finally, i know what im getting(or do i...)

[ssprncvegeta]

at the moment, i THINK i know what i'm getting. here are the stats

Intel Pentium 4 3.02GHz 533FSB 512L2 cache w/Hyperthreading
any QBM motherboard with AGP8X and USB 2.0
single 256mb QBM DDR at 333MHz(times two...thingy, umm....yea)
and 450watt power supply

dont intend on overclocking it the second i get it, so dont say i should. maybe later.

any thoughts?

[AZN]

512ram a must for that system... you will see a difference when running alot of apps... especially if u run games.

AZN

[ssprncvegeta]

yea, i've noticed a huge increase from 128 to 256 last year... just that most mobo's i've seen that support 400mhz ddr are only compliant in 2 of 3 or 4 of the slots. rest are 333 and 266mhz. i dont know if the same is for pentium4's with hyperthread....

if i do get 512, ill get 2 chips b/c a single isnt as reliable as a 256

[jdmcnudgent]

and when do you plan on putting this sys together??

[ssprncvegeta]

well i have $350 in cash. i just cashed $250. my bday is late october(and im ****ing spoiled by my relatives =D), so i prolly have $1000 or more. money left over for NV30 thingy, hopefully

[ssprncvegeta]

oh, prolly when the first QBM ddr model comes out along with a mobo that supports it, and thats said to be out by early next year

[deathstar13]

just a suggestion. unless you have alot of hardware experiance u could be running into a living nightmare.undoubtedly the first few products with a new technology is problem laiden.ie: qbm ,dont be a guinypig

and as far as 512mb mem modules.yeh its been said some 512's havent been upto high fsb speeds as 256mb. but it can be harder to get 2-256mb sticks to a high fsb.

its a crap shoot sometimes.its up to you but u need minamum 512mb ram.turn off virtual memory with 512mb's and its a good differance.in my opinion some will arguee that but as for me it works great.

[ssprncvegeta]

ok, ill remeber that. thanks much!

[jdmcnudgent]

so why such a early post???

[ssprncvegeta]

just want to know as much as poddible, i got really ****ed when i got the athlon right before the xp...

[jdmcnudgent]

Originally posted by ssprncvegeta
just want to know as much as poddible, i got really ****ed when i got the athlon right before the xp... o:eek:

[Manual Shutdown]

if you're gonna go for a mobo with AGP 8x and you're gonna be waiting a while yet, consider looking into the Radeon 9700Pro. at the moment it has bugs to be worked out but when some solid drivers are available you'll clean-house in 3dMark.

[ssprncvegeta]

when i get this barebone, ill have a spare $100 or so. not enough to buy a radeon9700pro, but enough to start saving for a new video card.

anyone know when/if nvidia is going to release NV30? is it another mobo like NForce2?

please, dont let it be a $1100 video card like 3DLabs's