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If a kid asks where rain comes from, I think a cute thing to tell him is "God is crying." And if he asks why God is crying, another cute thing to tell him is "Probably because of something you did." -
I have the MSI 845PE MAX2-FIR (thanks to a recommendation on here) at work running a 2.4G P4, 533FSB, 512MB PC2700, Parhelia 512, 80Gig WD800JB (8MB cache). This machine is the DBs.
The mobo has everything except BT (although that is an option). One thing though, much of the I/O is on flying leads to the back panel, so if for some reason you needed to fill all those PCI slots you could be a little frustrated.
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Thanks for the recommendation
I have to say, I have yet to see anybody speak badly about this motherboard. Though I think i'll be getting the non-firewire version, cause frankly I don't wanna pay the extra 40$ for it. I'll just suffer having to get a controller later when I find out I need it anyway
Guess it's off to the store to get me an MSI card and a Sapphire Radeon 9500 PRO... for which there is currently a one week delivery time
If a kid asks where rain comes from, I think a cute thing to tell him is "God is crying." And if he asks why God is crying, another cute thing to tell him is "Probably because of something you did."Comment
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Tony (or anyone else who has this board)... one question...
How is the noise level of the chipset cooler on the MSI board? Noise is a big issue for me on this upgrade so it COULD swing my vote to another board if it's very noisy. Bit in any case, I should be able to cool it with the zalman northbridge heatsink right!?
ow and PS: I'm assuming the 'DB's' is a good thing!?
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Hi Chris
The chipset HSF is barely audible in my system, but listening conditions are suboptimal so its hard to be objective. IIRC, its held on with a wire clip and should be easy to replace.
DBs = mutts nuts, so yes, its a good thing
I use the Zalman on the chipset on my home ASUS A7M266 - its great. Come with a mounting kit and thermal glue if you can't use that.
When I am back in the office (tomorrow), I'll have a close listen to the chipset HSF when everything else is off. I have the CoolerMAster P4 IHC-L71 silent heat pipe on the CPU and ISTR it was quieter than that
HTH
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Thanks... much appreciated
If a kid asks where rain comes from, I think a cute thing to tell him is "God is crying." And if he asks why God is crying, another cute thing to tell him is "Probably because of something you did."Comment
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Dare I suggest a dual channel SIS 655 Gigabyte GA-8SQ800 or 8SQ800 Ultra (extra- Sil3112A serial ATA & Realtek 8100 10/100 LAN) ?
The prices here (and they are usually ~20% higher than US ones)are 115$ for the vanilla and 150$ for the Ultra version. Rather low compared to granite bay boards and pretty much on par with 845PE.Comment
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Well the Gigabyte board cost the same as the MSI here in denmark. I must admit it looks interesting though.... just wish I could find some user reviews.If a kid asks where rain comes from, I think a cute thing to tell him is "God is crying." And if he asks why God is crying, another cute thing to tell him is "Probably because of something you did."Comment
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