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Thread ID: 107016	2010-02-01 03:29:00	Whats a good AMD motherboard ?	Digby (677)	PC World Chat

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854163	2010-02-01 03:29:00	Hi Guys I am looking to buy a new motherboard and cpu. I want to stick with AMD. I just want to get a mid range one, for business use, not gaming. What are the basic choices ? there are so many model numbers out there. I don't want to get an MSI one as I have had a couple of problems with them.	Digby (677)
854164	2010-02-01 03:52:00	I had good success with Gigabyte motherboards over time with the 2 AMD CPUs. I have a ASUS now with an Intel chip. Don't they are they any special. Equal with GB I guess ...	Nomad (952)
854165	2010-02-01 04:03:00	Depends on how much you want to spend. And what you want the mobo to have (HDMI, onboard video. firewire etc).	Speedy Gonzales (78)
854166	2010-02-01 05:29:00	Make sure you get the correct socket for the CPU you plan to use.	Sweep (90)
854167	2010-02-01 10:20:00	How many RAM slots do you need? DDR2 or DDR3 (AM2+ or AM3)..? Do you need stuff like DVI, HDMI and eSATA? I built a PC using the MSI 760GM-E51 board from Paradigm for $132 You could also get the Asrock 785gmh/128m for $129 fro Computerlounge, this seems like a good deal Or you could go with a cheap Asus or Gigabyte board... less price = less features though.	forrest44 (754)
854168	2010-02-01 10:27:00	What AMD processor do you want to fit?	Sweep (90)
854169	2010-02-01 18:18:00	Good points thanks guys. You have to make sure the board is compatible with what you have already. Eg I have 2 gig of DDR2 RAM. As regards the processor, that is a real minefield. Do you go for the cheapest or the dearest, or a mid range one ? It all comes down to your useage I guess and how much you can spend. I am not into gaming, I am just a home user with a few databases and I do a bit with Photoshop. So to me opening programs and files is my biggest need for speed.	Digby (677)
854170	2010-02-01 21:42:00	These days I tend to underestimate than over. When I got my PC, under my signature, 1yr ago, I thought I wanted this feature and this feature. I needed it for photography club work and the usual and it turns out I didn't need a more expensive motherboard with eSATA and if it was a dual core that probably be fine too despite some USA photographers saying Quad or iCore would be essential. I'm v practical, if it works, why fix it. My desire is for a home like a office, network jacks on wall and a network cable laser printer and it just works. Black and white. Personally I would take the cheapest approach of a good motherboard - ASUS or Gigabyte and don't worry about the features. For your work and mine maybe now I go for a CPU that is dual core instead and get the cheapest motherboard. Every motherboard has all the essentials. In the past I built 2x AMD for my brother. One had a cheap PCI card, a while back. The other was a built in graphics. I didn't need SATA2 over SATA1 if I had to pay for it, I didn't need a video card, nor firewire, nor eSATA nor the fastest RAM or more slots. It had 2x slots for RAM. What photoshop version? Have you got the CPU yet? Photoshop Elements should be fine for most people. If you get Photoshop CS4, that would be useful with a video card - but a cheap on. For general use built in graphics should be fine too. Save the money, buy something else. Technology - always something around the corner and if you want the latest, you pay for it and they don't really last much longer. In the past I spent $100 for CPU and $100 for motherboard and maybe $50-100 for the RAM for computer for my brother. The other thing I consider is what screen you using? HDMI / DVI a requirement?	Nomad (952)
854171	2010-02-01 21:47:00	So Digby what are the specs of your current PC? How much of the current PC do you want to reuse in a new rig? What are you prepared to pay? What O/S will you want?	Sweep (90)
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