| Forum Home | ||||
| Press F1 | ||||
| Thread ID: 79023 | 2007-05-06 00:40:00 | Quick question about motherboards.. | --Wolf-- (128) | Press F1 |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 547517 | 2007-05-06 00:40:00 | Hey guys, Some of you may know I'm getting a pc built up (yes, it's the uber pwnage one :D ) but I've been doing some looking, and the motherboard I've currently got 'selected' is as follows: ASUS P5VD2-MX LGA775 All In One Motherboard Support Intel Presler 65nm Dual core and Core 2 Duo DDR2-400/533 Dual SATA RAID 1*PCI-E 2*PCI Now, the RAM I have is a: 2x Transcend 1GB DDR2-667, 240-pin, CL5, 16 chips. How does my RAM work with my motherboard when the motherboard doesn't support the 667? I was quickly looking at some other motherboards (qmb.co.nz) because the one I want is out of stock atm anyway. And also...I heard the motherboard doesn't support (I think it was the motherboard anyway) the natural res for my monitor?: AOC 19" 193FW+ Widescreen LCD Monitor 5ms D-Sub DVI-D Silver/Black What would be the ideal motherboard (for around the same price) that goes hand in hand with my monitor and RAM? |
--Wolf-- (128) | ||
| 547518 | 2007-05-06 00:50:00 | Well I wouldnt get one with video onboard. Thats why most of them are cheap. If u get an LCD with DVI or VGA,you'll need a card of some sort with one or both on it. Altho any onboard video will work with any LCD if its got VGA. Depends what u want to do with the PC after. On whether the video card will be good enough. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 547519 | 2007-05-06 02:16:00 | Uhh...that means very little to me....Try explaining it without an explanation next time...or a simple one word answer...So am I fine with the mobo I have atm? | --Wolf-- (128) | ||
| 547520 | 2007-05-06 02:19:00 | Uh well if u wanna play games get a better videocard. If not then its good enough |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 547521 | 2007-05-06 02:24:00 | Uh..I never listed my videocard though.. EDIT: Just re-reading your first post...so that mobo has a videocard for the monitor? And it's not really good enough to play games on? Is that what you mean? |
--Wolf-- (128) | ||
| 547522 | 2007-05-06 02:29:00 | Uh..I never listed my videocard though.. EDIT: Just re-reading your first post...so that mobo has a videocard for the monitor? And it's not really good enough to play games on? Is that what you mean? Thats what I mean, most onboard videocards will work with LCDS that have the VGA connection. BUT, if the LCD has only got DVI, you'll have to buy a videocard with a DVI input on it. And most onboard vidcards have stuff all ram on them, to do anything besides use Windows.So u can actually see something on the screen. If the mobo says All in one it means the videocard is onboard as well. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 547523 | 2007-05-06 02:33:00 | So...what should I get then? (qmb.co.nz) And if I did get the one I already have listed...what would happen? It won't work at all? |
--Wolf-- (128) | ||
| 547524 | 2007-05-06 02:40:00 | So...what should I get then? (qmb.co.nz) And if I did get the one I already have listed...what would happen? It won't work at all? Well no, since the LCD has Sub-D which is normal VGA, it'll work on the mobo. BUT, depending on what you want to do with this mobo/system, it may not be that great, (with the onboard videocard), with playing games. Depending on what kind of game it is. It depends on how much u want to spend on what kind of mobo / parts etc u want to get. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 547525 | 2007-05-06 02:44:00 | Well, TBH, I don't want to spend any more on this thing...but if I can get a better mobo for $50 or so, I will. Define "May not be great with playing games"? It will look crap, laggy, what? And doesn't my video card (ASUS EN7900GS 256MB PCI-E VIDEO CARD HDTV 2x DVI-I) have anything to do with the monitor, considering it mentions DVI? This is really starting to confuse me now :( |
--Wolf-- (128) | ||
| 547526 | 2007-05-06 02:53:00 | And doesn't my video card (ASUS EN7900GS 256MB PCI-E VIDEO CARD HDTV 2x DVI-I) have anything to do with the monitor, considering it mentions DVI? Well u didnt say u had this before did u? Chuck it in a slot, it'll be better than whats in it now . Then u wont need another videocard . Well yer the above looks like its got DVI connections on it, and will also work fine with the LCD . Everything else looks fine besides the onboard video . Umm youre right bout the ram, it may not work at all . Or it may go down to 533 speed, not run at 667 speed . I would just look for a mobo that supports 667 (and with the parts u have already), or take the ram back and get 533 ram . |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1 2 3 4 | |||||