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Sep 26, 2004, 11:09 AM
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Gigabyte "GA-K8NS" or ASUS "A7V600"
I am currently upgrading my computers mother board, but i am currently udecided should i go for gigabytes which has more features or ASUS's
Here is the information on the Gigabyte.
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Sep 26, 2004, 02:29 PM
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um those are for two different processors arent they? ones 754 the other is socket a
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Sep 26, 2004, 02:35 PM
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um those are for two different processors arent they? ones 754 the other is socket a
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yeah, that's the same thing i was thinking...  |
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Sep 27, 2004, 12:52 AM
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Sep 27, 2004, 08:11 AM
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Sep 27, 2004, 10:37 PM
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out of the MSI motherboard and the Gigabyte motherboard which one will benefit me the most? |
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Sep 27, 2004, 10:51 PM
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well it depends on what features u want and what price range u're looking at. anwyays i found some info that may help u with ur decision. it's a bit of reading, but i believe it should be helpful to ya. Anandtech did some reviews of current 754 mobos including the one Lchevy picked out. Check 'em out:
http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2063
also check out this one:
http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2206
Hope this helps with ur decision somewhat...  |
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Sep 27, 2004, 11:20 PM
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Thank you at this point right now any help i can get. im still not very good with the hardware side of computers. |
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Sep 28, 2004, 03:43 PM
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Thank you at this point right now any help i can get. im still not very good with the hardware side of computers.
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neither am i. i remembered reading some reviews from anandtech.com and checked them out. the reviews for the mobos seemed to be helpful, but u should try and read some more reviews. i read the review they did on some 939 mobos and it was informative somewhat. try tomshardware.com, gamersdepot.com. they have some hardware reviews. not sure if they reviewed the mobos that u r looking at, but it's worth a shot. I am leaning towards building my 1st pc perhaps later this year and i have a LOT of questions to ask in here. So prepare urselves, guys...   |
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Sep 30, 2004, 11:35 AM
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ok ive finally decided to go with the msi k8n neo platinum but my last question is will i have to reformat my drives or do anything special. i will be switching from a VIA based motherboard to a nforce3 based motherboard
MSI K8N Neo Platinum
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Sep 30, 2004, 01:40 PM
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yes, a reformat/reinstall of Windows is the way to go with a motherboard change |
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Sep 30, 2004, 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Counterfe1t
ok ive finally decided to go with the msi k8n neo platinum but my last question is will i have to reformat my drives or do anything special. i will be switching from a VIA based motherboard to a nforce3 based motherboard
MSI K8N Neo Platinum
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cool. hope u're very happy with it...  |
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Sep 30, 2004, 03:08 PM
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now i wonder if i can still use my old 512mb stick of DDR pc-2100 for the new motherboard or should i just throw that away and invest on a new stick.
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Sep 30, 2004, 09:05 PM
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you can use it now and replace it later
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Oct 5, 2004, 03:00 PM
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AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 939pin
Does anyone know where i can find this processor ive searched newegg and pricewatch including outpost (the one they have listed is not a 939pin but a 754) this is the only part that i am missing.
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Oct 5, 2004, 04:57 PM
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Does anyone know where i can find this processor ive searched newegg and pricewatch including outpost (the one they have listed is not a 939pin but a 754) this is the only part that i am missing.
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here ya go, counterfe1t:
http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merch...ory_Code=AMD64
here is the rating on resellerratings.com just in case u want to check them out before buying from them...
http://www.resellerratings.com/seller2079.html |
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