Recommended motherboard.

Folk wrote:

I'm not the one building a system around a video card.

No you're the sad git with nothing better to do than make cocky replies to a
perfectly civil question.

Also, did I say that I was building a system around a video card? No.
Although as it's going to be a gaming system the video card is gonna play a
big part in my choice of M/B. You may not have noticed but this is a *video
card* related newsgroup populated be people with experience of building PCs
geared towards gaming.

"Hey, I've this nifty new heatsink. Can anyone recommend a good
processor to put under it?"

Bad analogy, for obvius reasons.

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What cpu do you want to run, do you need firewire and/or USB 2.0? You really need to list some
criteria besides using a Radeon 9800 Pro in, as just about any AGP 8x mobo will work fine.
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Can anyone reccomend a good motherboard to use with a Radeon 9800 PRO?

Thanks.

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Biz wrote:
What cpu do you want to run, do you need firewire and/or USB 2.0?
You really need to list some criteria besides using a Radeon 9800 Pro
in, as just about any AGP 8x mobo will work fine.

Well at the time of my original post I was really just trying to get some
general feedback, mainly to avoid and incompatibilities I knew I was going
for a Radeon 9800 (due to a cople of reviews I'd read), and I was pretty
sure that I was going for an AthlonXP based system. My basic problem was
that I've been incredibly busy for the past year and have got behind with
the latest technology.

I've had to hurry slightly getting my kit due to the fact that I've got a
buyer for my current system and I can't be without a PC. But I've opted for
a NForce based M/B with a XP3000+ with a couple of sticks of PC3200 DDR, and
two 80GB Seagate barracudas.

Thanks for all the replys people.

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On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 00:32:49 GMT, "Biz"
wrote:

What cpu do you want to run, do you need firewire and/or USB 2.0? You really need to list some
criteria besides using a Radeon 9800 Pro in, as just about any AGP 8x mobo will work fine.

Biz

Good luck trying to get that point across.


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Can anyone reccomend a good motherboard to use with a Radeon 9800 PRO?

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Folk wrote:

Good luck trying to get that point across.

Well *your* point was incorrect, as I have pointed out with supportive
evidence(that you ignored)

Also, did you notice the completely different tone to his post though.
Firstly he didn't open with an insult. Secondly he said that the post
wasn't much use and gave *specific reasons* why he thought it. Which I
consider reasonable. I have replied with my reasoning for phrasing the
question they way I did, which I also consider reasonable. The bottom line
is that Biz cam across as a person who'd be willing to help out if he had
more info. You just come across as one of the standard Usenet "look at me
I'm great" brigade. At no point did you ever actually back up anything that
you said with any valid points, you just mouthed off. Word to the wise.
Think before you post a smart reply, and never try to portray that you have
knowledge that you don't actually possess.

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Biz wrote:
Actually folks 1st reply was right on the money,

Not really, see other posts for details, I've given examples that flatly
contradict the assumption.

but probably worded
poorly. Morgan, u actually instigated the whole ****ing contest.
You could have taken FOlk's original post in a completely inocuous
manner, but chose to treat is an attack instead...I said the EXACT
same thing he said in my post, without referring to it as a silly
question which seemed to set you off.

No, you said *just about* any AGP 8x mobo will work fine. Where as Folk said
that *any* modern M/B would work fine. This simply isn't the case. Due to
your more polite posting (and the fact that you didn't say *all* M/Bs) I
didn't see any need to go on about hardware incompatibilities and the like.
Anyone with experience of computer hardware knows that it's a good idea to
do a bit of research before spending money. The hardware market is so
diverse that there will always be models that will not run stably with every
piece of hardware. Graphics card/Motherboard incompatibility is one of the
most common H/W conflicts in my experience.

As for taking Folk's original post in a completely innocuous manner. If you
read my first reply to him then you'll see that I simply pointed out
(reasonably politely)that it's not a "silly question" and gave a couple of
reasons why. *He* then came back with an even less cordial reply. I think
that some people just can't stand to be told that they're wrong.

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Can anyone reccomend a good motherboard to use with a Radeon 9800
PRO?

Thanks.

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MaximumPC magazine his month has a very deatailed, inforamtive review
of the new "Canterwood" Intel mobo. Think it's gonna be the mobo in
my next PC.

Unless you have the need for Gigabit LAN, save yourself about $100 and get
the Prescott board (865G/PE). Unless, of course, you've got money to burn.
Then, forget that I mentioned it


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"Morgan Sales" wrote in message
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Biz wrote:
Actually folks 1st reply was right on the money,

Not really, see other posts for details, I've given examples that flatly
contradict the assumption.

but probably worded
poorly. Morgan, u actually instigated the whole ****ing contest.
You could have taken FOlk's original post in a completely inocuous
manner, but chose to treat is an attack instead...I said the EXACT
same thing he said in my post, without referring to it as a silly
question which seemed to set you off.

No, you said *just about* any AGP 8x mobo will work fine. Where as Folk said
that *any* modern M/B would work fine. This simply isn't the case. Due to
your more polite posting (and the fact that you didn't say *all* M/Bs) I
didn't see any need to go on about hardware incompatibilities and the like.
Anyone with experience of computer hardware knows that it's a good idea to
do a bit of research before spending money. The hardware market is so
diverse that there will always be models that will not run stably with every
piece of hardware. Graphics card/Motherboard incompatibility is one of the
most common H/W conflicts in my experience.

As for taking Folk's original post in a completely innocuous manner. If you
read my first reply to him then you'll see that I simply pointed out
(reasonably politely)that it's not a "silly question" and gave a couple of
reasons why. *He* then came back with an even less cordial reply.

I think
that some people just can't stand to be told that they're wrong.


You're right, you obviously can't be told you're wrong...
Wecome to my killfile......

*PLONK*

On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 20:20:26 +0100, "Morgan Sales"
wrote:

I think
that some people just can't stand to be told that they're wrong.

No ****.

Folk wrote:
On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 20:20:26 +0100, "Morgan Sales"
wrote:

I think
that some people just can't stand to be told that they're wrong.

No ****.

Next time, try to back up your *opinions* with a bit of fact.

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