1
Site Feedback / Forum upgrade
« on: May 03, 2010, 04:49:35 PM »
I dig it.
-ddb
-ddb
Show Posts
This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.
Pages: [1]
2
Site Feedback / Digging the redo
« on: May 03, 2010, 04:30:12 PM »
I like the direction The Tech Guide is going with its new layout. I don't like Facebook right now. Deleted my account there. Hopefully they get their act together.
Very cool,
-ddb
Very cool,
-ddb
3
Hardware / Upgrade your Socket 478 P4 to PCI-E!
« on: January 21, 2006, 04:08:04 AM »
Intel's official stance is that the Socket 478 P4s are NOT compatible with the 915 chipset. Well Albatron proves them wrong.
Product link - http://www.albatron.com.tw/english/it/mb/s....asp?pro_id=160
My specs:
P4 [email protected]/Zalman CNPS7000A-AlCu HSF
2GB(4x512)Mushkin DDR PC-3200
Albatron PX915P4C Pro
eVGA e-GeForce 7800GT CO 256-P2-N517-AX
ATI TV Wonder Pro w/Remote Wonder
Western Digital 1200JB
Western Digital 1200BB
Promise Ultra 133 TX2
Maxtor DiamondMax+ 160GB
SB Audigy 2
DAT Optic Internal Firewire Converter(opticals)
Lite-On 16x DVD(black)
Lite-On 40x12x48 CD-RW(black)
Sony Floppy(black)
DigitalDoc5+(black)
3.5" internal USB 2.0 7-in-1 CF card reader(black)
SeaSonic S12-600 600W PSU
(4)80mm Enermax Thermo Controlled Fans
(2)80mm Variable Speed YS-Tech Fans
Logitech G5 Mouse(silver)
Cooler Master Keyboard Q (silver/black)
Cheiftec Matrix MX-01W(black/silver)
Dell UltraSharp 2001FP(black/silver)
Logitech Z-680 5.1 500Watt THX Certified(silver)
Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router With Speed Booster
This board absolutely rocks. I've been using this board for 1 month now and it is rock solid stable. Overclocking was no problem even with all 4 memory slots filled. This board retails for around $90 and may be hard to find but if you own a 3GHz or faster socket 478 CPU it is definitely worth the look. This board will work with any 533/800MHz FSB socket 478 CPU but IMO if you aren't in the 3GHz club you may as well upgrade your proc. Playing F.E.A.R. with my current setup at max settings at 1600x1200 is no problem at all. I never would have thought a 3 year old processor still had a useful gaming life but Albatron makes it possible. This is the forth motherboard this processor has been in. I purchased it used back in 2003 and plopped it in a Gigabyte i850 PC 1066 RDRAM mobo. The caps blew on the Gigabyte so I sold my GB of RDRAM for $400 which covered the cost of an Abit i875P mobo and 1GB of Mushkin memory. This setup was noticeably faster then the RDRAM setup. Now I breathe new life into my good ole 3.06 by placing it in what will probably be its last home. Definitely faster than the Abit board and contains the biggest feature of all, PCI-E! Everything about this board is top notch. The 1 and only complaint I have is the lone IDE connector. Eventually I'll upgrade to SATA but for now my old Promise TX2 does the trick.
-ddb
Product link - http://www.albatron.com.tw/english/it/mb/s....asp?pro_id=160
My specs:
P4 [email protected]/Zalman CNPS7000A-AlCu HSF
2GB(4x512)Mushkin DDR PC-3200
Albatron PX915P4C Pro
eVGA e-GeForce 7800GT CO 256-P2-N517-AX
ATI TV Wonder Pro w/Remote Wonder
Western Digital 1200JB
Western Digital 1200BB
Promise Ultra 133 TX2
Maxtor DiamondMax+ 160GB
SB Audigy 2
DAT Optic Internal Firewire Converter(opticals)
Lite-On 16x DVD(black)
Lite-On 40x12x48 CD-RW(black)
Sony Floppy(black)
DigitalDoc5+(black)
3.5" internal USB 2.0 7-in-1 CF card reader(black)
SeaSonic S12-600 600W PSU
(4)80mm Enermax Thermo Controlled Fans
(2)80mm Variable Speed YS-Tech Fans
Logitech G5 Mouse(silver)
Cooler Master Keyboard Q (silver/black)
Cheiftec Matrix MX-01W(black/silver)
Dell UltraSharp 2001FP(black/silver)
Logitech Z-680 5.1 500Watt THX Certified(silver)
Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router With Speed Booster
This board absolutely rocks. I've been using this board for 1 month now and it is rock solid stable. Overclocking was no problem even with all 4 memory slots filled. This board retails for around $90 and may be hard to find but if you own a 3GHz or faster socket 478 CPU it is definitely worth the look. This board will work with any 533/800MHz FSB socket 478 CPU but IMO if you aren't in the 3GHz club you may as well upgrade your proc. Playing F.E.A.R. with my current setup at max settings at 1600x1200 is no problem at all. I never would have thought a 3 year old processor still had a useful gaming life but Albatron makes it possible. This is the forth motherboard this processor has been in. I purchased it used back in 2003 and plopped it in a Gigabyte i850 PC 1066 RDRAM mobo. The caps blew on the Gigabyte so I sold my GB of RDRAM for $400 which covered the cost of an Abit i875P mobo and 1GB of Mushkin memory. This setup was noticeably faster then the RDRAM setup. Now I breathe new life into my good ole 3.06 by placing it in what will probably be its last home. Definitely faster than the Abit board and contains the biggest feature of all, PCI-E! Everything about this board is top notch. The 1 and only complaint I have is the lone IDE connector. Eventually I'll upgrade to SATA but for now my old Promise TX2 does the trick.
-ddb
Pages: [1]