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| Thread ID: 98178 | 2009-03-14 10:40:00 | PC Set up question... | minster (9180) | Press F1 |
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| 756339 | 2009-03-15 01:25:00 | Thanks very much:) | minster (9180) | ||
| 756340 | 2009-03-15 01:30:00 | If you get the Asus M3N78 You wont need a separate videocard. Since it looks like its got VGA, DVI and HDMI onboard |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 756341 | 2009-03-15 02:00:00 | In the original post he/she said that her friend would be running many graphics intensive apps. So a discrete GFX card such as the 9500GT or 9600GSO would be good |
Blam (54) | ||
| 756342 | 2009-03-15 02:07:00 | If you go with the Asus M3N78 you will need a new case also. IIRC the Acer SA80 is uses a Micro ATX case and the M3N78 is ATX | stormdragon (6013) | ||
| 756343 | 2009-03-15 02:16:00 | If you go with the Asus M3N78 you will need a new case also. IIRC the Acer SA80 is uses a Micro ATX case and the M3N78 is ATX How do you know the original case does not support ATX also? since uATX is backward compatible with ATX anyways |
Blam (54) | ||
| 756344 | 2009-03-15 02:26:00 | How do you know the original case does not support ATX also? I had an Acer Aspire SA80 sitting round here not that long ago for repairs and as I remember it has a Micro ATX case, which would not support a larger ATX form factor board. since uATX is backward compatible with ATX anyways A Micro ATX board will fit in an ATX case. An ATX board will not fit in a Micro ATX case. |
stormdragon (6013) | ||
| 756345 | 2009-03-15 02:28:00 | I had an Acer Aspire SA80 sitting round here not that long ago for repairs and as I remember it has a Micro ATX case, which would not support a larger ATX form factor board. A Micro ATX board will fit in an ATX case. An ATX board will not fit in a Micro ATX case. Ah ok, thats why. I didn't see the model no. she had posted:p I know an ATX board will not fit in a uATX case. its common sense lol. Unless the case originally supported ATX of course |
Blam (54) | ||
| 756346 | 2009-03-15 02:40:00 | Well no point getting that mobo then, if youre going to use a separate card More ram would probably be better then, not a separate videocard Since it doesnt really matter what card you get, since all connect to a monitor, and obviously you need something to see anything on the screen |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 756347 | 2009-03-16 20:55:00 | Okay, After reading all your suggestions, we have decided to get the following and build a new pc... ASUS M3N78 (Express Gate) Geforce 8200 D, CPU AMD Athlon64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ CPU Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4 2 x 1GB DDR2-8 I have already ordered a new case and 420Watt PSU. CoolerMaster Elite 333. I have a question regarding the above MOBO? Downloaded the user manual for it last night and can't really understand for sure that this MOBO supports "Sata Hard Drives" Probably a dumb question but I would like your confirmation before ordering the motherboard combo please? You are appreciated ... Thank you:) |
minster (9180) | ||
| 756348 | 2009-03-16 21:14:00 | According to this (www.asus.com) Its got 5 SATA ports |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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