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Ok...Screw it. I've fought this system since I bought it.
I'm going to sell my CPU and mobo to someone who wants WinME or Win98
I'm looking at getting a new Intel System..possibly off the i815e chipset(namely, looking at the ASUS CUSL2?)
Does anyone have any horror stories, or recomendations?
Namely, I NEED TO KNOW HOW STABLE THIS RUNS. I've uses Win2k PROF and Adv Ser, and BOTH crash with an NTOSKRNL.exe error.
I never had this with my 440BX chipset PIII...
Anyone that has a system like mine, as well as an i815e mobo, can you give me a comparison?
Please give me info
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OBSIDIAN (Win2k System)
---Custom Built---
AMD Athlon 750(model 2) retail (Slot A)
Asus K7V Mobo BIOS revision 1007
PNY 288(295 listed)MB PC100 SDRAM (2x128 & 1x32)
A-Top 901 Case & 300W Athlon Approved Power Supply
3 Internal 80mm fans(along with Power Supply, CPU, and GeForce fans)
CL SB Live! X-Gamer on Liveware 3 Drivers-only
CL GB Annhilator Pro GeForce DDR on Detonator 6.18
Windows 2000 Advanced Server (SP1)
Logitech Itouch Pro
Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer
Everglide (HL Giganta)
Logitech Soundman G1 Speakers
D-Link DFE-530TX+ Ethernet Adapter
Compaq V720 17" Monitor
Memorex 4x2x24 CD-RW
Compaq(Pioneer) 6x DVD
INFERNO (Win9x(ME)-and eventually Linux-System)
---Compaq Presario 5600i---
PIII 500(498 listed) (Pre CuMine)
Compaq 128(131 listed)MB RAM
Seagate 1GB and either a 3.2GB or 4GB Hdd
ATI Xpert 98 video card
Sonic Impact S90
Logitech Quickcam Home(listed as WEB)
Hauppauge! WinTV GO
Intel Onboard and ATI AT-2000 ISA Ethernet cards
Windows 98SE
Mandrake 7.1
PC Concepts AT-to-Ps2 Keyboard
Logitech First/Pilot Wheel Mouse
Compaq JBL Speakers
Packard Bell 14" monitor
BTC 20x CD-ROM
I'm going to sell my CPU and mobo to someone who wants WinME or Win98
I'm looking at getting a new Intel System..possibly off the i815e chipset(namely, looking at the ASUS CUSL2?)
Does anyone have any horror stories, or recomendations?
Namely, I NEED TO KNOW HOW STABLE THIS RUNS. I've uses Win2k PROF and Adv Ser, and BOTH crash with an NTOSKRNL.exe error.
I never had this with my 440BX chipset PIII...
Anyone that has a system like mine, as well as an i815e mobo, can you give me a comparison?
Please give me info
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OBSIDIAN (Win2k System)
---Custom Built---
AMD Athlon 750(model 2) retail (Slot A)
Asus K7V Mobo BIOS revision 1007
PNY 288(295 listed)MB PC100 SDRAM (2x128 & 1x32)
A-Top 901 Case & 300W Athlon Approved Power Supply
3 Internal 80mm fans(along with Power Supply, CPU, and GeForce fans)
CL SB Live! X-Gamer on Liveware 3 Drivers-only
CL GB Annhilator Pro GeForce DDR on Detonator 6.18
Windows 2000 Advanced Server (SP1)
Logitech Itouch Pro
Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer
Everglide (HL Giganta)
Logitech Soundman G1 Speakers
D-Link DFE-530TX+ Ethernet Adapter
Compaq V720 17" Monitor
Memorex 4x2x24 CD-RW
Compaq(Pioneer) 6x DVD
INFERNO (Win9x(ME)-and eventually Linux-System)
---Compaq Presario 5600i---
PIII 500(498 listed) (Pre CuMine)
Compaq 128(131 listed)MB RAM
Seagate 1GB and either a 3.2GB or 4GB Hdd
ATI Xpert 98 video card
Sonic Impact S90
Logitech Quickcam Home(listed as WEB)
Hauppauge! WinTV GO
Intel Onboard and ATI AT-2000 ISA Ethernet cards
Windows 98SE
Mandrake 7.1
PC Concepts AT-to-Ps2 Keyboard
Logitech First/Pilot Wheel Mouse
Compaq JBL Speakers
Packard Bell 14" monitor
BTC 20x CD-ROM
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i815 suxs.
Go for i840. You can choose either SDRAM or DDR. It's a dual board too. That's what I'm lookin' at. 933 dual goodness.
Go for i840. You can choose either SDRAM or DDR. It's a dual board too. That's what I'm lookin' at. 933 dual goodness.
i815 suxs.
Go for i840. You can choose either SDRAM or DDR. It's a dual board too. That's what I'm lookin' at. 933 dual goodness.
Go for i840. You can choose either SDRAM or DDR. It's a dual board too. That's what I'm lookin' at. 933 dual goodness.
OP
Ok...there's also an i820...All I want is single processor. ALthough I'll probably run Adv. Ser with it(I'm on Pro for now)...I've no true use for dual PIII 850's
So, for a single processor intel-based board...what should I go for?
I'm looking at the CUSL2 and the CUC2 from Asus....as well as others...
Any recomendations would be greatly appreciated .
So, for a single processor intel-based board...what should I go for?
I'm looking at the CUSL2 and the CUC2 from Asus....as well as others...
Any recomendations would be greatly appreciated .
I'm looking at the ASUS CUSL2 also. With its ability to use PC100 or PC133 RAM plus the number of PCI slots, I've been wanting it for a couple of weeks.
The bad news is that finding a vendor that has one might be the hardest thing. I'm a computer consultant and can and do buy directly from multiple distributors, but they are already allocated on the motherboard. I also have a link to the egghead.com page and check it everyday to see if they get it in stock (cause they're just drop-shipping from Ingram-Micro.)
HTH.
The bad news is that finding a vendor that has one might be the hardest thing. I'm a computer consultant and can and do buy directly from multiple distributors, but they are already allocated on the motherboard. I also have a link to the egghead.com page and check it everyday to see if they get it in stock (cause they're just drop-shipping from Ingram-Micro.)
HTH.
My dual 850 system using the Tyan Thunder 2400 i840 board has worked just great. No problems at all.
Here are my system specs.
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My Windows 2000 System:
Dual Intel 850's
Tyan Thunder 2400 MB
Onboard Intel 82559 NIC
512 Megs Ram
Adaptec 39160 Ultra 160
1 - 18 Gig Cheetah - U160
2 - 18 Gig Cheetah U2W
1 - Maxtor 60 Gig (IDE)
SB Live Platinum
Plextor 12/4/32 - Burner
Plextor 40x UW CD-Rom
10x Sony DVD Drive
Hercules Geforce 2 64meg
Dual V2 Cards, for D2
Viewsonic PF815 22" Monitor
...
My Win ME System:
PIII 733
Asus P3C4X MB
256 Megs PC133 Mem
Adaptec U2W Scsi Card
1 - 9 Gig Cheetah 10K
48x IDE CD-Rom
CL Geforce DDR
ESS 1371 Sound Card
Here are my system specs.
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My Windows 2000 System:
Dual Intel 850's
Tyan Thunder 2400 MB
Onboard Intel 82559 NIC
512 Megs Ram
Adaptec 39160 Ultra 160
1 - 18 Gig Cheetah - U160
2 - 18 Gig Cheetah U2W
1 - Maxtor 60 Gig (IDE)
SB Live Platinum
Plextor 12/4/32 - Burner
Plextor 40x UW CD-Rom
10x Sony DVD Drive
Hercules Geforce 2 64meg
Dual V2 Cards, for D2
Viewsonic PF815 22" Monitor
...
My Win ME System:
PIII 733
Asus P3C4X MB
256 Megs PC133 Mem
Adaptec U2W Scsi Card
1 - 9 Gig Cheetah 10K
48x IDE CD-Rom
CL Geforce DDR
ESS 1371 Sound Card
OP
I went out and bought the CUSL2 for $166 today. No audio, so maybe that will fix one of my problems*frequent sysaudio.sys error*.
Now, anyone with this mobo, or an i815e mobo, can you tell me how STABLE it is, as compared to a VIA KX133 chipset mobo?(my K7V being the basis if aplicable)
Now, anyone with this mobo, or an i815e mobo, can you tell me how STABLE it is, as compared to a VIA KX133 chipset mobo?(my K7V being the basis if aplicable)
Where'd you find it - is my question? I'm sure that I'll have to mail-order one (since I live in a super large town of 50,000), so where can I find one?
TIA!
TIA!
OP
I called down to a local computer store asking if they had the capability of ordering mobos from ASUS, and they said yes...I asked them about a CUSL2, they said they had one in stock, and I told them not to sell it, I'd be in there soon
I just lucked out on it Especially since, had I not called in and told them to hold it, half an hour before I got there(I had class), someone came in and was wanting to buy it.
But it's in my closet now, waiting for me to find the money to buy a CPU(which is now a longer wait, as I had to buy a new hdd today, my 1 GB Seagate died, so I bought a 15GB ATA-100 ).
Which brings me to a question:
Can an ATA(UDMA)-100 hdd run off the UDMA/66 at the 100 mark, or do I need to find a UDMA/100 cable for it?
I just lucked out on it Especially since, had I not called in and told them to hold it, half an hour before I got there(I had class), someone came in and was wanting to buy it.
But it's in my closet now, waiting for me to find the money to buy a CPU(which is now a longer wait, as I had to buy a new hdd today, my 1 GB Seagate died, so I bought a 15GB ATA-100 ).
Which brings me to a question:
Can an ATA(UDMA)-100 hdd run off the UDMA/66 at the 100 mark, or do I need to find a UDMA/100 cable for it?
CPUs are easier to find for me than that motherboard! I know where to get Intel Boxed Processor - 800EBs, and 866s no probs. But that motherboard is a different story.
The 815e chipset that's on the CUSL2 is ATA100 capable, and there's no difference between an ATA66 and ATA100 cable. BTW, you will only see very small performance differences between an ATA66 and an ATA100 drive (right now.) In fact, AFAIK, the hds out there are really only approaching 37MB/s sustained transfers - which is only slightly better than what ATA33 specs.
For more information (where I found it...), go to www.storagereview.com - they really have it together in explaining hd performance and differences.
Later!
The 815e chipset that's on the CUSL2 is ATA100 capable, and there's no difference between an ATA66 and ATA100 cable. BTW, you will only see very small performance differences between an ATA66 and an ATA100 drive (right now.) In fact, AFAIK, the hds out there are really only approaching 37MB/s sustained transfers - which is only slightly better than what ATA33 specs.
For more information (where I found it...), go to www.storagereview.com - they really have it together in explaining hd performance and differences.
Later!
OP
I can find the CPUs...just not for a decent price.
I want at least 800mhz, any higher would of course be great, but I MUST have 133mhz FSB for it.
I want RETAIL as well, for the 3 year warranty.
Finding these for around or under 300, though..that's the hard part.
I can find plenty of CUSL2's...just not the CPUs for them
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OBSIDIAN (Win2k System)
---Custom Built---REBUILDING
LOOKING: PIII Coppermine in 800+mhz region(133FSB)
Asus CUSL2 mobo(no onboard sound)
PNY 288(295 listed)MB PC100 SDRAM (2x128 & 1x32)
A-Top 901 Case & 300W Athlon Approved Power Supply
30GB MAXTOR Diamand Max UDMA/66 7200 RPM hdd and IBM15-7 15GB UDMA/100 7200RPM hdd
3 Internal 80mm fans(along with Power Supply, CPU, and GeForce fans)
CL SB Live! X-Gamer on Liveware 3 (Drivers-only)
CL GB Annhilator Pro GeForce DDR on Detonator 6.18
Windows 2000 Advanced Server (SP1)
Logitech Itouch Pro
Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer
Everglide (HL Giganta)
Logitech Soundman G1 Speakers
D-Link DFE-530TX+ Ethernet Adapter
Compaq V720 17" Monitor
Memorex 4x2x24 CD-RW
Compaq(Pioneer) 6x DVD
INFERNO (Win9x(ME)-and eventually Linux-System)
---Compaq Presario 5600i---
PIII 500(498 listed) (Pre CuMine)
Compaq 128(131 listed)MB RAM
IBM DJNA 13501 UDMA/33 7200RPM Hdd
ATI Xpert 98 video card
Sonic Impact S90
Logitech Quickcam Home(listed as WEB)
Hauppauge! WinTV GO
Intel Onboard and ATI AT-2000 ISA Ethernet cards
Windows ME Build 3000 OEM Final?
Mandrake 7.1
PC Concepts AT-to-Ps2 Keyboard
Logitech First/Pilot Wheel Mouse
Sony Walkman Speakers
Packard Bell 14" monitor
BTC 20x CD-ROM
Selling!
AMD Athlon 750(model 2) retail (Slot A)
Asus K7V Mobo BIOS revision 1007 for $250.
3 weeks old
I want at least 800mhz, any higher would of course be great, but I MUST have 133mhz FSB for it.
I want RETAIL as well, for the 3 year warranty.
Finding these for around or under 300, though..that's the hard part.
I can find plenty of CUSL2's...just not the CPUs for them
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OBSIDIAN (Win2k System)
---Custom Built---REBUILDING
LOOKING: PIII Coppermine in 800+mhz region(133FSB)
Asus CUSL2 mobo(no onboard sound)
PNY 288(295 listed)MB PC100 SDRAM (2x128 & 1x32)
A-Top 901 Case & 300W Athlon Approved Power Supply
30GB MAXTOR Diamand Max UDMA/66 7200 RPM hdd and IBM15-7 15GB UDMA/100 7200RPM hdd
3 Internal 80mm fans(along with Power Supply, CPU, and GeForce fans)
CL SB Live! X-Gamer on Liveware 3 (Drivers-only)
CL GB Annhilator Pro GeForce DDR on Detonator 6.18
Windows 2000 Advanced Server (SP1)
Logitech Itouch Pro
Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer
Everglide (HL Giganta)
Logitech Soundman G1 Speakers
D-Link DFE-530TX+ Ethernet Adapter
Compaq V720 17" Monitor
Memorex 4x2x24 CD-RW
Compaq(Pioneer) 6x DVD
INFERNO (Win9x(ME)-and eventually Linux-System)
---Compaq Presario 5600i---
PIII 500(498 listed) (Pre CuMine)
Compaq 128(131 listed)MB RAM
IBM DJNA 13501 UDMA/33 7200RPM Hdd
ATI Xpert 98 video card
Sonic Impact S90
Logitech Quickcam Home(listed as WEB)
Hauppauge! WinTV GO
Intel Onboard and ATI AT-2000 ISA Ethernet cards
Windows ME Build 3000 OEM Final?
Mandrake 7.1
PC Concepts AT-to-Ps2 Keyboard
Logitech First/Pilot Wheel Mouse
Sony Walkman Speakers
Packard Bell 14" monitor
BTC 20x CD-ROM
Selling!
AMD Athlon 750(model 2) retail (Slot A)
Asus K7V Mobo BIOS revision 1007 for $250.
3 weeks old
I think you would be better off [for the money] going with a PIII 733. After that speed, they jump in price. It has the 133MHz FSB. My friend got one for about $260, from egghead.com, I think.
-bZj
-bZj
OP
I can get the 800 for just $40 more though.
