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To: AK2004 who wrote (118924)	11/22/2000 8:27:47 PM
From: Paul Engel	Respond to of 186894

Mad Albert - re: "yep, available alright when bare bone p4 system from dell costs slightly more than chip alone" Congratulations for getting lost in the forest - AGAIN. The point is - The Pentium 4 is real and available - and the 1.2 GigaThumper ISN'T AVAILABLE !!! It's vapour !!! Paul

To: AK2004 who wrote (118924)	11/22/2000 8:33:12 PM
From: Paul Engel	Respond to of 186894

Mad Albert - re: "no p4/mb" You can get a Pentium 4 MotherBoard right here: escstore.com Intel® Desktop Board D850GB Supporting Intel® Pentium® 4 processor Introducing Intel Desktop Board D850GB optimizing the computing power of the Intel Pentium 4 processor to provide unprecedented system efficiency and responsiveness. The Intel® Desktop Board D850GB harnesses the advanced computing power of the Intel® Pentium® 4 processor. Designed with the new Intel® 850 chipset, the Desktop Board D850GB utilizes the Intel Pentium 4 processor's full bandwidth and performance with dual RAMBUS* channels and support for Intel® NetBurst™ micro-architecture. Supports single processor in 423-pin Plastic Pin Grid Array socket at 400 MHz system bus Supports a Pentium® 4 processor Intel 850 Chipset Featuring dual RDRAM Channel Support Delivers 3.2 GB/second bandwidth for maximum performance 4 DRAM RIMM sockets Supports PC800, PC600 RDRAM* memory Supports 128 MB to 2 GB, with 128MB minimum Supports ECC or nonECC memory Use unbuffered memory 2.5 V Add memory in identical pairs 5 PCI slots 1 CNR slot 1 AGP slot 4 x 1.5V connector 4 USB ports Two-port stacked rear connector Header for cabling two ports to the front panel ICH2 I/O Controller Hub Ultra ATA/66/100 (Mode 5) support Ultra DMA/33 Six PCI request-grant pairs for support of six PCI Bus Masters System BIOS 4-Mb Flash EEPROM with Intel/AMI* BIOS featuring Plug and Play, IDE drive auto-configure Advanced Power Management (APM) 1.2, ACPI 1.0, DMI 2.0 Multilingual support Intel Rapid BIOS Boot Optimized POST delivers faster access to PC from power-on Instantly Available PC (Suspend-to-RAM) Intel® Express Software Suite Intel® Express Installer Intel® Active Monitor Norton* Internet Security 2000 Software Drivers Product Guide Encryption Plus* Secure Export Hardware Management ASIC Allows remote monitoring of system conditions 12.0"x9.6" ATX form factor, 2.03 Baseboard Power Requirements Pentium 4 processor has special power requirements. The power supply you use with your system will need to fit the following requirements. A Pentium 4 processor based system uses ATX12V specifications. The new ATX12V power supply includes connectors used in the ATX standard as well as an additional 2x2 four-pin and a 1x6 six-pin connectors. Requirements are as follows: +3.3V 20A +5V 25A +12V 13A -12V .8A +5VSB 1.5A -5V .3A Case Requirements An Intel Pentium 4 processor based system requires a new case to house the processor and motherboard. The Pentium 4 version of the ATX form factor has 4 additional holes and stand-offs for motherboard anchoring and retention. Be sure that your new case fits this requirement. The Boxed Intel® Desktop Board D850GB Solutions includes: Desktop Board D850GB ATX compliant I/O shield Cables: one Ultra ATA/33, one Ultra ATA/100 and one floppy cable AGP Retention Mechanism (recommended for AGP 4X support) Two Continuity RIMM Modules Quick Start Guide Configuration label, stickers, back-panel label and a battery-warning label CD-ROM with software drivers, warranty, Product Guide and value-added software applications Processor Retention Mechanism Pentium 4 kit: midtower case and power supply D850GB motherboard Boxed D850GB motherboard D850GB motherboard kit