Paul and Kony,
The company called me at 3pm today to tell me they no longer had any of
those motherboards, so my order never went through. I can't find another one
on the Net. The reason I was trying to find something similar is because I
want to be able to hook everything back up just like it was and because I
still want the ram to work. Also, it very well could be that the cpu in the
old one still works fine, so I might not even need a new processor.
I am thankful Kony mentioned that integrated video. Two weeks before my comp
stopped posting, I got that infamous "No Signal" on the monitor. So I got a
new monitor, and the comp worked for about a day. I never had it on again
after that until the day I turned it on and the comp wouldn't post. So I
guess it could be the integrated video. Now I am wondering if I should just
by a pci video card to put in it to try?
"Paul" wrote in message ...
Collon wrote:
Thank you both for helping.
Hey Paul, this is what I just bought:
ASUS M2NPV-VM (nVidiaŽ NVIDIA GeForce 6150 + nForce 430 chipset)
Paul, would you know for sure what processor I can buy on Newegg.com?
I'm certain I don't have dual core now, but the other two options on this
mobo I just ordered are Athlon 64 FX and Athlon 64 Sempron. I don't have
a clue what the difference is and suspect I wouldn't even notice.
Also, am I gonna need that cpu glue for the new processor on the board?
Can't I just put it in and screw everything back without the glue?
Thanks again!
I realize you're in a rush to restore the computer, but as Kony
has just pointed out, everything has some kind of issue. And
research before you purchase is the key to success.
For example, you can research the supported CPUs that would fit
in the board. If the two motherboards use the same CPU socket,
then you may be able to reuse the old CPU. Or purchase a better
processor, according to your needs. (The old CPU, if it is still
working, might even come in handy for flashing the BIOS on the
new board, if it comes to that.)
http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/c...model=M2NPV-VM
This processor is 65W and is a dual core running at 2.9GHz (5600+).
I picked 65 watts, because that should not stress the Vcore
regulator at all.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103279
For review comments on that motherboard, you can look here.
(M2NPV-VM mobo discontinued, but comments are still available and valid.)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131014
(The Asus forums can be slow at times, so be patient. 886 threads.)
http://vip.asus.com/forum/topic.aspx...Language=en-us
There are a lot of other boards you could look at, some of which
are quite complicated in terms of feature set. But at the
rate you're buying stuff, I doubt I could finish a
review in time, to suggest something else :-)
Paul