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More info?)
Newegg shipped the missing cable package overnight! Got it all in but now
waiting for the OS to get here. Don;t plan on OCing since I'll use a
Northwood P4 2.8. I'm using a Sonata case with a 380 Watt PS. Wondering how
many drives I can put in the case using a 9800 ATI VC that needs power too?
"Richard" <boetard@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I just built a computer using the P4V88 with a 2.66GHz Celeron D for a
>friend. I installed XP to a sata drive (using the via sata drivers) and
>find the package to be quite nice. If you don't plan to overclock this
>board is very nice.
>
> rc wrote:
>> "Dick" <rylanderbd@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:fqmdnaw_3uV32U3cRVn-2w@comcast.com...
>>
>>>Anyone with experience using the ASRock mobo's? My understanding is that
>>>they are the off-brand of ASUS. I ordered one (P4V88) becaue the reviews
>>>were excellent. Comments? Experiences?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> I used one in a computer I built for my mother (the P4S55FX) and so far
>> it's
>> been less troublesome than the Asus I used for myself. It doesn't have
>> all
>> the features of my Asus, but it's more than enough for her. Actually the
>> ASRock would have been fine for my purposes, too, and I would have saved
>> 50
>> bucks. So far, no complaints. It was easy to set up, cheap and has been
>> steady as a
(AS) Rock.
>>
>>