[help]thinking about building a comp for gf

HOON96 · Post by **HOON96** » Thu May 15, 2003 10:12 am

hi
512 mb ram
2200xp cpu
some nforce mobo.

iam kinda confused about which mobo i should get, any recommandations? or should i stay away from nforce mobo?
let me know thanks.

BillyGoat · Post by **BillyGoat** » Thu May 15, 2003 10:21 am

whats your budget for your GF's computer- are you trying to stay low budget?

fearfox · Post by **fearfox** » Thu May 15, 2003 10:23 am

Hi there HOON. I would recommend the following motherboards Epox 8RDA+ or the Asus A7N8X. I heard some really good things about them. I been Abit motherboard fan for quite awhile they make some really good stuff. Might just snoop around online with reviews about motherboards which best suit the specification for the use of the computer.

Cheers

David

HOON96 · Post by **HOON96** » Thu May 15, 2003 10:24 am

trying to stay in mid level budget. the best value for money also

Sean · Post by **Sean** » Thu May 15, 2003 11:46 am

nForce is definately the way to go, I think. If you're not going to be overclocking, I'd suggest the MicroATX Version of the nForce 2 chipset. They have everything you need, onboard. But, they also allow additions as well. Here are some to choose from:

The Asus A7N266 - has everything you need. - http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.a ... 6813131433

If you wnat even faster performance, you could get the non deluxe A7N8X, which has everything but the soundstorm, and SATA. maybe a few different things as well.

Just go here for a good run down of motherboard manufacterers and the motherboards they make: http://www.newegg.com/app/manufactory.a ... =22&DEPA=1 Any questions, just ask.

Buzz · Post by **Buzz** » Tue May 20, 2003 4:43 am

My gf uses a Celery 333 box with 6.4GB HDD and 160MB RAM... running Win2k.

She can surf the web, chat with her friends and listen to mp3. Shes happy with it

Besides, her monitor is just as BIG as mine is

b-man1 · Post by **b-man1** » Tue May 20, 2003 7:23 am

all friends, family, strangers i don't know, etc are told to buy DELL when they ask me for help with building a pc. i prefer to have DELL called 24x7 for the next 5 years when something goes wrong.

BillyGoat · Post by **BillyGoat** » Tue May 20, 2003 9:57 am

There just gonna call you when Dells suck azz support doesnt answer the phone

dadx2mj · Post by **dadx2mj** » Tue May 20, 2003 10:07 am

Check out the Epox 8RDA or 8RDA+ depending on how much onboard things you want to use. These boards are very stable and over clock great. They are also a little cheaper than the Asus Nforce board