>>> Asus P4G8X-D <<<

[Peina]

Plz need some simple advice. Thugsrook - I'm sure you know this

I'm going for ASUS P4G8X.

The only issue remaining is the memory option:

1) 256+256 WINBOND DDR400, which is quite cheap but hits 2-2-2-5 @400+Mhz easily, - so this means I'll sure have 2-2-2-5 @266 Mhz. But I'm gonna have hard time finding it here (no Mushkins & Corsairs in Moscow, sorry

2) 256+256 Kingston DDR266, which is even more cheap, but I'll have to stay at its regular timings (or, given its price, I'll even go for 512+512).

My question is (forget about the price factor): does this 2-2-2-5 thing give me ANY substantial gain in performance? I'm not an overclocking fan, so if it's like only +2-3% gain - I'd rather go for Kingston.

I mostly use PC for Internet, Photoshop, Word, RtCW, Q3, DOOM3

Are there any CL'n stuff benchmarks available?

Thx!

 

[THUGSROOK]

cas benchmarks are posted earlier in the thread.

yes they make a diff

 

[dbwillis]

I got my board today....!

 

[THUGSROOK]

g'luck!

doing a thread? im sure

 

[dbwillis]

I will, it'll be my first 'Thugs' format one...lapped the NB heatsink last night, gonna do the vid card today....

 

[dbwillis]

Did the vid card..added HS to the SB..gonna install now..

'old' setup went from 6xxx 3dmarks to 124xx with the vid card..

 

[THUGSROOK]

the motherboard temp sensor is on the lower half of the board ~ NOT the NB temp ~ so dont be alarmed if its a bit warm

 

[dbwillis]

:| Shouldnt have used Loctite on the Alpha standoffs....broke 2 of em!

Boards installed..only had to instal the Sata, Audio, and vid drivers...everything else was picked up form the old install?

No problem though,C1 on 3/11 and Sata drives on 3/13-3/14..then Ill reinstall and work up a 'Thugs' thread!

 

[THUGSROOK]

looking forward to your results ~ whenever you get around to stop breaking stuff

 

[Ausm]

Not bad benchmarks for that mobo

Ausm

 

[THUGSROOK]

thx ausm

i reviewed yet another cpu on this board in the OC forum.
(2.4B)

 

[THUGSROOK]

i ran some p95 tests to see if using the extra "4-pin molex" power plug makes any difference in stability......

it doesnt.

 

[JuicyFruit]

just curious, but does that only go for this particular board? my p4b533-e seems to need it to stay at 3ghz.

 

[THUGSROOK]

yes just the p4g8x~

if you have a p4b533 or p4b266 varient you should use the extra plug.

 

[Mikki]

Hey Thugsrook, I noticed you're using 1.7v AGP voltage but during your testing 1.6v gave better scores...is it cause 1.7v turned out to be more stable?

 

[THUGSROOK]

just personal preference ~ doesnt really matter

 

[dbwillis]

Im all done installing mine...gonna start the tests tomorrow prob

 

[Mikki]

Good luck dbwillis!!

 

[dbwillis]

Thanks

 

[THUGSROOK]

 

[tphong]

Following the thread, I got the following:

Antec SLK3700AMB tower replaced with a Tru480 PSU
Asus P4G8X Deluxe (will arrive Friday)
Crucial 512MB PC3200 (4 sticks for 2GB, received)
P4 3.06 GHz (got it! )
Adaptec 39320 Ultra320 scsi card
Seagate Ultra320, 73GB 15K RPM drives (ordered two, got 'em!)

THUGSROOK, if you need me doing anything to get any bench numbers, plz let me know.

 

[THUGSROOK]

gluck with the new rig
LUK if you come across any problems.


im currently trying to test this "MOD BIOS" that supposedly fixes the cas settings.
guess what? if doesnt fix the cas settings :|

 

[jhites]

Originally posted by: THUGSROOK
gluck with the new rig
LUK if you come across any problems.


im currently trying to test this "MOD BIOS" that supposedly fixes the cas settings.
guess what? if doesnt fix the cas settings :|

Boot Virus Detection
Settings:
Enabled = On
Disabled = Off

 

[THUGSROOK]

i had to reflash the bios a 2nd time for it to worky

anyways ~ i am gonna use this bios in order to properly test w/ memtest86.....

 

[jhites]

Thugs ??
I thought this loaded the settings after the
floppy. Right? Wrong?