ASUS P4P800 Deluxe Review

Dom · Jun 3, 2003, 12:47 AM

Intel’s Pentium 4 3.0C/875P launch in April brought new levels of performance to the Pentium 4 platform, largely due to the faster 800MHz system bus supported by both parts and 875P’s dual-channel DDR400 memory interface, capable of providing up to 6.4GB/sec of peak memory bandwidth to the processor. The downside of these components however was price. Pentium 4 3.0C processors currently sell for over $400, while many 875P motherboards sell for $170-$200: clearly putting both out of the budget of many consumers.

To address the needs of the mainstream market, Intel has recently introduced a trio of new CPUs, the Pentium 4 2.4C, Pentium 4 2.6C, and Pentium 4 2.8C. These processors all feature 800MHz bus support (hence, the “C” designation) and Intel’s Hyper-Threading technology. With the added bandwidth the faster bus provides, these chips easily outperform their 533MHz Pentium 4 equivalent. The real kicker though is the price, Pentium 4 2.4C’s can already be found for under $200 online.

Read the FiringSquad's review here.

Jun 3, 2003, 12:47 AM	#1
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	ASUS P4P800 Deluxe Review Intel’s Pentium 4 3.0C/875P launch in April brought new levels of performance to the Pentium 4 platform, largely due to the faster 800MHz system bus supported by both parts and 875P’s dual-channel DDR400 memory interface, capable of providing up to 6.4GB/sec of peak memory bandwidth to the processor. The downside of these components however was price. Pentium 4 3.0C processors currently sell for over $400, while many 875P motherboards sell for $170-$200: clearly putting both out of the budget of many consumers. To address the needs of the mainstream market, Intel has recently introduced a trio of new CPUs, the Pentium 4 2.4C, Pentium 4 2.6C, and Pentium 4 2.8C. These processors all feature 800MHz bus support (hence, the “C” designation) and Intel’s Hyper-Threading technology. With the added bandwidth the faster bus provides, these chips easily outperform their 533MHz Pentium 4 equivalent. The real kicker though is the price, Pentium 4 2.4C’s can already be found for under $200 online. Read the FiringSquad's review here.