Ingram Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 (edited) hey im looking to build my own computer, so to start off, mother board, Is a board a board?, or are some quicker etc?, someone told me they are the same but just different to suit your needs, anyway im looking for one wiht alot of slots for pci cards and ram, preferable takes ddr ram (233mhz). Thanks alot P.S Is it on the graphics card where you can have to monitors or does this need to be on the mother board? Thanks again. Edited February 3, 2005 by Ingram Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinky Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 Look at Here and here here And you need a graphics card that will support two monitors Im sure people will expand on this.. And different motherboards take different processors just check the specification and im sure tomm will expand on this aswell pinky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 What cpu are you planning on using first of all :blink: And what kinda budget are you on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram Posted February 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 (edited) budget, anything i want it to be super computer (A) lol only joking but i wanna make it realy good, multimedia pc. EDIT: (Spelling) Oh and i want it to look pretty with lights :sick: (Y)" (Y) Edited February 3, 2005 by Ingram Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on that? u must be joking Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 What sort of budget are you looking at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 Anything by Abit, Asus, MSI, Epox should do the job pretty well Avoid things like PCChips, ASRock like the plague (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tank_rider Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 Avoid things like PCChips like the plague (Y) ← AMEN Dammit why did i think cheap would be ok (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onza-Ash Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 It might be an idea to decide your cpu first, and their is a number of different socket variations. Socket A, Socket 754, Socket 939 etc. Once you choose your cpu, you can base your mobo choice on that. Will make it easier. Although you can do it the other way round. Add me to msn messenger if you like. i may be able to provide a bit of help. ive sorted out 2 people with pc spec lists under different budgets lately so, im kinda upto date with the market you could say... Ash trials_star_ash@msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMonkey Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 AMEN Dammit why did i think cheap would be ok (Y) ← Yes ASRock is absolute wank, I would rather ejaculate into a fan and use the chopped up leftovers as a motherboard than this piece of wank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 AMEN Dammit why did i think cheap would be ok (Y) ← They do the job fine for 90% of users (Y) Its just the bigger brands have more 'toys' (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tank_rider Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 They do the job fine for 90% of users (Y) Its just the bigger brands have more 'toys' (Y) ← What like the ability to turn up your voltages, my board allows you to alter the frequency of the cpu but not the damn voltage so after more than 1 or 2 MHz overclock the damn thing conkes out (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 What like the ability to turn up your voltages, my board allows you to alter the frequency of the cpu but not the damn voltage so after more than 1 or 2 MHz overclock the damn thing conkes out (Y) ← (Y) I can get at least 150mhz out mine without touching the voltage 300mhz with an extra 0.15v hummmmm Anyway back on topic (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biketrialler Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Cheap board, cheap features. Obviously if you're an overclocker then you need to spend more cash on quality parts! If you're after a bog standard, fast cheap system all at standard settings, a PCChips should be fine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Phaze Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 hey im looking to build my own computer, so to start off, mother board You going AMD or Intel? 32bit or 64bit? Dual CPU or Single? Essential desicion to make, lol. Is a board a board? Yes, just like a car is a car. Some use Desiel - some use Petrol (AMD Vs. Intel) or are some quicker etc? Yes, some are quicker at doing things than others - but only by a small percentage.... someone told me they are the same but just different to suit your needs Sort of... lol... anyway im looking for one wiht alot of slots for pci cards and ram If you are thinking more long-term about this computer, then check out some boards with PCI-X on them. Some are hybrids, which have *normal* PCI slots on them - alongside PCI-X. preferable takes ddr ram (233mhz). 80% of modern motherboards support DDR - others are DDR2 and SDRAM. Thanks alot No probs :blink:) P.S Is it on the graphics card where you can have to monitors or does this need to be on the mother board? Many graphics cards now support dual-monitors. I have a ATi 9800 Pro, with 2x 19" CRT monitors on my desk. Thanks again. No probs :P). Again. ← Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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