Posted by Ohso on 1, 2000 at 10:36 PM:
In Reply to: Help me buy a new pc :) posted by saint on 1, 2000 at 9:55 PM:
You may not get the performance you want out of that board...
It uses the Intel 820 chipset but uses standard DIMM memory instead of the more expensive RIMMS.
The memory translation will cut your speed back to below the level of BX chipset boards.
On a positive side, this board is very overclockable...FSB will support up to 180MHZ!
I doubt the overclocking will compensate for the decreased memory performance though. I would go with another chipset or look at the (ugh, expensive) 820 boards supporting RDRAM.
For video I usually recommend Matrox...never been a fan of ATI, but that's just a personal preference.
: I'd appreciate some feedback on the system I'm speccing out for my new
: PC. I can pretty much adjust any component, so I'm looking for a speedy system with good game play, video editing capability, 3d graphics of course... Comments on these components please?
: ASUS P3C2000 motherboard (intel 820 chipset, 5 PCI, 1 ISA)
: Pentium III Coppermine 600 MHZ
: 128 MB RAM
: Front Side Bus speed 100 Mhz
: UltraDMA66
: Maxtor 13 GB HD
: Video = ATI All-In-Wonder 128 Pro 32 MB (AGP 4)
: Sound = Soundblaster Live Value
: Thanks!