On Jul 29, 4:04*pm, "Bob Knowlden" wrote:
Why not get the manual?
http://support.asus.com/download/dow...T533-C&os=17&S....
(Warning: the Asus support site isn't running smoothly at the moment.)
I don't see any statement requiring RIMMs to be installed in pairs on this
board. However, it has an 850E chipset, supporting dual-channel. Pairs may
be a good idea, even if they are not mandatory.
It uses the 184 pin RIMMs, and can use ECC. It supports 2GB of PC800, or
1.5GB of PC1066.
New Rambus memory is scarce, but it's available:
http://www.thechipmerchant.com/items.asp?CartId={C909AADE-C422-49EVEREST22-B55F-4F4192C03545}&Cc=RAMRDRAM800&iTpStatus=0&Tp=&Bc=
2GB of non-ECC lists for over $1200. I've never bought RAM on eBay, but it
might be worth the risk if the prices are much lower. (Feel lucky?)
I suggest a more significant upgrade. You could buy an Asus P6T (LGA1366)
mainboard new for $240 (www.newegg.com), a Core I7 920 for $280, and 6 GB (3
X 2GB) of DDR3 1600 for *around $100. You'd need a new PCI-E graphics card
as well (you can get an ATI Radeon HD4870 for less than $130), and a new PSU
($100 or so). You may as well get a third-party CPU cooler for the I7 920,
as any self-respecting amateur system builder would want to overclock it ..
As your old P4T533-C had no SATA ports, and the P6T has only one (supporting
2 devices), you may wish to add a SATA hard drive (approx. $100 for a 1TB
7200 RPM drive). By the time you're done, you'll probably have spent about
$1200, but built an up-to-date system that would be rather more capable than
the P4/Rambus relic. You can spend less money on a Core2 Quad or even a Core
2 Duo. AMD based systems are probably good price/performance deals, but I
haven't built once since the Socket 939 (Athlon X2) days.
That's not to denigrate Rambus memory. At times it was the performance
leader. It was never as bad as those taking the negative side in the flame
wars of the early 21st century would have had you believe. (Have the scars
healed yet, Barry?)
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On Jul 29, 1:08 pm, Barry Watzman wrote:
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Thanks for the help. Yeah I checked the PC with an Intel tool and CPU-
Z and both indicate the CPU running at 533Mhz FSB. I cant remember
what type of RAM is in there right now but its 512MB. I'll open the
case tonight. Reason I ask for suggestions is that reading the mobo
manual this board is finicky about what RAM you put in it. There are
exceptions and some memory states it will only run in 400Mhz FSB. I
have been contemplating just getting another mobo, cpu, and memory
that may be as cheap as 1GB of Rambus (about $55 to $100 on ebay).
Unfortunate but I already bought a new AGP video card for this PC so
am kind of stuck using it. I guess I can always return it and get a
newer mobo, cpu, memory, and PCI express video card. Any suggestions
let me know.
Thanks AGP
I have a copy of the manual. The chapters have some notes on what can
be used and what can't and many memory items on ebay strictly say that
it only works on 400Mhz fsb. This system was top line when I put it
together and should have bought more memory back then. I just want to
do a minor upgrade with memory and video card not much more and the
$1200 upgrade you suggest, although a logical upgrade, is way beyond
my budget. i have another gaming machine I use for current games. This
PC Im just trying to do some minor upgrades that will make it run just
a bit better. Wasn't planning on spending more than about $150. The
memory is available on ebay but like I said I remember back when I put
together the machine the board was very finicky about what type of
rambus it took and even some brands were not recommended. Just getting
PC800 doesn't cut it for this board, you really have to make sure that
its compatible and ASUS doesn't update their compatibility charts
since its an older board. but i do know that it takes modules in
pairs. anyway, i'll look on ebay and take a chance on some items I
saw.
AGP
Hi everyone
I have a serious problem on Leopard: I canīt install none of the versions on Leopard in my computer which is
ASUS P4T533-C revision bios 1010
Chipset Intel 850E with ICH2
P4 3066Ghz, 512Kb, FSB 533, Hyper Threading, MMX, SSE, SSE2
Rimms 1Gb PC1066 Ecc (they really work like DDR2 533, tested with cpuz)
ECS Nvidia 7300 GT 512Mb (in bios the max Graphics Aperture Size is 256Mb)
Onboard Audio AC97, Game port, Midi port, Smart Card Reader, 2x Serial com, 1 LPT Parallel
Adaptec 29160 SCSI Card (but none of the Leopard canīt recognize)
Samsung 40Gb ATA 7200rpm 8Mb cache
DVD writer LG GH22LP20
Hauppauge wintv 87xx
Firewire 1394
Lan Realtek 8139
Iīve tried F8 and "-v" in the terminal to see detailed information in instalation....
In Kalyway 10.5.1, in the middle of the boot, the pc restart and canīt see the information
In Kalyway 10.5.2, with "-v -x -f cpus=1", in the middle of the boot, the pc restart and canīt see the information
in iDeneb 10.5.6, in the middle of the boot, the pc freeze and the last information is:
"....CoreRAIDServer not responding"
...and donīt have any Raid....
In iAtkos 10.5.5 really boot, format and install the drivers and packages.
Iīve tried the instructions in many forums how to install the packages and drivers in many ways but in the second restart of Leopard the
installation simple freeze the pc with the last information of the kernel version:
"Darwin Kernel Version 9.5.0: (...) : xnu-1228.7/BUILD/obj/RELEASE_I386"
... and show a window with:
"You need to restart your computer. Hold down the power button for several seconds or press the restart button"
Iīm completely lost with these installations.., donīt know where is the problem on my pc, anyone can help me?
pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! Help me!!!!