Advice on buying a new motherboard

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by edi98, Apr 21, 2004.

  1. edi98

    edi98 Private E-2

    I have not done this before. Do any of the motherboards come with the processor or do I have to buy it separate? If separate, would the motherboard specs tell me what kind of processor would go with it? Any advantage if I go with AMD versus Intel? I don't play much games so I do not have to have a separate video card (PCI or AGV) Any web page I can learn more and order from would be great help. I would appreciate any kind of advice/suggestion.
    Thanks in advance![​IMG]
     
    edi98, Apr 21, 2004
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  2. Major Attitude

    Major Attitude Co-Owner MajorGeeks.Com Staff Member

    Tough questions, yet so simple, its just that opinions may vary.

    If your new at it, I would suggest a motherboard and chip combo. They can be found as package deals, often at good prices, and typically the chip is mounted saving you the trouble of possibly not putting thermal paste on properly and frying the chip. Yes, you can buy them seperately, some online ordering pages only show chips that fit a board and vice versa.

    I would go Intel, but thats preference, the Hyperthreading may help in some applications since you dont game. Intel and AMD go back and forth as to whos best, so thats a toin coss.

    If you want, we have a shopping engine powered by Pricegrabber that shows some good deals. I dont see board and chip combos, but do see boards and chips:
    http://majorgeeks.pricegrabber.com/home_comp.php/ut=183b8e8390ec3edc

    Otherwise, http://www.newegg.com has an excellent reputation.
     
    Major Attitude, Apr 21, 2004
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  3. ChrisC

    ChrisC Private First Class

    I would recommend an AMD combo.
    Get an Nforce2 chipset equipped AMD motherboard, with integrated video.
    Then get any Athlon XP, Id say that the XP2500 is a pretty good bet.

    Also make sure your current RAM will work; you'll need DDR RAM for a new motherboard, pretty much.
     
    ChrisC, Apr 21, 2004
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  4. ASUS

    ASUS MajorGeek

     
    ASUS, Apr 21, 2004
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  5. Robster12

    Robster12 The Horse Whisperer

    Hello edi98.
    Good luck on your building. If its your first, there's nothing like it.
    I just wanted to add a link to a site, here. This guy has written some great PC hardware books, O'Reilly's PC Hardware in a Nutshell
    Anyway, I trust his judgement. The guy tweaks all day long for a living, LOL ! :)

    If you click on the clink on this site that says "Our Picks" and "System Guides", you may find some helpful info.

    http://www.hardwareguys.com/
     
    Robster12, Apr 21, 2004
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  6. edi98

    edi98 Private E-2

    Thanks everybody. I guess I have decided to go with an AMD. Any good sites where I can check out and buy the AMD Processor and RAM?
     
    edi98, Apr 26, 2004
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  7. ChrisC

    ChrisC Private First Class

    ChrisC, Apr 26, 2004
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  8. ASUS

    ASUS MajorGeek

    ASUS, Apr 26, 2004
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