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| Thread ID: 86974 | 2008-02-03 09:03:00 | Asus P5KC Motherboard | jwil1 (65) | Press F1 |
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| 637048 | 2008-02-03 09:03:00 | Hi all, Thing of building a new PC - is the Asus P5KC mobo decent? I want to do some casual gaming and video/audio editing on it. Also want it to be as future-proof as possible (hence choosing one with DDR3 memory capabilities). If it's not any good which type do you recommend? (Would prefer to stick with Asus if possible :) ) Looking to spend ~$250-$300 on it Thanks |
jwil1 (65) | ||
| 637049 | 2008-02-03 09:10:00 | Looks alright to me. Wouldnt mind it myself :D | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 637050 | 2008-02-03 09:21:00 | Looks alright to me. Wouldnt mind it myself :D Thanks While you're at it, is this (www.imagef1.net.nz) a good quality config? Would you change anything? |
jwil1 (65) | ||
| 637051 | 2008-02-03 09:27:00 | Good enough. Although I'd add another gig of RAM. Bloody cheap they are these days. | qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 637052 | 2008-02-03 09:34:00 | Good enough. Although I'd add another gig of RAM. Bloody cheap they are these days. Was going to see how 2GB worked for me then think about another 1GB if I needed it. I've heard that as soon as you add 3GB+ to a x86 system you lose dual-channel RAM capability - is this true?? |
jwil1 (65) | ||
| 637053 | 2008-02-03 09:36:00 | Looks ok to me, but the ram, if you're getting DDR2 (since it looks like it supports DDR 2 and 3). I dont think you can use both at once. Its one or the other. Since DDR2 supports up to 8 GB. DDR3 up to 4 GB. And if you want to use firewire (since it looks like its got a 1394 connector), it maybe better getting a case, with a firewire port connector on the front. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 637054 | 2008-02-03 09:37:00 | I've heard that as soon as you add 3GB+ to a x86 system you lose dual-channel RAM capability - is this true?? No but you may not get all of the 3+ GB. If you get 4 GB windows (32 bit), should see around 3.25 - 3.75 GB of it. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 637055 | 2008-02-03 09:39:00 | And if you want to use firewire (since it looks like its got a 1394 connector), it maybe better getting a case, with a firewire port connector on the front. There is 1 firewire port on the front - it's hidden by the drop-down door. www.ascent.co.nz |
jwil1 (65) | ||
| 637056 | 2008-02-03 09:39:00 | There is 1 firewire port on the front - it's hidden by the drop-down door . . ascent . co . nz/ProductSpec . aspx?itemID=355658" target="_blank">www . ascent . co . nz Ah ok then prob solved ! |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 637057 | 2008-02-03 09:42:00 | So...If I get 3GB RAM will I be able to access all 3072MB of it at full dual-channel speed (x86 system)? | jwil1 (65) | ||
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