P4C800-E Deluxe

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What is the lattest version available for this board?

I have not read many posts regarding the motherboard, so does this mean it
runs well, or the opposite...

Richard
 
Richard said:
What is the lattest version available for this board?

I have not read many posts regarding the motherboard, so does this mean it
runs well, or the opposite...

Richard
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It could also mean that the P4C800ED MB is somewhat rare; maybe because
you can get other MBs cheaper that support the same CPU frequencies.
Most users won't pay extra for non-performance features, like ECC, and
most don't appreciate the advantages of dual-channel RAM.
 
I am not sure the latest rev but I just got this board and it is solid. I am
very happy with mine.

Thanks
 
"Richard K Rabbat" said:
What is the lattest version available for this board?

I have not read many posts regarding the motherboard, so does this mean it
runs well, or the opposite...

Richard
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The P4C800-E Deluxe has one major advantage over the 865PE
based P4P800 type boards. It can be overclocked to a CPU
clock of 250MHz or higher (i.e. take FSB800 to FSB1000) without
video artifacts. An Asus 865PE board tends to have problems
with the video card, if overclocked that high. With the P4C800-E
you should be able to use a pair of DDR500 DIMMs and run the
CPU/mem ratio at 1:1. That would be useful if you want to
overclock a 2.8Ghz/FSB800 processor chip at 3.5GHz. The main
benefit of that is the improvement in memory bandwidth.

So, the P4C800-E is the overclockers choice (assuming you
can afford the price differential). The reason for this, is
Intel "speed bins" the chips, and the fastest chips are supposed
to be used for the 875 Northbridge. The 865 is the next speed
step. And the 848 would be the lowest of the lot. They are
all based on the same die (all chips come from the same wafer),
with bond-out options on the die determining how the chip works.

The P4C800-E has a Gigabit Ethernet chip on a private bus.
That means a RAID array connected to the Southbridge can
operate at the same time as the Ethernet chip, without the
two devices fighting for the same bus resource. That is
only important when the board is used in (small) server
applications.

HTH,
Paul
 
Hi,
I have my MoBo now for about 9 month an d i have to say it runs flawless.
Together with Corsair 533 Mhz matchpair sticks and a Radeon 9800 pro i have
my 3.0Ghz running on 3.6Ghz without any problems.
Truely a fine Mobo.Go for it.
regards Boldy
 
Richard said:
What is the lattest version available for this board?

I have not read many posts regarding the motherboard, so does this mean it
runs well, or the opposite...

Richard
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They're great! I got mine overclockin a Prescott 2.8 to 3.64 no
problemos and I've stil got some headroom left.
Ya'gotta love'em.
Frank
 
I built mine about three weeks ago, and it works beautifully. It is strong,
solid, and filled with features.

I want to try out all the basic features before I try overclocking. I'll
have to study some, I suppose, in order to get the overclocking timings
right.

Not only is it a great board, but I had a couple of problems in the
assembly, and their tech support was splendid.

Stanley
 
I have not had any luck at OC'ing mine even with a 3.2 GHz CPU and Corsair
TwinX1024-3200C2Pro Simms (it was not purchased for OC'ing--but had to
experiment), but it has been rock solid without a single burp in the six
months since this computer build--my first new computer build in several
years. For an Intel CPU, IMHO, the P4C800ED is an excellent motherboard--I
have NO regrets using it. There have been no conflicts with software, the
paired SATA Raptors configured as RAID 0, the backup IDE HDD nor the two
Plextor optical drives or sound card or video card--everything seems
compatible and works great!!!!

MikeSp
 
I am overclocking my 3.0 GHz to 3.3 GHz and it is rock solid as well. I am
very impressed with this board.

John
 
Mine has been running great for over a year now with a P4 2.4 overclocked to
3.2 using Mushkin Level 2 PC3500 dimms (2x256MB.)

My biggest complain about this board is that the onboard firewire is junk
and does not work properly. This was verified my many users over a year
ago. Hopefully, the newer revs have addressed this issue. I now use the
firewire port on my Audigy ZS sound card and it works flawlessly.

DanO
 
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