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[Neo]

Agree or disagree:

top videocard: Hercules 3d prophet 9700 pro

Do it all video card: All in wonder 9700 pro

Sound card: Audigy 2 platinum

Hard drive: IBM 180gxp

CDRW: plextor 48x24

DVD Burner: Sony dru-500a

LCD monitor: Sharp LL-1820

CRT: Sony F520

P4 MOBO: Asus p4t533-c

XP MOBO: Asus A7N8X

5.1 Speakers: Logitech z-680

So....

 

[catocom]

disagree on the plextor cdrw.

I've got a Asus p4t533-c, and a p4t533.
The p4t533 is way better (32bit rimm)
My p4t533-c won't work right with mem moduals over
128 mbs, that limits it to 512 mbs, unless they come out
with something that will work better with it.

This p4t533-32bit is my main squeeze though,
I liiiike it.
I'm just waiting for the 3.06gig or higher processors to come down.
The way the economy is though, ti looks to be a while.

I'm thinking about selling my -c rev system, and
getting a xeon setup.

 

[Neo]

yea cat im thinking a xeon setup is my next rig as well. only real problem is price, damn boards are pretty salty. plus you lose most OC'ing possibilities with them. But they are stable as hell.

 

[Kruz]

I just ordered the EPOX 8RDA+ from newegg...
I spent the last 2 days pouring over the reviews for all the current Nforce2 mobo's... it came down to the ASUS A7N8X, and the EPOX 8RDA+... I read that some large heatsinks might have clearance problems with the capasiters on the ASUS board, and I read more gripes from ASUS owners than EPOX owners on NforcersHQ forums.