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Motherboard advice needed
I'm building my first computer. I've done such things as memory upgrades, hard
drive upgrages, and video card upgrades but I've never totally built one from scratch. I'm calling this first computer I'm building a budget pc because I'm not going for the top of line when selecting components. If everything works when I get it together then maybe I'll think about upgrading to better parts. Here's my problem. I've already ordered the processor, an Intel Boxed Pentium 4 2.6 GHZ-HT 512K 800 FSB S478. I also have an atx case. My dilemma is not knowing which motherboard to buy. I've looked at the Intel 875p, the Intel 865pe, and the Intel 865g. Even in just those 3 categories there are different models and price ranges to choose from. Which motherboard should I get? This is going to be a general purpose computer. It'll be used for some gaming but I am definitely not what you would call a hardcore gamer. Thanks |
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"DJS0302" wrote in message ... I'm building my first computer. I've done such things as memory upgrades, hard drive upgrages, and video card upgrades but I've never totally built one from scratch. I'm calling this first computer I'm building a budget pc because I'm not going for the top of line when selecting components. If everything works when I get it together then maybe I'll think about upgrading to better parts. Here's my problem. I've already ordered the processor, an Intel Boxed Pentium 4 2.6 GHZ-HT 512K 800 FSB S478. I also have an atx case. My dilemma is not knowing which motherboard to buy. I've looked at the Intel 875p, the Intel 865pe, and the Intel 865g. Even in just those 3 categories there are different models and price ranges to choose from. Which motherboard should I get? This is going to be a general purpose computer. It'll be used for some gaming but I am definitely not what you would call a hardcore gamer. Thanks If you are going to construct a "budget" machine, you may want to consider an AMD based unit. whatever you do to save money...*do not* try to skimp on your choice of RAM ...in other words...stay away from the cheap "generic" stuff |
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If you are going to construct a "budget" machine, you may want to consider
an AMD based unit. whatever you do to save money...*do not* try to skimp on your choice of RAM ...in other words...stay away from the cheap "generic" stuff I'm spending more money on things such as the cpu and memory and spending less of it on things such as the hard drive, video card, sound card, etc. For example, I bought a 30 GB hard drive because that's more than I'll need. I actually tried to find a smaller one but didn't have any luck. I don't need anything like an 80GB or 120 GB hard drive. This way if I want to upgrade to a better video or sound card I'll already have the necessary memory and processor requirements. |
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philo wrote:
"DJS0302" wrote in message I'm building my first computer. I've done such things as memory .... snip ... Even in just those 3 categories there are different models and price ranges to choose from. Which motherboard should I get? This is going to be a general purpose computer. It'll be used for some gaming but I am definitely not what you would call a hardcore gamer. .... snip ... whatever you do to save money...*do not* try to skimp on your choice of RAM ...in other words...stay away from the cheap "generic" stuff Touching on the MB, make sure the MB is ECC capable, and that you buy ECC RAM. That way you will, to all practical purposes, eliminate RAM faults from your future troubles. The cost differential is small, and the rewards are great. -- Chuck F ) ) Available for consulting/temporary embedded and systems. http://cbfalconer.home.att.net USE worldnet address! |
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