Intel's New LGA 775 Architecture

[indolikaa]

Yao!


I have a build order for a few workstations. The client has requested a system based on Intel's LGA 775 socket with 3.0GHz 800 FSB 1MB Cache processors.

This would be my first build with the LGA 775. Any thoughts from y'all who may own or have built with this architecture? The client made a specific request, so I'm assuming they already did their homework, but I always like to check with other sources before I decide if I want my name on the builds or not.

Cheers!



Here's the Basic Build Specs request...

Intel P4 3.0GHz 800FSB 1MB Retail
DFI LANPARTY 875P-T Mainboard
2GB Dual-Channel DDR
SATA HDDs in RAID-0
Tier 5 Graphics Card

[ViRaL1]

Interesting choice for a new system. The 875P is an older, Socket 478 chipset. It seems more like an upgrade option for people who have older systems and want to make use of most of their older hardware (like DDR memory, AGP video and Parallel ATA drives). Maybe this is cost effective for them. But for the most part it seems like putting a brand new engine in an older car. If that's what they really want then build away. You shouldn't really have any installation issues. The only thing that seems to have changed is the CPU socket. I'd double check the manual with the CPU as far as correct seating procedures, the rest should be pretty simple.

[indolikaa]

I was thinking more along the lines of a 925X chipset myself...

[rallynavvie]

Careful, the 9xx haters will come out of the woodwork pretty soon after you mention that.

There is a new 9xx chipset coming out next month that should be a good step up from where we're at now. I'd maybe wait for that. And then check out the new Quadro PCI-E video cards. Mmm... *drool*

Otherwise look at the Asus P5GD2 Deluxe. Talk about onboard features

[AND1]

There is a new 9xx chipset coming out next month that should be a good step up from where we're at now.

Yeah, thats what I am waiting for. It's suppose to support 1066 FSB.

But on the other hand the new AMD FX-55 will sport a 2000 FSB

[offline]

Careful, the 9xx haters will come out of the woodwork pretty soon after you mention that.

Some do seem to get emotional over their hardware. :P

[indolikaa]

I was reading a report over at tech-report.com that put the 875P and the 9XX chipsets just about on par with each other. The speed differences are minimal, in many situations.

Maybe that's why the client didn't mind 875P...

Maybe he'll answer the e-mail I sent yesterday regarding this very thought. Maybe he'll answer it today.

Or not...




Let me check out that Asus board...

[vcdlover]

I need some advice, too.

I'm looking for upgrading my PC. The new PC will be dedicated for video editing and encoding only, nothing else. I only have $500 for the upgrade. This doesn't include the hard drive. I have over 500 GB of hard drive from my old system. What do I get from $500? Here's a short list I have:

Mother board
CPU
RAM
Video card

Any advice is appreciated

vcdlover

[offline]

I must admit I have not seen this version so
I would be interested in some real world test results. So far
I have not been a supporter of 9xx although the new
ASUS boards claim they are the first to be able to really use
DD2 - when overclocking that is. Don't get me wrong
- I still prefer ASUS over every other mainboard.

Meanwhile AGP looks like it has a future afterall 8)

[indolikaa]

I must admit I have not seen this version so
I would be interested in some real world test results. So far
I have not been a supporter of 9xx although the new
ASUS boards claim they are the first to be able to really use
DD2 - when overclocking that is. Don't get me wrong
- I still prefer ASUS over every other mainboard.

Meanwhile AGP looks like it has a future afterall 8)

Yeah, those test results were an eye-opener for me, too.

AGP w/DDR is still a solid solution. PCI-X with DDR2 wasn't all that I thought it would be.

[offline]

Yeah, those test results were an eye-opener for me, too.

I have not trusted onlline, magazine or "word of mouth" test results
for years. I just go on what I see when I build it or at a workshop
where I can put a system through its paces. No commercial body in
it's right mind will dare rubbish a major manufacturer, nor will
smaller non commercial groups or individuals be rid of the "heap
shit" or "sing praise" factor in bolstering their own egos and
validating their purchases.

I guess thats why I'm one of those so called 9xx haters - but I'd prefer the
term "value for money hunters"

I still remember the howls of anger when I suggested
a user buy a "old" P3 1000 instead of a P4 1.2. in the aus.comp news
group

[rallynavvie]

If you can't trust things you see or hear and aren't able to spend a fuckton of money on the latest hardware all the time to test it out for yourself then how are you getting your information on the latest technology? I don't even have other systems available for testing to me anywhere around here. If I went into General Nano, the local hardcore geek store, and asked to test out a dual Opteron 250 system they'd probably laugh so hard they'd rupture shit right into their bloodstream. Nobody keeps that kind of hardware on hand, they order it in for people from the manufacturer.

I don't believe everything I read from review sites as they are almost always in someone's pockets. I can totally see Intel stopping all engineering smaples going to a place after an honestly bad review just out of spite. Personally I get my best information from forums where there are usually a good amount of folks who either are optimistic or skeptical about hardware to point out all points, good or bad. Unfortunately I've fallen out of sorts with the single CPU markets. I've read a ton of good information on SMP systems because I've concentrated more on that aspect to refine the best information from that particular market's forums.

Unfortunately PCI-E chipsets on the SMP market are odd versions of their single CPU counterparts. For instance my primary workstation uses an 875 chipset but it'll smoke most other 875 platforms on the market even with only one CPU installed because of an enhanced ICH and other physical upgrades.

Aw shit, just get him a good 7525 board

[ViRaL1]

I still remember the howls of anger when I suggested
a user buy a "old" P3 1000 instead of a P4 1.2. in the aus.comp news
group

P4 1.2 When was this?

[offline]

I still remember the howls of anger when I suggested
a user buy a "old" P3 1000 instead of a P4 1.2. in the aus.comp news
group

P4 1.2 When was this?

Picking me up on a typo?
P4 1.3Ghz, April 2001