Trying to decide what mobo to get...MSI i875-FIS2R or Intel D875PBZLK
greetings, I'm building a new sys soon and I'm wanting to purchase a 875chipset so I can use the 800mhz fsb P4 chips. Below is what I had in mind.
CPU: P4 3.0Ghz 800mhz
Mobo: MSI i875-FIS2R or Intel D875PBZLK
Ram: Mushkin 1GB PC3200 Level One (2x512MB) Dual Black PCB 232 Rated @ CAS 2-3-2
HD: SATA WD Raptor 36GB 10,000rpm
Video: ATI 9800PRO (which i already have hehe)
OS: Wink2k Pro
Hopefully some of you guys can assist me here. The only reason why I'm troubles deciding between the msi board and intel board is price. The intel mobo is a bit cheaper but it seems like the msi mobo offers a bigger package. Is the MSI board really worth the 180$ retail? I know thats kind of a stupid question considering this is a MSI forum. Will it be a pain in the ass to update the bios? I'm shooting for 18k on 3dmark01. I noticed REILLY's setup did it(nice score). My current 3dmark01 score is 14k (sig below). Does the MSI 875 support ram higher then PC3200? My last question, there is about 100000 different types of ram modules out there, what is a good choice for a gamer? Mushkin, corsair, geil ect.
OH ya, what kind of PSU should be looking for? Right now I'm running a Enermax 420watt psu
thanks for the help
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greetings, I'm building a new sys soon and I'm wanting to purchase a 875chipset so I can use the 800mhz fsb P4 chips. Below is what I had in mind.
CPU: P4 3.0Ghz 800mhz
Mobo: MSI i875-FIS2R or Intel D875PBZLK
Ram: Mushkin 1GB PC3200 Level One (2x512MB) Dual Black PCB 232 Rated @ CAS 2-3-2
HD: SATA WD Raptor 36GB 10,000rpm
Video: ATI 9800PRO (which i already have hehe)
OS: Wink2k Pro
Hopefully some of you guys can assist me here. The only reason why I'm troubles deciding between the msi board and intel board is price. The intel mobo is a bit cheaper but it seems like the msi mobo offers a bigger package. Is the MSI board really worth the 180$ retail? I know thats kind of a stupid question considering this is a MSI forum. Will it be a pain in the ass to update the bios? I'm shooting for 18k on 3dmark01. I noticed REILLY's setup did it(nice score). My current 3dmark01 score is 14k (sig below). Does the MSI 875 support ram higher then PC3200? My last question, there is about 100000 different types of ram modules out there, what is a good choice for a gamer? Mushkin, corsair, geil ect.
OH ya, what kind of PSU should be looking for? Right now I'm running a Enermax 420watt psu
thanks for the help
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