Need help to build a new Dothan based system

[firestarter.pt]

Hello all :D

I want to build a new system with a dothan cpu (i got a very cheap brand 730 and i'll give it a try...).

I need some help because i want "the perfect" system and buy the right components...

What's best: P4P800 SE or -E Deluxe or P4C800-ED ?

What's the best memory for this system?

I currently own a A64 system with some TCCD memory from A-Data.
(KN8 NEO 2 with 3200+ Winchester --> boring! i need some fun for this summer and dothan looks good...)

Any advice will be useful, thank you very! :cool:

[Nazaar]

Go for the P4C800-E deluxe.
And i would look for some low latency ram.

[EvlUndrWareNome]

Although the P4C is a great mobo, it is $170.00. That is stupidly high for any S578 motherboard. I would go with the P4P800-SE for $89.00 that has sata RAID 1/0 onboard.

Dothans love low latency. A DDR booster and some Mushkin Redline would be spectacular for this application. I got some TCCD since I am chicken to run all that voltage 24/7 by use of a vmod. DDR booster might come later, but not likely.

Note: you an vmod the board. see the above thread of the dothan how-to. But its safer to use some TCCD or a DDR Booster.

You will also need a CT-479 adapter:

Here (http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=Asus+CT-479)

I would go with a Pentium M 730 since they arent too expensive and boot with 200 FSB easily.

Here (http://froogle.google.com/froogle?price1=200&price2=280&btnP=Go&q=Pentium+M+730&price=between)


Note: you will need to borrow soemones S478 chip to flash the BIOS to the Dothan supporting BIOS. I am going to the computer shop down the road to do mine.

[firestarter.pt]

Thank you both :)

Well, i already have 1 P4C800-ED here at home in my little sister pc...
It was from my previous system. (P4C800-ED + P4 2.4C)
I'll buy an used P4P800 SE or P4P800-E Deluxe and i was asking which one should i use for the dothan system. From what i read it looks like that they're are both good but i'll stick with P4C for me :D

About the ram i'm not sure what to expect from TCCD in an intel system limited to 2.85v... Maybe i can get OCZ DDR Booster in the future and change my mems if necessary. I'm not good doing mods so i won't use any of them :p:

Mushkin Redline are very expensive here... What chips do they have and what voltage do i need? How does the Mushkin Redline Extreme XP3500 series performs compared to the XP4000 series?

Thank you very much!

[runmc]

By all means use the P4C800E Deluxe. Give your sister the less expensive board. :D

[charlie]

Just a reminder guys... P4C800 HATES UTT DDR... including Redline XP4000... The only game in town for 250+ 1:1 is old-school BH5.

C

[Shadowmage]

Horray, looks like my 2x512MB set of BH-5 that does 240mhz 1T on my nforce2 Infinity will still be useful :D

[firestarter.pt]

Hummm, well i think i'll start the tests with my current AData TCCD coz "old-school" BH5 must be hard to find or too expensive to buy...

EAT for my P-M 730 --> 6 business days :mad: :( :mad: :( :mad: :( :mad:

[EvlUndrWareNome]

If you are going to use the P4C like Charlie said, it doesnt like UTT. For the P4P800-SE you can use some redline + booster. Ultimately it will be cheaper to use some TCCD unless you want to risk a vmod. TCCD only needs 2.8V to reach some very nice speeds.