Best bang for the budget (another)

[old silicon]

Tried this in the Motherboard section but no response, not sure which section this belongs in. Sorry for the duplicate post. Here it goes.

Cheap AGP Mobo/CPU/RAM combo upgrade on a $300 budget (yeah I know not much to work with) Looking at two possibilities from NewEgg.
1) Abit IS7-E2 socket 478 865PE chipset $68
2.4A Prescott 533mhz FSB $113
1gb(2x512) G.Skill DDR400 (2-3-3-6) $89.99

2) Abit AS8-V socket-T 865PE chipset $89.99
506 Prescott 533mhz FSB $110
same RAM as above

In either case I would hope to get a CPU that can run a 800mhz FSB (1:1 with RAM) with the big 120mm copper Zalman 7700. 4ghz for the 506 or 3.6ghz from the 2.4A. Any other sugestions for computing power on the cheap?


Already have a case with 450w PS, 256mb AGP 6200 and 80 gig 7200rpm IDE Seagate

[Martel]

Tried this in the Motherboard section but no response, not sure which section this belongs in. Sorry for the duplicate post. Here it goes.

Cheap AGP Mobo/CPU/RAM combo upgrade on a $300 budget (yeah I know not much to work with) Looking at two possibilities from NewEgg.
1) Abit IS7-E2 socket 478 865PE chipset $68
2.4A Prescott 533mhz FSB $113
1gb(2x512) G.Skill DDR400 (2-3-3-6) $89.99

2) Abit AS8-V socket-T 865PE chipset $89.99
506 Prescott 533mhz FSB $110
same RAM as above

In either case I would hope to get a CPU that can run a 800mhz FSB (1:1 with RAM) with the big 120mm copper Zalman 7700. 4ghz for the 506 or 3.6ghz from the 2.4A. Any other sugestions for computing power on the cheap?


Already have a case with 450w PS, 256mb AGP 6200 and 80 gig 7200rpm IDE Seagate


Sell the Video card and upgrade to an A64. Buy an Asus A8N-VM/CSM mobo, they have 6150 onboard graphics + PCI-E slot to upgrade. You could probably do this for approx. the same price.

[larva]

Tried this in the Motherboard section but no response, not sure which section this belongs in. Sorry for the duplicate post. Here it goes.

Cheap AGP Mobo/CPU/RAM combo upgrade on a $300 budget (yeah I know not much to work with) Looking at two possibilities from NewEgg.
1) Abit IS7-E2 socket 478 865PE chipset $68
2.4A Prescott 533mhz FSB $113
1gb(2x512) G.Skill DDR400 (2-3-3-6) $89.99

2) Abit AS8-V socket-T 865PE chipset $89.99
506 Prescott 533mhz FSB $110
same RAM as above

In either case I would hope to get a CPU that can run a 800mhz FSB (1:1 with RAM) with the big 120mm copper Zalman 7700. 4ghz for the 506 or 3.6ghz from the 2.4A. Any other sugestions for computing power on the cheap?I'd probably do the 506 and AS8-V combo. Either one would be pretty good and has every chance of reaching 200fsb, but the 506 has EM64T and is likely to stabilize at a faster clock speed (even if it doesn't make it all the way to 200fsb). My 506 runs 200fsb (but no more) on my AG8-V. If you want a prescott truly quiet and cool a heatsink like the Scythe Ninja is a godsend, and the power supply best be a stout one. The 7700 Zalman will cool it adequately, but may require clearly audible fans speeds to do so.

[AZNBoiOnFIYA]

another cheap option is the 805.

[mystfied]

Go 805! for the win!

[larva]

another cheap option is the 805.If you aren't trying to produce 4GHz. A big OC on a dual core chip is going to overwhelm the PWM section on the AS8, his heatsink, and his power supply. The 805 is part of a more expensive system.

[old silicon]

Thanks for the replies. I'm pretty well sold on the socket T as it is newer tech and similar price. The Asus P5P800-SE is virtually the same price as the Abit AS8-V. The 805 is tempting and the Asus website says the P5P800-SE supports dual-core. Hmmmmmm

[larva]

Just plan on a better heatsink and power supply if that is your intent. I'd like to progress to an 805 but I see the AL8 as the cheapest board that has a chance of the sort of OC with the 805 that I'm looking for. As long as you are OK with 3.6GHz or whatever limit the P5P800 imposes on your OC, the 805 is a good idea assuming the previously mentioned power supply and cooling upgrades. I doubt you could even achieve 3.6 with your current gear, but of course this is just my best guess.

[Vengance_01]

I say 805 as well. Depending on what video card, I say a decent 400Watt PSU should be ok.