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socket 478 mATX buildup

3991vhtes

3991vhtes

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Hey guys, I want to do a mATX socket 478 build for around $150ish

I can get a 2.8GHz P4 for free, I still hope, so that's not a worry :)

I need:
mATX case
PSU
Mobo (preferably AGP)
RAM (DDR)
AGP Vid. Card
Hard Drive (at least 80GB IDE)
DVD / CD Drive (has to be reader and writer for both CD and DVD)


The motherboard I'm thinkin of is a ASRock P4VM800... opinions please?
http://www.gearxs.com/gearxs/product_info.php?products_id=9583


Thanks for your time! =D
3991vhtes
 
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For this kind of build you truly don't need high end. What are you going to mainly use this rig for 3991?

Do you already have the DDR ram? What if you buy a 478 board with AGP and uses DDR2? This is a very interesting find .... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138079 , although it has PCI-e.

EDIT: Get a board that has SATA and buy one of those Lite-ON DVD burners with SATA interface off NewEgg for $25. They work very well.
 
Or consider an asus p4p800VM which is matx and allows 4 sticks ddr.
 
JrRacinFan said:
For this kind of build you truly don't need high end. What are you going to mainly use this rig for 3991?

Do you already have the DDR ram? What if you buy a 478 board with AGP and uses DDR2? This is a very interesting find .... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138079 , although it has PCI-e.

EDIT: Get a board that has SATA and buy one of those Lite-ON DVD burners with SATA interface off NewEgg for $25. They work very well.
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I just want to make a 478 system. I've never dealt with it,and everyone know's I'm an old school guy. Um, I despise Biostar boards, they're too junky. The ASRock P4VM800 has SATA.

lemonadesoda said:
Or consider an asus p4p800VM which is matx and allows 4 sticks ddr.
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Oh cool. I wonder how many GB's of RAM it'll support?

Thanks guys!
 
Junk!? Not the new biostar stuff, I would consider them just as good as the Asrock stuff. But to each his own ....
 
Yeah, just a personal preference.. :o

Thanks though, I appreciate your input man!
 
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I got a 478 mobo last night, and a CPU as well. Its SDRAM.

The video card is a nvidia geforce2 mx100 32MB AGP4x
 

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How much RAM do you have? I got 2 256MB sticks, PC100/133. PM me if you want em.
 
256MB PC133, Infineon

YGPM
 
What does your board support up to? How many dimms?
 
I have no clue, and it has 3 DIMM banks.
 
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