need advice on motherboard/ram

[joedan3]

I need some help here - I am getting an new system configured at a local vendor:
1) P4 2.4G with 533 FSB
2) motherboard:
choice between Asus P4B533E and P4PE - I assume the P4Pe is 'better' since it supports DDR 333?
Any thoughts on P4P533E vs P4S533E i.e Intel vs. SiS chipsets;
These choices aside, what is the 'best' Asus motherboard to support DDR 333;
3) Any noticeable difference between DDR 333 vs DDR 266
4) I don't know how much I trust the vendor to configure this correctly (sounds wierd I know, but he is very price competitive) - if he has a motherboard that supports DDR 333 and the correct memory, how can I tell that he has configured this correctly - if not, can I fiddle with the BIOS to get this to an optimal state - how complicated is this?

[hersawex]

Asus had already release a new mainboard which is Asus P4G8X.
You can consider Gigabyte GA-8INXP and MSI GNB Max.
The Above mobo is using the lastest chipset E7205.
It can support dual channel DDR ram( differ from DDR )
It can prefetch 4bit instead of 2.

Personally I like Gigabyte GA-8INXP. The Dual Power System.

Regarding the Ram, what do you do most with your com?? Games??
Suggest you go for the DDR333. Just a few ten dollar differ only.
At least buy a 256mb if can go for 512mb of ram. Or you will experiance low in resource.

Don't trust the vendor...bring along your friends whose know hardware well. This is the best choice.

This all I can provide for you. Just forgive me if anythings stated wrong^^

[HeadachesAbound]

You state that the vendor is price competitive, is he competitive with some of the sites that have been mentioned in the boards? Such as newegg.com (http://www.newegg.com).

You also might consider if you would get better performance for your buck if you went with an AMD chipset and board rather than an Intel. Depending on how much you plan to spend the Intel could cost up to $200 more than the AMD.

If you trust yourself enough to put it together, get it from someplace like newegg.com (http://www.newegg.com) and you'll be guaranteed to get a good deal.