ChrisJM Posted December 5, 2004 Author Share Posted December 5, 2004 im looking for a kinda less expensive motherboard! What one should i get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Veteran Posted December 5, 2004 Veteran Share Posted December 5, 2004 im looking for a kinda less expensive motherboard! What one should i get? 585047653[/snapback] Cheap 939 motherboard = Abit AV8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurmoth Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 AMD Athlon 64... only way to go (Y) AMD Athlon 64 3500+ :wub: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakey Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 anyone got links to a great online store that sells 939 mobos and procs for them cheap? that would be great. hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisJM Posted December 5, 2004 Author Share Posted December 5, 2004 it around ?80? any cheaper? and what are the advanteges of having a s939 processor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Veteran Posted December 5, 2004 Veteran Share Posted December 5, 2004 it around ?80?any cheaper? and what are the advanteges of having a s939 processor? 585047698[/snapback] ebuyer.co.uk seems to be the cheapest place. 939 has dual channel and its more futureproof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cibbis Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 http://www.newegg.com that imo is the best online place to buy comp products also you could check out http://www.pricewatch.com be sure to check the ratings for the sites listed there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infy Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 I would agree with AMD, the 3500+ is a better choice over the P4 as its better for when your gaming plus 64 bit so its better in the long term. AMD fanboy :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisJM Posted December 5, 2004 Author Share Posted December 5, 2004 Problem is all of my drives are IDE. And i dont wanna change my drives etc! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Veteran Posted December 5, 2004 Veteran Share Posted December 5, 2004 Problem is all of my drives are IDE. And i dont wanna change my drives etc! 585047732[/snapback] You don't have to change them.......you may not even have to reformat them - but it is advised that you do to avoid conflicts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten T Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 AMD is much better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisJM Posted December 5, 2004 Author Share Posted December 5, 2004 i mean for the motherboard. IDE Drives wont work on a SATA Motherboard, will they? Need an IDE Motherboard I presume. Any reccomendations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Veteran Posted December 5, 2004 Veteran Share Posted December 5, 2004 i mean for the motherboard. IDE Drives wont work on a SATA Motherboard, will they?Need an IDE Motherboard I presume. Any reccomendations? 585047767[/snapback] It will have IDE, don't worry :) When it says it has SATA, means it has the SATA ports + everything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisJM Posted December 5, 2004 Author Share Posted December 5, 2004 ahhhh, cool. Thanks m8. Any chance of losing all my data? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Veteran Posted December 5, 2004 Veteran Share Posted December 5, 2004 ahhhh, cool. Thanks m8.Any chance of losing all my data? 585047781[/snapback] You won't lose your data, but there is a chance that Windows will not boot. This is why it is good to have all of your data on a separate drive or partition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisJM Posted December 5, 2004 Author Share Posted December 5, 2004 ahhh, ok il do that. thats my Christmas pressent to myself sorted :p thanks for all the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisJM Posted December 5, 2004 Author Share Posted December 5, 2004 http://www.abit-usa.com/products/mb/techsp...ies=1&model=175 doesnt mention IDE. are you sure it will come with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circaflex Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 yes it has them look at the picture - Floppy Port supports up to 2.88 MB - 2 x Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 Connectors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altezza Veteran Posted December 5, 2004 Veteran Share Posted December 5, 2004 here we go again...The AMD 64 3400+ will out-benchmark the p4 3.2Ghz because of its architecture. Also your future proof for the future 64 bit OS's. If you can stretch out for a s939 system, more futureproof. Get a 3500+ with a MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum :) dave164 585047387[/snapback] It's true, even my 3200+ (754) outperformed P4 3.2ghz. If you going to use it for games then Athlon64 is the right choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisJM Posted December 5, 2004 Author Share Posted December 5, 2004 cant find any cheap socket 939 motherboards. im looking for one around ?40 - ?50. Otherwise i'l have to go for a 754 processor and motherboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisJM Posted December 6, 2004 Author Share Posted December 6, 2004 what is best to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisJM Posted December 6, 2004 Author Share Posted December 6, 2004 should i save up some money and go for 939 or getta 754 now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argote Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 sokcet 939 mobos don't come as cheap as you want, anyways, even the S754 processor will beat the P4 so don;t worry, also if youre going to do gaming you might want to think about a graphics card, what do you have right now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisJM Posted December 6, 2004 Author Share Posted December 6, 2004 i have an ATI Radeon 9600 256mb so thats fine :p i recently bought it. Well, just got ?50 as an early christmas present so will getta 939:DD ?263 for 3500+ and Abit A8 mobo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argote Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 ^excellent choice, anda bout the videocard, see if it's fine for you but it'll be a bottleneck in your system, just to let you know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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