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| 581304 | 2007-08-15 09:16:00 | My desktop presently has a Gigabyte RZ 7Vm499-M-R2, but it has only 3 PCI slots, where one is partially covered by my Radeon 9200 SE graphics accelerator, meaning I have only 2 slots that I can use. While the MB works perfectly fine, I need at least one more PCI slot, so I need to change the MB. Looking for advise for a replacement MB, don't need anything fancy, mid range would do and certainly second hand is OK. The new MB needs to support :- 184 pin DDR DIMM , DDR333,DDR266 And must support at least 1 gig of RAM Socket A for an Athlon 2500+ IDE HDD's And has an AGP slot (Oh oh, run out of page room) |
curly (6655) | ||
| 581305 | 2007-08-15 09:24:00 | You'll be lucky to find any Socket A's brand new, theyre as obsolete as 478 pins now. Might have to look on Trademe, or Ebay. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 581306 | 2007-08-15 09:31:00 | You'll be lucky to find any Socket A's brand new, theyre as obsolete as 478 pins now. Might have to look on Trademe, or Ebay. So true, but I found a socket 478 Board over the weekend in my spares - Brand New LOL Never been opened. Its amazing what happens in a clean up. Those specs Unfortunately are starting to get old now. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 581307 | 2007-08-15 09:36:00 | So true, but I found a socket 478 Board over the weekend in my spares - Brand New LOL Never been opened. Its amazing what happens in a clean up. Yup I found out the hard way, when the P4P800 died, it took a while to find another. The shop down the road, and in Symonds St, didnt have any. I found a computer place near Newmarket. It had some Asrock mobos in stock. Not the best, (10/100 instead of glan, and 3 pci instead of 5). But at least they were 478 pin! And it hasnt died yet! I've got a spare 478 pin mobo, but its only for a 400 fsb CPU, not an 800 fsb CPU. And doesnt use DDR ram either. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 581308 | 2007-08-15 10:00:00 | My desktop presently has a Gigabyte RZ 7Vm499-M-R2, but it has only 3 PCI slots, where one is partially covered by my Radeon 9200 SE graphics accelerator, meaning I have only 2 slots that I can use. While the MB works perfectly fine, I need at least one more PCI slot, so I need to change the MB. Looking for advise for a replacement MB, don't need anything fancy, mid range would do and certainly second hand is OK. The new MB needs to support :- 184 pin DDR DIMM , DDR333,DDR266 And must support at least 1 gig of RAM Socket A for an Athlon 2500+ IDE HDD's And has an AGP slot (Oh oh, run out of page room) Socket A, wow, thats going back abit. Very poor on-board sound in those days!...Do you mind if we ask what you need the PCI slots for.....cause as you will see, none of us fancy your chances of finding a replacement..... Why not just look to upgrade, most new mobo have on-boarsd sound, video, LAN, RAID (IDE & SATA) nowadays that would bypass the need for more PCI slots! |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 581309 | 2007-08-15 10:13:00 | Socket A, wow, thats going back abit. Very poor on-board sound in those days!...Do you mind if we ask what you need the PCI slots for.....cause as you will see, none of us fancy your chances of finding a replacement..... Why not just look to upgrade, most new mobo have on-boarsd sound, video, LAN, RAID (IDE & SATA) nowadays that would bypass the need for more PCI slots! Especially when a replacement CPU, Memory and Mobo could be had for around $400! Integrated graphics would perform on par with a 9200SE so there would be no need for a new graphics card if the current one suffices. Otherwise there are plenty of secondhand socket A boards on trademe, although most traders don't like to part with them for anything less than top dollar. Most decent ATX socket A board still seem to be fetching $70-$80. By the sounds of it your current board is mATX, would a larger ATX board fit in your current case? |
Pete O'Neil (6584) | ||
| 581310 | 2007-08-20 08:16:00 | Thanks to those who offered suggestions. Obviously the socket A should be consigned to the rubbish heap, well thats what I understood anyway! Decided to splash out and start over again from new. Again thanks |
curly (6655) | ||
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