Hi all,
I am in the market for a new P4 based system with the intention of gaming & working. I have a watercooled AMD system & that case will be the new home for the P4 system (sorry amd). I have been an Asus fan for years & now I want sometihng that performs well, or better than the asus from an OC perspective.
Ok, so heres what I think i want:
P4 2.66 (C1 stepping)
or 2.53 (maybe because of the price, maybe not)
Corsair 512 3200xms
Now the mobo, here is where I get confused. I have a switchbox & two other pcs. I dont really want to spend the money getting rid of all the PS2 stuff I have in favor of USB.
I thought I wanted the IT7-Max2 but I hear its made by ECS (no experience with it but heard negative things about it). Again it might not be made by ECS, so what do I know.
I was reading about someone with the P4 2.66, Corsair 3200, and BD7IIR getting 3.4ghz out of a 2.66. I would be plenty happy with a 3.2ghz for everyday usage.
The IT7Max2 is about 80 bucks more than the BD7II.
Anyway some advice would be great.
Or should I just wait for the 3ghzs to come out & the new DDR too?
Thanks,
Rich
I am in the market for a new P4 based system with the intention of gaming & working. I have a watercooled AMD system & that case will be the new home for the P4 system (sorry amd). I have been an Asus fan for years & now I want sometihng that performs well, or better than the asus from an OC perspective.
Ok, so heres what I think i want:
P4 2.66 (C1 stepping)
or 2.53 (maybe because of the price, maybe not)
Corsair 512 3200xms
Now the mobo, here is where I get confused. I have a switchbox & two other pcs. I dont really want to spend the money getting rid of all the PS2 stuff I have in favor of USB.
I thought I wanted the IT7-Max2 but I hear its made by ECS (no experience with it but heard negative things about it). Again it might not be made by ECS, so what do I know.
I was reading about someone with the P4 2.66, Corsair 3200, and BD7IIR getting 3.4ghz out of a 2.66. I would be plenty happy with a 3.2ghz for everyday usage.
The IT7Max2 is about 80 bucks more than the BD7II.
Anyway some advice would be great.
Or should I just wait for the 3ghzs to come out & the new DDR too?
Thanks,
Rich