Opinions on P4S800D-E Deluxe?

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I'm thinking of upgrading my son's computer and this looks to me like a good
motherboard, at least on paper. I haven't seen many posts about it.
Anybody have an opinion? Thanks.
Jon

 

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I would AVOID it. The "S" in the model number means it uses an SIS chipset,
which is cheaper and far more unstable and trouble prone than a
corresponding Intel chipset.

--
DaveW



"condraj" <condraj1spamtrap@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> I'm thinking of upgrading my son's computer and this looks to me like a
> good motherboard, at least on paper. I haven't seen many posts about it.
> Anybody have an opinion? Thanks.
> Jon
>

 

[musty]

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I had heard that opinion from others before, but it did not stop me. I have
the P4S800D-E for over 6 months now. I have NEVER had an issue. It run
beautifully. Here are my specs:

MoBo: P4S800D-E
CPU: Intel P4 3.0Ghz Northwood
Memory: 2 X 512MB DDR400 Kingston (CL3)
Graphics: Sapphire ATI Radeon 9800 Pro

I have run this setup at 3.3Ghz without any trouble. The system NEVER
crashes or locks. The board is very high quality and has amazing features. I
love the BIOS upgrade feature. I am a 3D gamer. I play games like DOOM3 and
FarCry.

If you are un-sure read about the SiS 655-TX chipset. All the experts agree
that this is a top-notch chipset. Just do google on "sis 655TX review".

Do yourself a favour and buy this board. Keep the money you save to buy a
kick-ass graphics card or a couple of SATA drives for RAIDing.Just remember
to saty current with BIOS and drivers.

What I am stating here is direct experience with THIS particular board and
chipset (not some board 3 years ago with some other chipset). I disagree
with any claim that THIS board is unstable or trouble prone.

Thanks
Musty

"DaveW" <none@zero.org> wrote in message
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> I would AVOID it. The "S" in the model number means it uses an SIS
chipset,
> which is cheaper and far more unstable and trouble prone than a
> corresponding Intel chipset.
>
> --
> DaveW
>
>
>
> "condraj" <condraj1spamtrap@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:W4KdnfMidKHlTN3cRVn-hQ@comcast.com...
> > I'm thinking of upgrading my son's computer and this looks to me like a
> > good motherboard, at least on paper. I haven't seen many posts about
it.
> > Anybody have an opinion? Thanks.
> > Jon
> >
>
>

 

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Musty wrote:
> I had heard that opinion from others before, but it did not stop me.
> I have the P4S800D-E for over 6 months now. I have NEVER had an
> issue. It run beautifully. Here are my specs:

Fully agree with Musty's statement.
Bought one 5 months ago.

Maybe it's just the other way round:
The boards with numerous posts are the ones that are making trouble.
The ones you rarely read about are running fine.

 

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"Markus L" <uo9oew@lnubb.pbz> wrote in message
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> Musty wrote:
>> I had heard that opinion from others before, but it did not stop me.
>> I have the P4S800D-E for over 6 months now. I have NEVER had an
>> issue. It run beautifully. Here are my specs:
>
> Fully agree with Musty's statement.
> Bought one 5 months ago.
>
> Maybe it's just the other way round:
> The boards with numerous posts are the ones that are making trouble.
> The ones you rarely read about are running fine.
>
>
>
Thanks for your input, everybody. I should have mentioned that my son's
current motherboard is a P4S533, and it's been fantastic. It's fast, loaded
with features, rock-stable, and really inexpensive. That's the main reason
I'm considering the P4S800D-E seriously now. Based on that limited
experience with SIS chipsets, I'm really impressed. It's good to hear the
latest one is good too. Thanks again.

 

[ChrisH]

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On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 09:42:14 +0200, "Markus L" <uo9oew@lnubb.pbz>
wrote:

>Musty wrote:
>> I had heard that opinion from others before, but it did not stop me.
>> I have the P4S800D-E for over 6 months now. I have NEVER had an
>> issue. It run beautifully. Here are my specs:
>
>Fully agree with Musty's statement.
>Bought one 5 months ago.
>
>Maybe it's just the other way round:
>The boards with numerous posts are the ones that are making trouble.
>The ones you rarely read about are running fine.
>
>

Me too, my board has been running a 3GHz Prescott at 3.4GHz for
several months now. Never had an issue with it (other than a few
hardware monitoring utilities which don't recognise the chipset at all
- no big deal). I was so impressed I built a second machine with the
same board, used as a games machine and it too is very stable.

 

[ChrisH]

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On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 07:16:21 -0400, "condraj"
<condraj1spamtrap@comcast.net> wrote:

>"Markus L" <uo9oew@lnubb.pbz> wrote in message
>news:SVc0d.11761$3_.4328@ns2.gip.net...
>> Musty wrote:
>>> I had heard that opinion from others before, but it did not stop me.
>>> I have the P4S800D-E for over 6 months now. I have NEVER had an
>>> issue. It run beautifully. Here are my specs:
>>
>> Fully agree with Musty's statement.
>> Bought one 5 months ago.
>>
>> Maybe it's just the other way round:
>> The boards with numerous posts are the ones that are making trouble.
>> The ones you rarely read about are running fine.
>>
>>
>>
>Thanks for your input, everybody. I should have mentioned that my son's
>current motherboard is a P4S533, and it's been fantastic. It's fast, loaded
>with features, rock-stable, and really inexpensive. That's the main reason
>I'm considering the P4S800D-E seriously now. Based on that limited
>experience with SIS chipsets, I'm really impressed. It's good to hear the
>latest one is good too. Thanks again.
>

Although it is cheap I didn't buy it for that reason. Based on
performance and included extras it could have been priced the same as
Intel-based models. In fact, benchmarks give the P4S800D-E the edge.
I don't understand why it isn't more popular, perhaps because of bad
SIS performance in the past but this particular board definitely kicks
ass.

ChrisH

 

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"condraj" <condraj1spamtrap@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:W4KdnfMidKHlTN3cRVn-hQ@comcast.com...
> I'm thinking of upgrading my son's computer and this looks to me like a
good
> motherboard, at least on paper. I haven't seen many posts about it.
> Anybody have an opinion? Thanks.
> Jon
>
>

I have a P4S800D board. My input is hardly valid due to my system only being
built a few days... but inital impressions are very good, performance wise.
It runs very fast with a 3GHz Prescott prescott processor, and seems to be
really impressive.... so the performance really is there, and if these guys
say it's stable, then I can't see why you'd be held back.

 

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I swapped out a P4S333 for the *00D-E Deluxe and am very satisfied.
It is by fay the best board I have ever own. The exchange was flawless
and uneventful. Fear not!

Dave - N2LAK

condraj wrote:
> I'm thinking of upgrading my son's computer and this looks to me like a good
> motherboard, at least on paper. I haven't seen many posts about it.
> Anybody have an opinion? Thanks.
> Jon
>
>