On Sat, Jul 17, 2004 at 08:14:58AM +0700, Budhi Astiyadi wrote: > You should buy mobo with NForce2 Ultra 400 Chipset. If You sound maniac, > choose that come with MCP-T Southbridge, the price is little higher. If You > have more money, buy two identicel memory that can run dual channel, or > "Dual Channel Kit". Maybe 256 MB x 2 is very good. > But, you should not overclock your new machine. Because I had trouble when > FSb is higher than 210 MHz (420 DDR). *I used Abit NF7-s mobo with AXP > Tbred-B 1800+.*
Thanks for the info, I found several boards with that chipset and SATA capable, not nearly as expensive as I expected. Now off to learn about the different AMD cores and see which one gives the most bang for the buck. Todd > > | I'm thinking about building a new computer. My needs are > | pretty typical home user stuff. I want to network it (haven't > | decided on wired or wireless yet), be able to watch TV on it, > | and possibly make dvd's from recorded TV. > | Basically I've decided I want an AMD processor and to use a > | SATA hard drive. > | But when I go to look at mobos I'm amazed at the difference > | in price from one to another. I'm really clueless about the > | different chipsets and which one I'd want. Googling for a > | comparison doesn't help too much; do you have to read the > | reports on every mobo out there? > | For my last builds I used Asus and it has been rock solid; I > | think it was a little pricier than other comparable boards at > | the time. > | So, any suggestions on a mobo/chipset? What's the absolute > | lowest cpu you'd go for, considering I'm a cheap bastard? > | (I'm fairly happy with my 500MHz amd now, I just need a project.)
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