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| 445800 | 2006-04-11 23:59:00 | I am making a second rig atm and are delving into amd technology for the first time. I am purchasing an Athlon 64 3200+ skt939 and would like some advice on what my options are for motherboards as I am completely lost. I know from owning Pentiums that Asus and MSI have worked out well for me in the past. I was going to purchase the Asus A8N-SLI but found I ran short of money and now doubt I will use it in SLI mode. Any help would be appreciated, from the cheapest alternative (without giving away to much performance or stability) to the more expensive. Thanks :) |
systm (9904) | ||
| 445801 | 2006-04-12 00:08:00 | I have that bought with the express desire to "future proof" my computer. I use a gigabite MB, but don't have the details here. Anyway after feeling pleased with my canny purchase i found out the 939 socket will be discontinued in a few years and not supported.... |
netchicken (4843) | ||
| 445802 | 2006-04-12 00:16:00 | What are you going to be using the rig for? ie gaming, overclocking etc, for OCing and looks (side window) I would say DFI, But otherwise ASUS are good from what I have herd, I have not herd much about MSI (good) HTH :thumbs: |
The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 445803 | 2006-04-12 00:29:00 | I run a gigabyte board, no problems, gigabyte have excelent support and extra features on there boards like firewire 800 instead of the standard 400. Not up to date on latest PCIe board, though they have a new cooling system for the mosefs, chipset etc, looking real funky and keeps system cool. For OC'ing as you do with AMD systems, the best boards will have 8 phase power to deliver smoother constant power, active cooling for chipsets, extra wide space between SLI PCIe slots and a great range of over volt options. Basicly, it all comes down to what you wish to do with the board, it can be as cheap stable or feature rich and expensive as you like. I think the DFI, while a very powerful board, maybe a bit over your head as a 1st time AMD system builder. This board is very fussy with memory and you have to understand OC upside down before you undertake clocking with this board. |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 445804 | 2006-04-12 00:35:00 | I think the DFI, while a very powerful board, maybe a bit over your head as a 1st time AMD system builder. This board is very fussy with memory and you have to understand OC upside down before you undertake clocking with this board. I was a first time system builder and have found it very easy to OC (first time) though I did do a little reading on it before I started :nerd: | The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 445805 | 2006-04-12 00:39:00 | ASUS A8N5X - NForce4, ATX, Dual Channel, 1 PCI-E 16x, 3 PCI, 2PCI-1, 8CH, 10 USB, GB Lan, SATA 4 | pctek (84) | ||
| 445806 | 2006-04-12 00:54:00 | The board pctek reckonmended is one of the cheapest avaliable, but has good features and should offer good performance and stability due to it being an ASUS board . Its pointless reckonmended a DFI unless systm really wants to overclock, they're horrendously expensive for what you get and dont offer any benefits to the average user . MSI, Gigabyte, and ASUS all make entry level boards with the nForce4 chipset that would suit this users needs far better than any DFI board . Go with the ASUS its a good board! |
Pete O'Neil (6584) | ||
| 445807 | 2006-04-12 01:06:00 | Asus A8NE. Works for me. Whatever you go for it looks like Asus are getting plenty of thumbs up. :2cents: |
Tukapa (62) | ||
| 445808 | 2006-04-12 01:33:00 | AMD Athlon64 3000+ Skt 939 Venice, ASUS A8N-E mobo, 1GB PC3200 Dual Channel Ram, ASUS DRW-1608P DVD-RW, 1 x 250GB SATA HDD, 1 x 160GB External HDD, GeForce 6200TC 128MB PCI-E, 17" CRT, XP Pro SP2 I was looking at the 3000+ with the venice core but was told to spend an extra $60 - $70 on a 3200+. Is this true? Also to answer past question, yes this will be used primarily as a gaming rig as well as a bit of audio work/encoding (utilising m-audio soundcard and not onboard audio) and general office applications :) |
systm (9904) | ||
| 445809 | 2006-04-12 01:38:00 | O, and thankyou all for such fast reply's. I didnt expect so soon :thumbs: | systm (9904) | ||
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