Re: Recommendation needed on new mobo
- From: "Roger Hamlett" <rogerspamignored@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 16:24:34 GMT
"KC Computers" <kc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "tungley" <tungley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Back in the 90s, I built hundreds of pc's from scratch, and was in love
>> with the
>> Asus P2B, the best BX board out there, IMO. Then I got sick, and unable
>> to work
>> with my hands anymore -- so I haven't been keeping up with current
>> technology.
>> I've been limping along with my 8 year old pc, having long ago maxed
>> out it's
>> o/c abilities, o/c a Celeron 700 to 874mhz. Using the latest BIOS (a
>> beta at
>> that) I can't go any further in that regard. It's still running fine,
>> but way
>> too slow for my tastes, so I want to build at least one more for
>> myself.
>> I don't do anything special -- just lots of downloading/uploading
>> (torrents),
>> email, surfing, dvd/cd burning, etc. Looking for a reasonably priced
>> (under
>> $200) mobo with room for lots of RAM now and later. I have three hard
>> drives and
>> a burner, so I don't need to do RAID or SCSI -- just simple ATA 100 or
>> 133. Have
>> an ATI Radeon 7500 AGP card, which I'm happy with, so need to upgrade
>> there.
>> Reliable places to buy this mobo would also be appreciated.
>
> We are a reputable dealer (for over 15 years...see reviews at
> www.resellerratings.com)
> and highly recommend an ASUS Athlon64 S939 motherboard. If you will
> be re-using your AGP video card, then I suggest the A8V model. If you
> will
> be upgrading, then PCI Express is the new video standard and the A8N-E
> or
> A8V-E models are a good choices. Athlon64's run as fast or faster than
> equivalent
> Pentium ones, run cooler, use less power, etc. for most apps.
> E-mail us for more info or quote.
>
> Today's P4 and Athlon64 motherboards require a power supply that
> also has a 4-pin power connector in addition to the 20- or 24-pin one.
> What make and model is your power supply?
>
>
>
>> Also, what's my best bang for the buck with regards to CPU? I used to
>> always buy
>> the CPU that had been out at least a year, which allowed me to get
>> almost the
>> current highest speed one, for the lowest price. Does that still make
>> the most
>> sense? What's my best choice for CPU?
>
> It also makes sense to buy the best value CPU right now since you aren't
> a power user and it sounds like you have a budget to work with. The
> Athlon64 3200+ S939 CPUs is one of the better values now and I use
> one myself.
Despite this being a dealer talking (evil grin), I'd have to second what
is said here. Basically, I too had 'loved' the P2B, P2B-DS etc., boards.
For several years, they were the reliability/performance benchmark, with
it being amazing how often hardware that was 'faster' on paper, still did
little to outperform these. Over the next few years, processors got
faster, and got hotter, with the AMD units in particular, getting a lot
hotter. Then with the launch of the AMD-64, AMD 'leapfrogged' Intel in
this regard. I still remember powering up my first AMD-64 system, and
after a few seconds, thinking something must be wrong, because the
processor fan had not started. Switching off, I touched the processor
heatsink, expecting it to be well 'hot', to find that it was basically at
room temperature. After switching on again, a few minutes latter the fan
started. With a modern case, which has slow fans, you can make the
quietest machine for years, that offers great performance too. You might
find the extra cost of the 3500+ is not that large, and these two chips
(3200+, and 3500+), are the best value around. In the S939 suggested, you
will also be getting the 'Venice' core, which gives SSE2, SSE3 etc..
Though you can probably go with your existing case, a PSU upgrade may well
be worthwhile, since though the power demands can often be met by older
supplies, the instantaneous peak currents, can cause problems, and with
care a new supply may be quieter too. :-)
Best Wishes
.
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