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Old 10-23-2004, 06:09 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Motherboard/chipset recommendations?

I'm looking at dropping a new set of guts into my current computer, and want it to be able to handle just about any type of hardware or software coming out soon. I think what I want is sometype of Athlon 64 with PCI-E support, but am not really sure of what would be best for my needs. This is gonna be pretty much a do anything PC, from browsing the boards to playing games. I'm looking to spend about 200-250 at most if I can get away with it.

What should I be looking for, and where could I pick it up cheapest?
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Old 10-23-2004, 06:20 PM   #2 (permalink)
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as of now, there are no amd boards with pci-e support yet. I have looked around and have found none, just intel boards. Statements are floating around that thay will not hit the market till late frist quarter of 2005.
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Old 10-23-2004, 06:40 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Nvidia is supposed to be releasing their nforce 4 chipset sometime in the near future, or so I thought. That will support PCI-E and A64 processors. Last rumor I heard was christmas time or sooner, but who knows.
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Old 10-23-2004, 06:47 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Seems to be a lull in the production cycle right now for AMD boards. I'd wait for an AMD board with the nvidia chip set. Hopefully Asus will have a good one.
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Old 10-23-2004, 07:03 PM   #5 (permalink)
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An Athlon 64 setup with a PCI-E mobo isn't gonna happen for $200-$250. I'd look into an Athlon XP 3200+ with a nice nforce 2 motherboard.

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Old 10-23-2004, 07:20 PM   #6 (permalink)
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An Athlon 64 setup with a PCI-E mobo isn't gonna happen for $200-$250. I'd look into an Athlon XP 3200+ with a nice nforce 2 motherboard.

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Whats the main difference between an XP and a 64?
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Old 10-23-2004, 10:14 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Whats the main difference between an XP and a 64?
Athlon 64's are simply more powerful in games, otherwise you won't notice a difference. Buying an Athlon 64 is expensive; I'd buy at least the 3000+ and I highly recommend at least the 3200+ 1 MB L2 version. The processor only is over $200 with the motherboard being around $120. An Athlon XP can be bought for much cheaper along with a motherboard.

Is it worth the money? Yeah, the 64's are powerful. Can you buy a decent Athlon 64 with a mobo for $200-$250? Nope.

Buying an Athlon XP 3200+ and a cheap motherboard is the best option at your price range. Remember that if you're gonna play games you'll need a good videocard too if you don't already have one.

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Old 10-24-2004, 06:45 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Yeah, thats the other purchase I'm looking at right now. I might actually get a good video card first, as I am probly not gonna pick up a PCI-E card now.
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Old 10-25-2004, 05:35 PM   #9 (permalink)
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ok but looking on sites with mb and cpu's i can see what ram they take but never do i see what the top end max you can have.. most mb i look at have two ram slots.. does that mean i can just buy 1024mb of 400 ddr and stick i in just one slot or do i have to go the 2x256 ram instead.. confusing yet im a newb lol
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Old 10-26-2004, 05:32 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Well, a 32bit processor has a maximum of 4GB of RAM. Thats any processor thats not an AMD64, and AMD FX series, or the pentium itanium. There is no problem with buying a 1gig stick and putting it in one slot, but you won't get the benefits of DualDDR. Personally if you want 1gig of RAM, I would go with 2 512MB sticks, and a Dual DDR motherboard. You can get an asus A7N8X-E Deluxe for $130(CDN), and an Athlon XP 3000+ for about 230(CDN) or less. That's what i'm running, and I can play any of the new games so far.
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Old 10-26-2004, 05:55 AM   #11 (permalink)
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What ype of price range is a AMD64 MB/Chip gonna hit? I want something that will last a long time...
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Old 10-26-2004, 12:19 PM   #12 (permalink)
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What ype of price range is a AMD64 MB/Chip gonna hit? I want something that will last a long time...
Check these out. Both from newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...128-259&depa=1
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...103-486&depa=1
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Old 10-26-2004, 03:32 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Hmmm, thats not bad at all, about $240. When it says 5 PCI slots, is that 5 PCI-E, or regular PCI?
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Old 10-27-2004, 07:12 PM   #14 (permalink)
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regular, as there is currently no amd boards with pci x
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