I've been reading reviews of the i845 chipset and I think I have found the board that allows for future hyperthreading support while allowing me the firewire support I currently desire. I want to go with at least a 2 GHz P4, I have a Radeon 8500LE video card, Maxtor 60 Gb ATA 133 HDD, Samsung 40-12-40 CDRW (and I also have a ATA 66 or 33 drive I plan to use for video for now). I want to build this primarily for gaming and video editing. I am considering PC2700 DDR RAM (I am open for suggestions on brands and CAS) and I am running Windows 98SE (hope to upgrade to XP pro next year).
I am looking at the Asus P4PE with the firewire (I think it's the pro board but I see several versions on pricewatch and the Gigabyte 8PE667 Ultra.
I am not a big overclocker but I have read the Asus board O/C's very well with no extra cooling or settings. What's YOUR advice for my rig. Any tips on vendors appreciated as well. Thanks!
I am looking at the Asus P4PE with the firewire (I think it's the pro board but I see several versions on pricewatch and the Gigabyte 8PE667 Ultra.
I am not a big overclocker but I have read the Asus board O/C's very well with no extra cooling or settings. What's YOUR advice for my rig. Any tips on vendors appreciated as well. Thanks!