It's Coming... (P4C800-E Deluxe system)

R0CK3TM4NN · 08-18-03, 06:17 PM

Just ordered the parts for my new computer today. Should be at my house on Thursday if all goes well.

It is a:

2.4 GHz P4C
P4C800-E Deluxe
512 MB of Kingston PC3500 RAM (2x256)
Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB (in the form of a Tyan Tachyon G9800 Pro)
All powered by a 430W Antec TruePower PSU
And kept nicely chilled in a CoolerMaster ATC-200 case.

Overclocking results will follow shortly after I put this thing together. Hoping to get around 3.0-3.2 GHz, stable.

Compman55 · 08-18-03, 08:20 PM

Let us know how yours works out, I think my next system will be based on that board. By the way, any plans to use IDE RAID?

confused · 08-19-03, 10:35 PM

Dont bother with the IDE RAID, it su#ks.

Jarlax · 08-21-03, 11:34 AM

What sucks about the IDE raid? Are you talking about that board specifically or do you mean IDE raids in general?

More information about your comment would be nice.

confused · 08-22-03, 08:49 AM

No No, RAID is awesome but the IDE RAID setup on the board is less than spectacular.

R0CK3TM4NN · 08-23-03, 07:24 PM

Man, I've been too damn busy with work the past 3 days to put this thing together. Getting anxious to see how it runs. My friend built a similar system with a Chaintech Zenith 9CJS board and it runs very fast. 11:00 AM on Sunday is R0CK3TM4NN's Computer Time. Lets hope it stays that way.

AMD_Me · 08-23-03, 10:48 PM

The Intel IDE Raid on the ICH5R south bridge is one of the best solutions available today for RAID.

Dan87951 · 08-24-03, 01:45 PM

Sounds awesome. I plan on building a system based on this board as well using the 800FSB 2.8GHz chip.

R0CK3TM4NN · 08-25-03, 09:45 AM

Ok, everything is setup and running well. Although I did have like 4 heartattacks in the course of an hour when:

1) 3 pins on the top side of the processor were bent inwards...had to fix that with the credit card trick

2) The Zalman heatsink required an unusual amount of force to screw down. It seemed to go in much easier on my friends board, which is a Chaintech 9CJS Zenith. I checked the heatsink and the surrounding area to see if anything was blocking it, but it's fine. (Maybe it was lifting that made me weaker that day...)

3) The system wouldn't turn on for some reason...turned out the power switch was wired incorrectly.

4) When I turned on the system after I installed windows, I heard a huge *ZAP* sound as soon as I hit the power switch and then everything shut down. It turned out that one of the wires connected to the system speaker had be severed and was making contact with the base of the case, thus shorting the mobo out. Took that thing out of there and everything is miraculously working fine (so far)...

Using the asus probe, I got idle temps at 30C and full load temps around 33-34C so the heatsink seems to be doing its job.

Is there anyway to check that Dual DDR is working in your system? The Chaintech board made it pretty obvious in the POST messages, with big bold white letters, that dual DDR was enabled.

EDIT: Did I mention this thing is quiet? It's like First Class in a 747 with noise cancelling headphones, as opposed to my previous system, which was sitting on the wing at 600 MPH.

althes · 08-25-03, 08:54 PM

at least it is setup. any benchies yet. howz the oc.
considering if to get one.

08-18-03, 06:17 PM	Thread Starter #1
R0CK3TM4NN Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Columbus, OH - GO BUCKS!	It's Coming... (P4C800-E Deluxe system) Just ordered the parts for my new computer today. Should be at my house on Thursday if all goes well. It is a: 2.4 GHz P4C P4C800-E Deluxe 512 MB of Kingston PC3500 RAM (2x256) Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB (in the form of a Tyan Tachyon G9800 Pro) All powered by a 430W Antec TruePower PSU And kept nicely chilled in a CoolerMaster ATC-200 case. Overclocking results will follow shortly after I put this thing together. Hoping to get around 3.0-3.2 GHz, stable.
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08-18-03, 08:20 PM	#2
Compman55 Registered Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Erie, PA	Let us know how yours works out, I think my next system will be based on that board. By the way, any plans to use IDE RAID?
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08-19-03, 10:35 PM	#3
confused Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Michigan	Dont bother with the IDE RAID, it su#ks.
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08-21-03, 11:34 AM	#4
Jarlax Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Asylum	What sucks about the IDE raid? Are you talking about that board specifically or do you mean IDE raids in general? More information about your comment would be nice. __________________ Q6600 2.4 -> 3.0 Asus P5B Deluxe, 2x1G G.Skill PC6400 PC Power & Cooling 680 silencer eVGA 8800 GTS (640 meg) 2.4c -> 3.3 (275x12) @ 1.55v, Zalman 7000-AlCu Asus P4P800, 2x512 PC3700 Buffalo (BH-5) [2-2-2-5] @ 3.2v Thermaltake 480 watt eVGA 7800GS
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08-22-03, 08:49 AM	#5
confused Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Michigan	No No, RAID is awesome but the IDE RAID setup on the board is less than spectacular.
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08-23-03, 07:24 PM	Thread Starter #6
R0CK3TM4NN Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Columbus, OH - GO BUCKS!	Man, I've been too damn busy with work the past 3 days to put this thing together. Getting anxious to see how it runs. My friend built a similar system with a Chaintech Zenith 9CJS board and it runs very fast. 11:00 AM on Sunday is R0CK3TM4NN's Computer Time. Lets hope it stays that way.
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08-23-03, 10:48 PM	#7
AMD_Me Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Reynoldsburg, OH	The Intel IDE Raid on the ICH5R south bridge is one of the best solutions available today for RAID.
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08-24-03, 01:45 PM	#8
Dan87951 Registered Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: MI	Sounds awesome. I plan on building a system based on this board as well using the 800FSB 2.8GHz chip. __________________ Dan Main System AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Vience, Asus A8N-SLI, 1GB Corsair memory, Asus 7800GTX, 2x WD 36.7GB Raptor Drives RAID0, Samsung 52x Burner, 16x DVD, Antec SX-1040B Tower Case, Sony E440 19" Flat Screen, Logitic wireless KM. Backup System Asus P4P800 Deluxe, P4 2.8C @ 3.15GHz 1:1, 1GB PC3700 XMS, Radeon 9800XT, 60GB Deathstar, 80GB USB 2.0 External Drive, Liteon 42x CDRW, 24x CDROM, 17" GW2k Vivitron Monitor.
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08-25-03, 09:45 AM	Thread Starter #9
R0CK3TM4NN Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Columbus, OH - GO BUCKS!	Ok, everything is setup and running well. Although I did have like 4 heartattacks in the course of an hour when: 1) 3 pins on the top side of the processor were bent inwards...had to fix that with the credit card trick 2) The Zalman heatsink required an unusual amount of force to screw down. It seemed to go in much easier on my friends board, which is a Chaintech 9CJS Zenith. I checked the heatsink and the surrounding area to see if anything was blocking it, but it's fine. (Maybe it was lifting that made me weaker that day...) 3) The system wouldn't turn on for some reason...turned out the power switch was wired incorrectly. 4) When I turned on the system after I installed windows, I heard a huge ZAP sound as soon as I hit the power switch and then everything shut down. It turned out that one of the wires connected to the system speaker had be severed and was making contact with the base of the case, thus shorting the mobo out. Took that thing out of there and everything is miraculously working fine (so far)... Using the asus probe, I got idle temps at 30C and full load temps around 33-34C so the heatsink seems to be doing its job. Is there anyway to check that Dual DDR is working in your system? The Chaintech board made it pretty obvious in the POST messages, with big bold white letters, that dual DDR was enabled. EDIT: Did I mention this thing is quiet? It's like First Class in a 747 with noise cancelling headphones, as opposed to my previous system, which was sitting on the wing at 600 MPH. Last edited by R0CK3TM4NN; 08-25-03 at 09:50 AM.
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08-25-03, 08:54 PM	#10
althes Member Join Date: Oct 2002	at least it is setup. any benchies yet. howz the oc. considering if to get one.
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