Uni Posts: 3,127 Rep Power: 0	kind of scares me that ive never heard of that company...