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LS6TA - Monday, August 23, 2004 - link
I was looking to pick this board up but it isn't on newegg's site anymore, know of anywhere else to get it?Wesley Fink - Wednesday, August 18, 2004 - link
#19 - This has been corrected several times, and it is corrected again. Here's hoping our Document Engine is kinder to corrections this go-round.bhtooefr - Wednesday, August 18, 2004 - link
Another mistake - the Soltek's memory speed is listed as a DDR2 speed (in the specs on the board), whereas it's a DDR board.That P5P800 does look interesting, BTW. (Not that I would bite - Intel's price-performance isn't good at all)
Galvin - Tuesday, August 17, 2004 - link
Asus makes one as well. See it here.P5P800
http://www.asus.com/products/mb/socket775/p5p800/o...
Hopefully you can review this board too.
Bozo Galora - Tuesday, August 17, 2004 - link
Newegg and Soltek??Hah Hah
Guess it shows how much I block out AT's ads.
Wesley Fink - Tuesday, August 17, 2004 - link
#4,#7,#9 - the first requirement for Doom 3 under System Requirements is: "3D Hardware Accelerator Card Required - 100% DirectX® 9.0b compatible 64MB Hardware Accelerated video card and the latest drivers".You can check for yourself at http://www.idsoftware.com/games/doom/doom3/index.p...
Oxonium - Tuesday, August 17, 2004 - link
It will be interesting to see if more mobos like this will come out. It definitely fills a gap in the market, probably to Intel's chagrin. I'm curious if the new P4 F-series (64-bit enabled) would work on this board.Wesley Fink - Tuesday, August 17, 2004 - link
#10 - We made it to 265 FSB with a 2.8 Prescott. We talk about this briefly at the bottom of Page 3.#11 - The incorrect reference is removed.
Wesley Fink - Tuesday, August 17, 2004 - link
#12 - It is available at New Egg for $125 including FedEx Saver shipping, which is linked at the top of every page.Bozo Galora - Tuesday, August 17, 2004 - link
Its irrelevant to people in the U.S. It cant be bought here easily, if at all. I suppose it can be bought online from NCIX in Cananda, but they say special order. I have owned Soltek - they are good boards, but their support is non existent. Also note they are not even listed in Pricewatch brands, search4hardware.com shows pics, but no stores selling it.Why review vapor???