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low-end 800 FSB motherboards
hey everybody. hoping you can shed a lil' bit of advice. I have a client that is wanting a system built but is wanting a low-end one. however she wants to be able to upgrade without a problem. i decided to go with an 800 FSB board so processor swap wouldn't be a problem in the future. Lately it seems like all i've been putting together for people is either high-end or gaming systems so i'm a bit out of touch on history. Can some of you give me ideas on what boards would be good that are low end but still has the 800 FSB? thanks ----== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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"j" :7502 wrote in message ... hey everybody. hoping you can shed a lil' bit of advice. I have a client that is wanting a system built but is wanting a low-end one. however she wants to be able to upgrade without a problem. i decided to go with an 800 FSB board so processor swap wouldn't be a problem in the future. Lately it seems like all i've been putting together for people is either high-end or gaming systems so i'm a bit out of touch on history. Can some of you give me ideas on what boards would be good that are low end but still has the 800 FSB? thanks Put in a good Intel board with onboard sound, video and LAN. For $120 you'll get a board that even supports the Celerons @400fsb. You'll have dual memory channels, but can load minimal memory on channel I; you can then have *ALL the expansion slots empty for future upgrades. You'll have a top of the line board and every upgrade option imaginable. A floppy and CD, dial-up modem and the software of your choice is about as basic as you can get. Don't skimp on the board. CPUs are cheaper than ever and performance costs less than ever. I'd still go with a P4 @800fsb, but that isn't even necessary for a machine that will apparently have minimal demands on resources. http://www.essencompu.com/nupplysingar.asp?ID=4390 http://www.essencompu.com/nupplysingar.asp?ID=4394 |
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On 26 Jan 2004 12:48:08 -0600, "j" :7502 wrote:
hey everybody. hoping you can shed a lil' bit of advice. I have a client that is wanting a system built but is wanting a low-end one. however she wants to be able to upgrade without a problem. i decided to go with an 800 FSB board so processor swap wouldn't be a problem in the future. Lately it seems like all i've been putting together for people is either high-end or gaming systems so i'm a bit out of touch on history. Can some of you give me ideas on what boards would be good that are low end but still has the 800 FSB? thanks ----== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- It's quite simple, a low-end system should be build around an Athon XP. There's nothing "low-end" about the price of any decent P4, and a Celeron is like buying 2 year old performance. Everyone would like to have it all, cheap board that's stable, long-lived, and very upgradable in the future, but if that was all easy to get in the same board, of course that's the only thing most people would buy. A good low-end system would have: Athlon XP2500 Barton nForce2 IGP (integrated video) m'board 2 x 256MB PC2700 80GB HDD, like a Maxtor 7K2, 8MB cache Sparkle 300W PSU |
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"j" :7502 wrote in message ... hey everybody. hoping you can shed a lil' bit of advice. I have a client that is wanting a system built but is wanting a low-end one. however she wants to be able to upgrade without a problem. i decided to go with an 800 FSB board so processor swap wouldn't be a problem in the future. Lately it seems like all i've been putting together for people is either high-end or gaming systems so i'm a bit out of touch on history. Can some of you give me ideas on what boards would be good that are low end but still has the 800 FSB? thanks Why not Asrock? It's a daughter (or sister) company of Asus (I think made in China). Quality is excellent and prices very low (in Europe, less than 70 Euros). For example: *** Asrock P4VT8 *** FSB 800 MHz, 2 x Serial ATA, 2 x ATA133, Raid, 8 x USB 2, hybrid booster, AGP8X, LAN, Audio 5.1, a.s.o. |
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The Asus P4P800 non-Deluxe is a good board for the lesser money.
-- DaveW "j" :7502 wrote in message ... hey everybody. hoping you can shed a lil' bit of advice. I have a client that is wanting a system built but is wanting a low-end one. however she wants to be able to upgrade without a problem. i decided to go with an 800 FSB board so processor swap wouldn't be a problem in the future. Lately it seems like all i've been putting together for people is either high-end or gaming systems so i'm a bit out of touch on history. Can some of you give me ideas on what boards would be good that are low end but still has the 800 FSB? thanks ----== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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DaveW wrote:
The Asus P4P800 non-Deluxe is a good board for the lesser money. I agree, these work great and are very upgradeable. -- Stacey |
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