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Ok, so I've never touched an Intel board... Infact, I've never touched an intel chip! I don't even know what they look like. Anyhow, I've got a few questions as I am thining abiout building a P4 system, seeing as they have such an advantage in gaming, over Athlons.
1. What mobo should I get? Here's a few of the things that I'm looking for in it. I don't want to overclock really, although I MIGHT in the near future, seeing as DOOM3 is coming out soon. I'm looking to get a 2.4 Ghz CPU at 533, but I might wanna try and push it to around 2.5 - 2.6 or so, however, I don't know how the pentiums work, so I don't know if I can do that or not. Also, I'd want RAID, roughly 5-6 PCI slots, AGP 8X, DDR ram support (I've got 512DDR and I'm not about to spend another 150-200 bucks on new RD-RAM) --- Although, if there's a board that supports both, that'd be kinda cool, but a very un-necessary detail. Lastly, I'd want it to look kinda cool. Something like a Gigabyte board with lots of blues and greens. Blue anyway. I have a case window and I like being a show-off.
2. What CPU is worth getting? I've heard that XP is having probems with Hyperthreading, so I don't know if I wanna go through ANY pain with that. I was looking at a 2.4/533'er. They're relatively inexpensive, compared to the rest of the higher clocked bigger bro's and It's almost a ful Gig faster than what I've got running right now.
3. What CPU cooler is good? I have a nice Zalman for my AMD, and it cools pretty well without making too much of a ruckus. Since I'm not planning on OCing too much, I want something that looks nice and is VERY quiet. However, I'm used to having my temps be around 38-39C, and I get freaked out when they get above 45C. Will the P4 be around that range with a soft-spoken cooler?
T.I.A. Guys!
1. What mobo should I get? Here's a few of the things that I'm looking for in it. I don't want to overclock really, although I MIGHT in the near future, seeing as DOOM3 is coming out soon. I'm looking to get a 2.4 Ghz CPU at 533, but I might wanna try and push it to around 2.5 - 2.6 or so, however, I don't know how the pentiums work, so I don't know if I can do that or not. Also, I'd want RAID, roughly 5-6 PCI slots, AGP 8X, DDR ram support (I've got 512DDR and I'm not about to spend another 150-200 bucks on new RD-RAM) --- Although, if there's a board that supports both, that'd be kinda cool, but a very un-necessary detail. Lastly, I'd want it to look kinda cool. Something like a Gigabyte board with lots of blues and greens. Blue anyway. I have a case window and I like being a show-off.
2. What CPU is worth getting? I've heard that XP is having probems with Hyperthreading, so I don't know if I wanna go through ANY pain with that. I was looking at a 2.4/533'er. They're relatively inexpensive, compared to the rest of the higher clocked bigger bro's and It's almost a ful Gig faster than what I've got running right now.
3. What CPU cooler is good? I have a nice Zalman for my AMD, and it cools pretty well without making too much of a ruckus. Since I'm not planning on OCing too much, I want something that looks nice and is VERY quiet. However, I'm used to having my temps be around 38-39C, and I get freaked out when they get above 45C. Will the P4 be around that range with a soft-spoken cooler?
T.I.A. Guys!