"Strontium" wrote in message
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http://www20.tomshardware.com/mother...603/index.html

It, probably, would have helped if I'd included the link!

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"Strontium" wrote in message
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Read this article, before your spend $50-$100 more, than you have to.

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"Daniel Yates" wrote in message
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Hi all

Well, I am biting the biscuit and doing something I should have
done years ago and building my own setup. After many years of
buying sub standard rigs from mainstream vendors with great "stats"
yet the cheapest nastiest parts imaginable I am determined to caugh
up the mulah and go for DIY

I am looking for some advice on the components I have chosen. I
know each individual have their own "tastes" when it comes to
parts, but what I am looking for is any known compatibility
problems between the parts, any known "major" issues with various
parts i.e tempermental motherboards with a shoddy bios etc.

Parts are as follows

Thermaltake ATX Supertower ( black ) with window

Thermaltake Silent 480W ATX PSU Dual Fan

Asustek S478 Intel 865PE Deluxe ATX A L R Mobo


since u are getting a cpu that is hyper threading ready, dump the 865
chipset and get a nice 875...much better for oc-ing, besides its the
newest and best.

if u are looking for a price around $125, check out the ABit Ic7,
exceleent except it dont have onboard lan. if u are willing to drop
$175 check out the asus p4c800-E deluxe.

i dont know the deal with the cost of these parts in the uk, but
check it out.
Intel P4 2.6 512Kb S478 800FSB

Thermaltake S478/SoA Aquarius II Water Cooling

Kingston ValueRAM 2x512MB PC3200 DDR (matched)

Gainward GeForce 4 Ti4800 128MB

Asustek CD-RW 52/52/24

I have worked out I can buy this set up for around £700 with a bit
of shopping around and trips to Bowlers - is this good value or
should I be aiming lower?

Does anyone know if any of these parts will clash with each other?

Are there any known bugs with any of these parts which I should
consider prior to purchasing?

I am wanting to make sure the PC is hyperthread ready, can run at
full 800FSB and is utilising AGP 3.0 standards. Of course many
would say many of these functions are currently defunct as they are
not being utilised but they will be eventually, and I would like to
be readyf or them when they do.

Thanks in advance for any and all advice offered

Kind Regards

Daniel Yates




Yep. I'd go for an Asus P4C800-E

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"It's no surprise, to me. I am my own worst enemy. `Cause every
now, and then, I kick the livin' **** `outta me." - Lit





Interesting article! At the moment it seems many of the motherboard
manufacturers are really gunning for the OC's market. I like to crank things
up a little myself now and again ;-) so OC'ing is a definite factor in my
purcahse. After doing some more reading around I am noticing the odd board
or so that is claiming compatibility with intels new chip they are getting
ready to release. can anyone tell me more about this? Is there a blazing
board available that has his compatibility with it also, forward compliance
could make all the difference for me when it comes to buying.

Cheers

Daniel