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pillainp · 01-09-2003, 07:44 AM

Just got a P4 3.06 and a Gainward Golden Sample GeForce 4 Ti4600, along with 256 MB of PC 2700 DDR.
Gift from my aunt......Late New Year, early B'day, call it what you will, but I am happy!

What I need is for you guys to recommend a mobo to go with this.

It must be ATX and support HT.

I already have a SB Live! 5.1 soundcard.

Any help?

BTW, the mobo has to be Asus or Intel. They are they only really good ones I can get hold of here in my hometown. There is also no real choice in towers, as Mercury are all that I can find.

LawyerRon · 01-09-2003, 07:53 AM

Wow, you really scored! For Intel, go with one of the Intel 845PE boards, for Asus you want the P4PE (or one of its variants).

pillainp · 01-09-2003, 07:59 AM

Thanks for the fast reply. What do your recommend for a Hard Drive? Samsung, Seagate or Western Digital? I have all three available here.
NPP

Spyda · 01-09-2003, 08:04 AM

if you get a Western Digital Special Edition Caviar(or something like) with JB at the end of the part code it is a 7200rpm and has an 8MB buffer, its supposedly the fastest IDE drive in existence at the moment

DrZaius · 01-09-2003, 09:04 AM

I second the Western Digital 80GB+ "Special Edition" with 8MB cache, it's a great drive.

Cricket · 01-09-2003, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by pillainp
What do your recommend for a Hard Drive? Samsung, Seagate or Western Digital? I have all three available here.

Avoid Samsung hard drives...they're terrible. I'm not sure if Seagate has improved their hard drive reliability problems yet, so you may want to avoid those too.

Cricket

LawyerRon · 01-09-2003, 09:52 AM

Most folks around here go with either WD or Maxtor.

***glc*** · 01-09-2003, 10:02 AM

Seagate supposedly has their act together now, but Samsung drives are definitely bottom of the barrel. You will probably have to go with Seagate if you choose a board with Serial ATA and want to use a Serial ATA hard drive - but for standard IDE it's hard to beat the Western Digital "JB" series.

Recommended boards with Serial ATA:
ASUS P4PE/R/L/SATA
Intel D845PEBT2

Recommended boards without Serial ATA:
Intel D845PESVL
ASUS P4PE/L

Alienware_Dude · 01-09-2003, 02:26 PM

Lucky dog! All that stuff for your B'day? I have a Seagate HDD, and it's been going strong for over a year now.

Spyda · 01-09-2003, 03:21 PM

i have had a seagate for 2 years and not a single problem, but im still going to dump it sharpish for a JB western digital

Fastfly · 01-09-2003, 04:24 PM

MY Seagate 3Gig is about 5-6years old still running strong...amkes weird screaching sounds though....go figure.

pillainp · 01-10-2003, 02:04 PM

My current HDD is a Seagate ST320413A 20GB tht has been running fine for around 1.5 years now, and WD are kind of hard to get out here. Vendor says three weeks, minimum.

Fuze · 01-10-2003, 06:53 PM

Wow, India! That's a new place that I know of on this forum. Those parts you got for your birthday must have cost a fortune. Lucky guy!

Anyways, I just got a WD 80 Gig special edition - works great, no problems. Faster than what I had previously. If you can find one, I'd recommend one of the SE drives.

01-09-2003, 07:44 AM	#1
pillainp Member (10 bit) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Trivandrum, India Posts: 800	Hoo Hoo Hoo! Love my folks. Just got a P4 3.06 and a Gainward Golden Sample GeForce 4 Ti4600, along with 256 MB of PC 2700 DDR. Gift from my aunt......Late New Year, early B'day, call it what you will, but I am happy! What I need is for you guys to recommend a mobo to go with this. It must be ATX and support HT. I already have a SB Live! 5.1 soundcard. Any help? BTW, the mobo has to be Asus or Intel. They are they only really good ones I can get hold of here in my hometown. There is also no real choice in towers, as Mercury are all that I can find. Last edited by pillainp; 01-09-2003 at 07:48 AM.

01-09-2003, 07:53 AM	#2
LawyerRon The Gavel Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Upland, CA Posts: 6,320	Wow, you really scored! For Intel, go with one of the Intel 845PE boards, for Asus you want the P4PE (or one of its variants). __________________ "To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves"

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Spyda snowboarder Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: UK Posts: 2,462	if you get a Western Digital Special Edition Caviar(or something like) with JB at the end of the part code it is a 7200rpm and has an 8MB buffer, its supposedly the fastest IDE drive in existence at the moment __________________ Antec Sonata - Abit IS7-E - P4 2.4/800 @ 3.0 - 1GB OCZ Gold DDR500 - FX5950 Ultra 256MB - Audigy 2 - WD JB 80GB - XP Pro

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Fastfly Aerospace Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: MN, USA Posts: 1,177	MY Seagate 3Gig is about 5-6years old still running strong...amkes weird screaching sounds though....go figure. __________________ FastFly

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01-09-2003, 07:59 AM	#3
pillainp Member (10 bit) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Trivandrum, India Posts: 800	Thanks for the fast reply. What do your recommend for a Hard Drive? Samsung, Seagate or Western Digital? I have all three available here. NPP

01-09-2003, 09:04 AM	#5
DrZaius Member (13 bit) Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Fullerton, CA Posts: 7,030	I second the Western Digital 80GB+ "Special Edition" with 8MB cache, it's a great drive.

01-09-2003, 09:52 AM	#7
LawyerRon The Gavel Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Upland, CA Posts: 6,320	Most folks around here go with either WD or Maxtor.

01-09-2003, 10:02 AM	#8
*glc* Forum Administrator Staff Premium Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Joplin MO Posts: 41,189	Seagate supposedly has their act together now, but Samsung drives are definitely bottom of the barrel. You will probably have to go with Seagate if you choose a board with Serial ATA and want to use a Serial ATA hard drive - but for standard IDE it's hard to beat the Western Digital "JB" series. Recommended boards with Serial ATA: ASUS P4PE/R/L/SATA Intel D845PEBT2 Recommended boards without Serial ATA: Intel D845PESVL ASUS P4PE/L

01-09-2003, 02:26 PM	#9
Alienware_Dude Red Sox Nation Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 2,546	Lucky dog! All that stuff for your B'day? I have a Seagate HDD, and it's been going strong for over a year now.

01-09-2003, 03:21 PM	#10
Spyda snowboarder Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: UK Posts: 2,462	i have had a seagate for 2 years and not a single problem, but im still going to dump it sharpish for a JB western digital

01-10-2003, 02:04 PM	#12
pillainp Member (10 bit) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Trivandrum, India Posts: 800	My current HDD is a Seagate ST320413A 20GB tht has been running fine for around 1.5 years now, and WD are kind of hard to get out here. Vendor says three weeks, minimum.

01-10-2003, 06:53 PM	#13
Fuze Fly Eagles Fly Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 981	Wow, India! That's a new place that I know of on this forum. Those parts you got for your birthday must have cost a fortune. Lucky guy! Anyways, I just got a WD 80 Gig special edition - works great, no problems. Faster than what I had previously. If you can find one, I'd recommend one of the SE drives.

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