Building New Comp**

DrtBkr5252 · 13-June-04, 11:38 PM

Hey, whats up everyone, im building my new computer and i just wanted to no what u guys think some of the part im gettin.. first off is the mother board i picked out.. i think irs good but i want to no what u guys honestly think.. ok here it goes...

Foxconn P4 655A01-FX-6LRS 800/533MHz FSB Motherboard w/ Dual Channel DDR 400, 8X AGP, 5.1-CH Audio, Serial ATA RAID & On-Board Lan

SPECIFICATIONS :
Manufacturer Model #	655A01-FX-6LRS
CPU	Socket 478 for IntelÃ‚Â® PentiumÃ‚Â® 4 processors
Front Side Bus (FSB)	800 MHz / 533 MHz / 400 MHz w/ HyperStreaming Technology
Chipset	SiS 655FX + SiS 964
Memory	2 x 184-pin DIMM sockets support up to 2GB Single Channel Memory architecture; PC3200 / PC2700 DDR DRAM
IDE	Dual channel UltraDMA 133 / 100 / 66 - supports up to 4 devices
Expansion Slots	1 AGP 3.0 & 2.0 compliant slot supports 8X / 4X modes and 5 PCI slots
Serial ATA (SATA) / RAID	Supports 2 Serial ATA /150 ( SATA / 150 ) devices Support for RAID levels 0, 1, and JBOD
LAN	Realtek 8101L 10/100 LAN
Audio	Integrated Realtek ALC650, 5.1 channel (AC97 2.2); S/PDIF-out interface
Rear Panel I/O Ports	1 x PS/2 keyboard 1 x PS/2 mouse 1 x RJ45 (LAN) 4 x USB 2.0 1 x line-in, line-out, and mic (audio) 1 x parallel 1 x COM1
Internal I/O Connectors	2 x USB 2.0 headers; support 4 ports S/PDIF header IrDA header AUX Line-IN header CD IN header
BIOS Features	4Mb flash ROM, Award BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 1.0b
Motherboard Support CD	Chipset Drivers, DirectX, USB 2.0 Driver, Audio Driver, RAID Driver, Network Driver, Adobe Reader, Super Utility, Norton Internet Security 2004
Standards/Manageability	PCI 2.2, USB2.0, WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0
Special Features	Over Clocking Features , Wake on ring, LAN, USB, keyboard & mouse , STR (Suspend-to-RAM); STD (Suspend-to-Disk), SuperRecovery, SuperBoot, Super BIOS-Protect, BIOS SuperSpeed, SuperStep, SuperUpdate
Accessories	Support CD, Manual, 1 UltraDMA IDE 133/100 cable, 1 SATA Signal cable, 1 SATA power cable, 1 FDD cable, 1 SPDIF cable, 2-port USB bracket, I/O shield
Form Factor	ATX, 11.6" x 8.5

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I also had another one that i had picked out

3.2G P4 800FSB 400DDR 8XAGP MB+Sound+(9377C

Detailed Specifications:
Processor	Intel Pentium 4 (supports 800MHz System Bus) (Socket 478) up to 3.2 GHz
Chipset	Sis648FX/963
BIOS	2MB AMI Flash ROM on board Provides complete ACPI and Legacy PMU booting features(floppy, LS120, CD-ROM, HDD(IDE, SCSI), ZIP-ATAPI etc.)
Memory	3 184-pin DDR DIMM up to 3GB
On-Board I/O	Support two (2) PCI Enhanced IDEs PIO Mode 3, Mode 4 and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 Channels. Twin Headers for four (4) IDE devices, including IDE HDDs and CDROMs. Support two (2) FDDs of 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB or 2.88MB. One (1) ECP/EPP Parallel Port, two (2) 16550A UART serial ports, two (6) USB ports(4 bulit-in), PS/2 mouse port, PS/2 keyboard port, Audio I/O: LINE-Out, LINE-In, MIC,One game port and One LAN port Provides IrDA port with optional cable for transceiver
On-Board Sound	AC97 Codec on board to provide software audio solution4CH DAC PnP, full-duplex, Sound Blaster and Direct Sound ready Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in and MIDI/Game port
Expansion Slots	Five(5) PCI bus slots One (1) Accelerated Graphics Port (4X/8X AGP)
Power Management	Support SMM, APM and ACPI Comply to Energy Star "Green PC" Program Supports WAKE-ON-LAN (WOL). Supports Modem Ring-in Wake Up
Form Factor	ATX form factor
AGP	AGP 3.0 (4X AGP)
Others	Alarm Wake-up ATX power connector, ATX 12V connector Power-on by K/B,PS/2 Mouse, LAN, RTC, Modem & switch
*Specifications are subject to change without notice.

thanxs in advance for your guys help

V4mpiro · 13-June-04, 11:46 PM

Don't double post.

Thank you come again.

DrtBkr5252 · 13-June-04, 11:48 PM

yea i no.. sorry i ddidnt mean to

V4mpiro · 13-June-04, 11:54 PM

Im not much of an intel man, but wait for one of our intel men to show up and they can tell you if you made a good choice. The only observatiosn I can make is that it might be a bad choice because it is kinda of an off brand.

P>S> you are forgiven, just dont let it happen agian [img]images/icons/icon10.gif[/img]

Chrome_Rust · 13-June-04, 11:58 PM

woundn;t do anythng SiS based on the chipset.....Intel 865/875 ONLY in my book.

DrtBkr5252 · 14-June-04, 12:12 AM

are those really bad?... which one do u think i sould get i want a really good one for gaming one i can intercange alot

Chrome_Rust · 14-June-04, 12:57 AM

i wouldnt get either of the boards you listed, but that is just personal preference. I would get the Asus P4P800, it is an 865 based board for all socket 478 P4's. Nice price and great performance i have the big brother to that board, the P4C800E - Dlx. 875P chipset and just flat out flies, the best socket 478 board IMO.

khellandros66 · 14-June-04, 01:07 AM

Yeah chrome is right about the Intel chipset, I have the P4P800-D and if you are considering a budget board wait and save some more money get it instead.

~Bob

Sparky · 14-June-04, 01:31 AM

IMO id look around some more before you throw cash at an expesive chip like the 3.2. If a guy can achieve just as good of performance with a 100 dollar chip and a good cooling setup, than why waste the cash.

stereomod · 14-June-04, 04:37 AM

heh personally im an AMD man but for now my old crappy rig is a intel and its ok (for now) if you like 233 mhz

oh well , but yeah id go with Chrome on this one and maybe spend abit more money and get a board that has dual channel DDR slots for getting the mist out of your computer!!!

Chrome_Rust · 14-June-04, 04:39 AM

both the 865 and the 875 support dual channel memory, it is the 848 chipset that is single channel

stereomod · 14-June-04, 04:42 AM

ahh o thats what i thought but i wasn't too sure, thanks for the info-stereomod

Mooned · 14-June-04, 04:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chrome_Rust


	i wouldnt get either of the boards you listed, but that is just personal preference. I would get the Asus P4P800, it is an 865 based board for all socket 478 P4's. Nice price and great performance i have the big brother to that board, the P4C800E - Dlx. 875P chipset and just flat out flies, the best socket 478 board IMO.

Listen to Chrome. I too have the ASUS P4C800-e and I love it. Chrome even helped me update my bios lol! I too also recently just finished my new comp. It wasnt so bad and I loved every minute of it

. You should be fine. Have a good day man.

ps. I too heard some bad things about SIS, I wouldnt know though because I dont speak from experience. Generally, you want to use well known companys like ASUS, ABIT, INTEL based boards. But you probably knew that

. Enjoy your build man.

Enko · 14-June-04, 05:58 AM

how big is your budget? you know what other parts you're going to be getting yet?

DrtBkr5252 · 14-June-04, 06:32 AM

my budget is a pritty decent amount right now... so u guy are sayin is go the extra mile and get the P4C800E

stereomod · 14-June-04, 06:55 AM

yip pretty much, just be sure that you are getting the best bang for your buck and don't let them sell you some cheap knockoff instead!!

putwig · 14-June-04, 07:13 AM

Personally, I would get one of the 865PE boards that have "PAT" enabled. Stick with Asus or Abit (or MSI in this particular case). Almost all the performance of the 875, and way cheaper.

I would also buy a 2.4c instead of a 3.2. Decent air cooling will see you overclock to around 3.2 speeds. Just trying to save you some cash. Mind you, to oc like that ...... you will need to spend extra on high end ram.

stereomod · 14-June-04, 08:57 AM

yeah well hopefully he will be oc'ing , will you?

Digital-World · 14-June-04, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stereomod


	yeah well hopefully he will be oc'ing , will you?

If he buys that board or that crappy INTEL one he won'e be... Not allot of headroom on a 3.2 eithier...Get the 2.4C if you can still find one...And as chrome said...Asus P4P800 865 or the big bro P4P800E Deluxe 875...the Abit IC7 Max 3 is nice too...
But hey don't I always say
"If it has more the 4 letters on the box and it doesn't start with the letter "A" you got the wrong board...Put that down and get a different one..."

stereomod · 14-June-04, 09:28 AM

yeah i have to agree there if it doesn't have the "A" letter then i want nothing to do with it!!

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13-June-04, 11:46 PM		#2 (permalink)
V4mpiro Apex Tech Fanatic	Don't double post. Thank you come again.

13-June-04, 11:48 PM		#3 (permalink)
DrtBkr5252 Apex Techie Wannabe	yea i no.. sorry i ddidnt mean to

13-June-04, 11:54 PM		#4 (permalink)
V4mpiro Apex Tech Fanatic	Im not much of an intel man, but wait for one of our intel men to show up and they can tell you if you made a good choice. The only observatiosn I can make is that it might be a bad choice because it is kinda of an off brand. P>S> you are forgiven, just dont let it happen agian [img]images/icons/icon10.gif[/img]

13-June-04, 11:58 PM		#5 (permalink)
Chrome_Rust Apex Tech God	woundn;t do anythng SiS based on the chipset.....Intel 865/875 ONLY in my book.

14-June-04, 12:12 AM		#6 (permalink)
DrtBkr5252 Apex Techie Wannabe	are those really bad?... which one do u think i sould get i want a really good one for gaming one i can intercange alot

14-June-04, 12:57 AM		#7 (permalink)
Chrome_Rust Apex Tech God	i wouldnt get either of the boards you listed, but that is just personal preference. I would get the Asus P4P800, it is an 865 based board for all socket 478 P4's. Nice price and great performance i have the big brother to that board, the P4C800E - Dlx. 875P chipset and just flat out flies, the best socket 478 board IMO.

14-June-04, 01:07 AM		#8 (permalink)
khellandros66 Apex Master Tech	Yeah chrome is right about the Intel chipset, I have the P4P800-D and if you are considering a budget board wait and save some more money get it instead. ~Bob

14-June-04, 01:31 AM		#9 (permalink)
Sparky Apex Tech God	IMO id look around some more before you throw cash at an expesive chip like the 3.2. If a guy can achieve just as good of performance with a 100 dollar chip and a good cooling setup, than why waste the cash.

14-June-04, 04:37 AM		#10 (permalink)
stereomod Locked Account	heh personally im an AMD man but for now my old crappy rig is a intel and its ok (for now) if you like 233 mhz oh well , but yeah id go with Chrome on this one and maybe spend abit more money and get a board that has dual channel DDR slots for getting the mist out of your computer!!!

14-June-04, 04:39 AM		#11 (permalink)
Chrome_Rust Apex Tech God	both the 865 and the 875 support dual channel memory, it is the 848 chipset that is single channel

14-June-04, 04:42 AM		#12 (permalink)
stereomod Locked Account	ahh o thats what i thought but i wasn't too sure, thanks for the info-stereomod

14-June-04, 05:58 AM		#14 (permalink)
Enko Apex Tech God	how big is your budget? you know what other parts you're going to be getting yet?

14-June-04, 06:32 AM		#15 (permalink)
DrtBkr5252 Apex Techie Wannabe	my budget is a pritty decent amount right now... so u guy are sayin is go the extra mile and get the P4C800E

14-June-04, 06:55 AM		#16 (permalink)
stereomod Locked Account	yip pretty much, just be sure that you are getting the best bang for your buck and don't let them sell you some cheap knockoff instead!!

14-June-04, 07:13 AM		#17 (permalink)
putwig Dr. Hydro Pimp	Personally, I would get one of the 865PE boards that have "PAT" enabled. Stick with Asus or Abit (or MSI in this particular case). Almost all the performance of the 875, and way cheaper. I would also buy a 2.4c instead of a 3.2. Decent air cooling will see you overclock to around 3.2 speeds. Just trying to save you some cash. Mind you, to oc like that ...... you will need to spend extra on high end ram.

14-June-04, 08:57 AM		#18 (permalink)
stereomod Locked Account	yeah well hopefully he will be oc'ing , will you?

14-June-04, 09:28 AM		#20 (permalink)
stereomod Locked Account	yeah i have to agree there if it doesn't have the "A" letter then i want nothing to do with it!!