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Next up, motherboard
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 11:00 pm
by RMBGod
case and power are on the way, now i need to motherboard. i am an Athlon fan, and the board reccomded to me is the asus a8n-sli deluxe. however, as always i am open to any and all suggestions.
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 6:07 am
by FlyingPenguin
I have an A8N-E and I can highly recommend it. Nice stable board that's not fussy about memory.
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 1:22 pm
by RMBGod
it looks very similair to the deluxe excpet minus the second 16x PCI e slot. also, there seems to be an a8ne and an a8ne FM model
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 1:58 pm
by BillyGoat
asus are nice stable boards, do not buy one if you are looking to overclock though as most are poor performers at that.
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 2:24 pm
by RMBGod
im not an overclocker, so thats not important to me
Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 10:06 am
by nexus_7
DFI
Greg
Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 3:16 am
by RMBGod
dfi?
Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 11:52 pm
by wpublic
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 5:43 pm
by RMBGod
Alright, Ive decided to go the complete opposite direction. I need reccomendations of Pentium motherboards.
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 5:58 pm
by eGoCeNTRoNiX
Originally posted by RMBGod
Alright, Ive decided to go the complete opposite direction. I need reccomendations of Pentium motherboards.
Pentium makes me cry... You really should stick with the direction you were going with in the first place... But that's just my .02
GL!
eGo
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 6:42 pm
by RMBGod
From what I undersatnd, Pentiums are far more stable and the Athlon only gives marginal increases in performance in gaming.
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 7:21 pm
by eGoCeNTRoNiX
I think Pentium being "far more stable" is a matter of opinion..
I have a Dual XP 1700+ that ran for over a year without being rebooted or crashing.
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 9:14 pm
by wpublic
AMD/Intel debate is the same as the Ford/Chevy debate is down here in the south. everyone is loyal to their personal bias, and their favorite stock car driver.
i think AMD's are great. i have had some running for years and have never had one "up and die on me" Personally, i think Intel spent more of their time and money on marketing than on product development and people have to pay more for them because of it. AMD is much more friendly to the DIY system builders and enthusiasts.
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 12:47 am
by RMBGod
ok, for the sake of argument, reccomend a good intel motherboard.
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 12:43 pm
by DaMaN
I just traded an ASUS P5AD2 premium. Awesome board. Stay away from ABIT Intel mobo's, DFI makes a nice Intel board as well. What cpu did you acquire on the Intel platform?