Takin' the P4 Plunge

wvjohn · Post by **wvjohn** » Thu Apr 11, 2002 5:19 am

having skipped the AMD XP cycle and the P4 256K cycle, I ordered a 1.6A and an MSI Ultra SIS 645 mobo. We'll see how it compares. Most sites report at least 2.2 out of this combo. NewEgg says it's on the truck

wvjohn · Post by **wvjohn** » Fri Apr 12, 2002 2:05 pm

mobo and cpu arrived today - got the good sl668 malay bo stepping - overclockers reports that the average oc on these is to 2351

the cpu is tiny - 2/3 size of amd and the hs/f is huge - bigger than anything i have for amd - it also attaches with two levers - center it and close the levers and it's on....sounds too simple...where's the part where you get out your popsicle sticks and screwdrivers? how can you install a heatsink without bleeding on the mobo....more details letter....i ordered a 400w ps but i guess i'll have to pull out the mobo in my case with the 350w which is p4 compatible for the time being -

FuNPoLiCe001 · Post by **FuNPoLiCe001** » Sat Apr 13, 2002 2:36 pm

i love those intel retail HSF's

easy as pie to put on and u dont freak when doing it...unlike all those AMD ones

is it alot quieter?

wvjohn · Post by **wvjohn** » Fri Apr 19, 2002 9:15 pm

it is a 2500 rpm 80mm fan

and you're right, all you have to do is flip the levers and it is on. bout time someone designed something rational - the hdd is louder than the fan

got it up and running tonight, just the usual glitches

for fun i thought i'd start with a 150 fsb overclock (1.6 > 2.4)

upped the cpu voltage to 1.5 and dialed up the fsb

booted without a hitch - i am seriously impressed with this rig - as far as i know the memory settings are all default - haven't even looked at them yet

2.4 from a 133$ cpu and an $80 mobo and a $90 stick of ram is gooooood value in my book

it was also neat that i didn't have to load any 4/1 drivers

the mobo has a web based flash utility, so you just log onto the website and push the button to upgrade the bios

i'm doing an article on this build and i'll fill in the details then

nexus_7 · Post by **nexus_7** » Fri Apr 19, 2002 9:21 pm

I had a board with that once...and the web update killed it.

GReg

VidmanII · Post by **VidmanII** » Sat Apr 20, 2002 9:10 am

I'm skipping the Insmell Northwood cycle and waiting for the <b>AMD Hammer </b>.

Even at 2.0+ GHz, the IPC of the Intel chips is pretty weak. Whatever turns you on tho, as this is just my opinion.

wvjohn · Post by **wvjohn** » Mon Apr 22, 2002 9:50 am

started running video benches and it wasn't stable on 3dmark - i turned down the fsb to 133 and it worked fine so far - haven't really had the time to play with the memory settings - the cpu obviously has a lot of overhead - 3dmark scores withan 8500 default were in the 89xx range - hopefully this week i will have some time to fool with it - cutting grass and soccer games interferes with "technical research"