I am currently running my main desktop on that same chip, almost. Mine is C0 stepping
not E0.
As mentioned above, I wouldn't bother with it at all unless you have some fast
PC3200 or better ram and everything else you need for the system.
That being said, if you do find a good MB and set everything up right, it will make
a fine desktop for internet surfing and general use.
I actually got 2 of these running now, on refurbished SuperMicro motherboards I snagged
off ebay for around $50. P4SCT+II in this case. They will even overclock IF you got
very good ram. FSB adjust from 200-233, but no voltage adjustments.
I got 2gb of the OCZ platinum overclocking stuff, and it will boot and run at 230mhz
at the stock 2.5v no problems. Pass memtest86 etc fine. I usually run it a bit lower
than that however.
Note you can find faster AGP cards than that 6800gt.
Got a BFG 7800 with 256mb of DDR3 in one box that I bought new years ago.
E-bay is the only place I found any lately. 6 months ago when I was looking for a
way to repair my 2 P4 478 systems after both my Asus P4P800 boards died on me, I
found both the refurbished Supermicro boards and some very nice AGP nVidia GeForce
7950 GT cards on ebay.
Pretty sure they were a test run for some cards that never made it to market or
something like that. Run crazy cool and quiet compared to my BFG 7800 card, and
got 512mb ddr3. Overclock nicely also. Dunno if any are still out there or not.... They were going for about $130-150 bucks when I picked up mine.
I probably should have just upgraded completely instead of what I did, but
these boxes run everything I need fine. Newest game I play is Doom 3, and
it runs that at max settings with no problems.
Got the Windows 7 RC1 running on this machine right now, and with those parts, the
CPU is still the weak spot in my system, even overclocked.
Here is the cool Windows Experience Index data for this system:
Code:
Component Details Subscore Base score
Processor Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz 4.3 4.3
Determined by lowest subscore
Memory (RAM) 2.00 GB 5.4
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT 5.9
Gaming graphics 1006 MB Total available graphics memory 5.8
Primary hard disk 103GB Free (149GB Total) 5.9
Windows 7 Ultimate
System
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Manufacturer Supermicro
Model P4SCT
Total amount of system memory 2.00 GB RAM
System type 32-bit operating system
Number of processor cores 1
64-bit capable No
Storage
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Total size of hard disk(s) 149 GB
Disk partition (C:) 103 GB Free (149 GB Total)
Media drive (D:) CD/DVD
Graphics
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Display adapter type NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT
Total available graphics memory 1006 MB
Dedicated graphics memory 512 MB
Dedicated system memory 0 MB
Shared system memory 494 MB
Display adapter driver version 8.16.11.8691
Primary monitor resolution 1600x900
DirectX version DirectX 9.0 or better
Once last comment.....
My P4 can beat up your P4.