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Whats a good p4 mobo combo..
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 4:17 pm
by blade_146
Its been awhile since I've been able to upgrade my box and i was wondering what is a good p4 chip(overclockable and affordable) and whats the best mobo to go with it. Looking for rock solid stability in mobo.
Re: Whats a good p4 mobo combo..
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 5:24 pm
by eGoCeNTRoNiX
Originally posted by blade_146
Its been awhile since I've been able to upgrade my box and i was wondering what is a good p4 chip(overclockable and affordable) and whats the best mobo to go with it. Looking for rock solid stability in mobo.
Honestly, I'd go with an A64 platform before I would a P4. If you're not looking to spend that much, I'd get an NF2 Ultra 400 board w/a Barton 2500+ they can reach 3200+ speeds easily. I don't know much about P4 I'm actually looking for a P4 400FSB for a P4 board that I have. Just don't want to spend a lot for the old Technology.
But whichever you choose, best of luck to you!
eGo
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 6:14 pm
by DaMaN
mother board. Well if you go P4 then P4 2.4C (800 fsb) overclocks very well and get yourself a nice Intel 875. I like the ABIT IC7 orr IS7. Nice feature rich board average price and good overclockers. They report temps inacurately though (7-12 higher than actual) but if you keep that in mind when you do your O?C then you will be fine. I haven't handled a 2.4C that won't hit 3.0 - 3.2.
Enjoy!
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 1:45 am
by swinada
If you look for budget the P4 2.4A is a prescott chip with 1MB L2 cache. 533 FSB. I had it running at 3.2 with Stock cooling (it comes with a nice heatsink with coppercore) MB i use is ASUS P4S800.
HardOCP OC'd this chip to 3.7 on stock cooling, they used more expensive board, but that wasnt in my budget. Read the review here.
http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NjAz