My desktop's HD crashed, and so I decided just to replace the entire system (the computers 9-10 years old). And was wondering if anyone had any experience with this motherboard , or this one ,or if you have any suggestions for another one. I'm pretty sure i'll be getting an intel core 2 duo processor (LGA 775). I'll be running 4g RAM, a RAID hd setup. I don't think i'll be running SLI or crossfire mainly because of cost. Not looking to
My desktop's HD crashed, and so I decided just to replace the entire system (the computers 9-10 years old). And was wondering if anyone had any experience with this motherboard , or this one ,or if you have any suggestions for another one. I'm pretty sure i'll be getting an intel core 2 duo processor (LGA 775). I'll be running 4g RAM, a RAID hd setup. I don't think i'll be running SLI or crossfire mainly because of cost. Not looking to spend a fortune on it, under $250 preferably
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My desktop's HD crashed, and so I decided just to replace the entire system (the computers 9-10 years old). And was wondering if anyone had any experience with this motherboard , or this one ,or if you have any suggestions for another one. I'm pretty sure i'll be getting an intel core 2 duo processor (LGA 775). I'll be running 4g RAM, a RAID hd setup. I don't think i'll be running SLI or crossfire mainly because of cost. Not looking to
You'll need to run Vista to take advantage of anything over 2Gig ram. I have a C2D E6600 2.4Mhz I got back in March or so. I'm not unhappy and I haven't bothered to OC it.
I have no experience with those MBs. I bought a diff brand. I like it though it didn't some with a serial card. Do you still use a serial port? If not, consider it a legacy option. SLI is not cost effective, so no worries. Just get the best GPU you can afford.
Keep in mind a lot of legacy games will not function well on the new GPUs. BG and BGII are pooch screwed on my 8800GTX.
You'll need to run Vista to take advantage of anything over 2Gig ram.
What is your basis for this statement? I recently added another 1GB to my PC running XP, taking it up to 3GB, and definitely notice a difference in several apps.
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You'll need to run Vista to take advantage of anything over 2Gig ram. I have a C2D E6600 2.4Mhz I got back in March or so. I'm not unhappy and I haven't bothered to OC it.
I have no experience with those MBs. I bought a diff brand. I like it though it didn't some with a serial card. Do you still use a serial port? If not, consider it a legacy option. SLI is not cost effective, so no worries. Just get the best GPU you can afford.
Keep in mind a lot of legacy games will not function well on the new GPUs. BG and BGII are pooch screwed on my 8800GTX.
yeah ill be running vista 64 bit. I dont have a need for serial port everything I have is usb. I was looking at the 8800gts, but im still kind of hesitant to get a top end card right now when there arn't that many games supporting directx 10 yet.
Kaydub- the reason is that vista takes around 2g just to run, and the other 2 is for apps and games, where as in XP 2g will perform anything you need. Anything more is just overkill.
What is your basis for this statement? I recently added another 1GB to my PC running XP, taking it up to 3GB, and definitely notice a difference in several apps.
My bad:
You'll need to run 64-bit Vista to take advantage of anything over 3.37Gig.
I was looking at the 8800gts, but im still kind of hesitant to get a top end card right now when there arn't that many games supporting directx 10 yet.
Maybe so, but it'll be a long, long time before DX9 is not supported at all. Since DX10 will only run on Vista and a lot of people are balking at it's instability, DX9 is going to be around a while and it takes advantage of high end cards just fine.
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