swifty11212 Posted May 23, 2005 Posted May 23, 2005 ok my uncle want me to get him a decent rig, and he wants a p4. yes im aware that we amd people would say why intel. well hes in to photo stuff and intel does nice in that section and i want to try a good p4 for my self also. im considering getting the abit ic-7g, is this a good p4 board? and is it a good overclocker? doesnt hurt to walk the path of the sith. *intel* also the processor im getting to go with it is the p4 2.8E soc 478. i dont wanna spend too much or too little. also getting him this Patriot PDC1G3200LLK 1GB Kit for ram. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolMaster Posted May 23, 2005 Posted May 23, 2005 U might wanna consider going socket 775, it's the new "thing" for intel and it's more futureproof not really that big of a performance diff, but if he plans on upgrading ya know and get a board with PCI-E and AGP if u can try a DFI lanparty, altho the one u recommended was good too, ive heard from people at least Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drago Posted May 23, 2005 Posted May 23, 2005 Yeah, socket 775 for sure, and one of those intel DFI boards will do just fine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swifty11212 Posted May 23, 2005 Posted May 23, 2005 i picked 478 over 775 because of the issue of processor changes. so whats a decent 775 board? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigred Posted May 24, 2005 Posted May 24, 2005 the DFI i875 series of boards is a good choice. you can get a good lanparty board for either socket with 8x agp and regular DDR ram for a good price. they both OC well and hold up to tons of abuse. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ender_Wiggin Posted May 24, 2005 Posted May 24, 2005 i picked 478 over 775 because of the issue of processor changes. so whats a decent 775 board? 481530[/snapback] IMO its about the same in terms of installation, and i wouldnt believe the "25" install crap, ive heard of people doing more that, it just depends on how well you do it, and how carefull you are. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolMaster Posted May 25, 2005 Posted May 25, 2005 I think it's best to get whats new now, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ender_Wiggin Posted May 25, 2005 Posted May 25, 2005 I think it's best to get whats new now, 482425[/snapback] Thats what i went with, and it was more expensive at the time, but overall worth it, theres new toys out everyday now (64bit CPU's, SLI boards for intel etc...) so my upgrade options IMO arent like what they used to be, but i can still get a decent CPU (maybe the Preslers will work with 925x boards) and my o/c speeds are great. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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