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Old September 28th 03, 06:16 AM
Pccomputerdr
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Default Where can I find this Asus motherboard?

Hi folks!

The motherboard inside my computer died on me yesterday. I can't afford to
build myself another system. So, I am looking for the same motherboard to
replace it. The motherboard is ASUS P3B-F. It is about 4 years old. I went to
ASUS website, but couldn't find it there. Is there any motherboard wholesale or
depot on the internet that might have this old motherboard in their stock?

Thanks in advance!

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Old September 28th 03, 06:28 AM
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"Pccomputerdr" wrote in message
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Hi folks!

The motherboard inside my computer died on me yesterday. I can't afford to
build myself another system. So, I am looking for the same motherboard to
replace it. The motherboard is ASUS P3B-F. It is about 4 years old. I went

to
ASUS website, but couldn't find it there. Is there any motherboard

wholesale or
depot on the internet that might have this old motherboard in their stock?

Thanks in advance!


It doesn't necessarily have to be the same exact board. Just look for one
that will support your type of CPU, memory and your type of add on cards
(ISA, PCI, AGP) and go from there..

Hank


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Old September 28th 03, 08:49 AM
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Pccomputerdr wrote:
Hi folks!

The motherboard inside my computer died on me yesterday. I can't afford to
build myself another system. So, I am looking for the same motherboard to
replace it. The motherboard is ASUS P3B-F. It is about 4 years old. I went to
ASUS website, but couldn't find it there. Is there any motherboard wholesale or
depot on the internet that might have this old motherboard in their stock?

Thanks in advance!


ebay.com has several

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Old September 28th 03, 01:31 PM
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"Pccomputerdr" wrote in message
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Hi folks!

The motherboard inside my computer died on me yesterday. I can't afford to
build myself another system. So, I am looking for the same motherboard to
replace it. The motherboard is ASUS P3B-F. It is about 4 years old. I went

to
ASUS website, but couldn't find it there. Is there any motherboard

wholesale or
depot on the internet that might have this old motherboard in their stock?

Thanks in advance!


the suggestion to try ebay was a good one

however if you end up not being able to get the identical board
if you can find a similar board with the same chipset your transition should
be fairly smooth

in the very worst case you can do a repair installation (or install-over)
and keep your system pretty much intact
(though you;d have to reapply your updates)


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Old September 28th 03, 09:31 PM
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"Pccomputerdr" wrote in message
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Hi folks!

The motherboard inside my computer died on me yesterday. I can't afford to
build myself another system. So, I am looking for the same motherboard to
replace it. The motherboard is ASUS P3B-F. It is about 4 years old. I went

to
ASUS website, but couldn't find it there. Is there any motherboard

wholesale or
depot on the internet that might have this old motherboard in their stock?



The P3B-F was and still is a great motherboard. I don't blame you for
wanting to replace it with the exact same model. The other plus is that
you'll be able to boot right up without the usual conversion hassles from
one mobo to another (even to other models with the same chipset). I just did
a search on ebay and am happy to see that you can even obtain a new one!


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Old September 28th 03, 10:51 PM
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The P3B-F was and still is a great motherboard. I don't blame you for
wanting to replace it with the exact same model. The other plus is that
you'll be able to boot right up without the usual conversion hassles from
one mobo to another (even to other models with the same chipset).


After experiencing and getting used to solid ASUS motherboard stability and
performance, it is hard to settle for less. I built my computer 4 years ago or
so, and used Pentium III 500Mhz CPU with 384MB of memory. Compared to other
computers with 2 or 3 times faster CPU speed such as 1.5Ghz, my system with
only Pentium III 500Mhz performs at the same speed.

At this time, I can't afford, but if I could, I would like to build myself a
new system using
Asus P4C800-E Deluxe (The motherboard has built-in sound and ethernet card)
Pentium4 3Ghz with 800Mhz system bus (cpu)
IBM Deskstar 180GXP with 120GB (hard drive)
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro with 256MB (video card)
1024MB of memory
HP DVD Burner

I just did a search on ebay and am happy to see that you can even obtain a new

one!

I just did a search on ebay as well, and already started a bid on P3B-F.

Thanks for your help.
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Old September 29th 03, 04:07 AM
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"Pccomputerdr" wrote in message
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The P3B-F was and still is a great motherboard. I don't blame you for
wanting to replace it with the exact same model. The other plus is that
you'll be able to boot right up without the usual conversion hassles from
one mobo to another (even to other models with the same chipset).


After experiencing and getting used to solid ASUS motherboard stability

and
performance, it is hard to settle for less. I built my computer 4 years

ago or
so, and used Pentium III 500Mhz CPU with 384MB of memory. Compared to

other
computers with 2 or 3 times faster CPU speed such as 1.5Ghz, my system

with
only Pentium III 500Mhz performs at the same speed.

At this time, I can't afford, but if I could, I would like to build myself

a
new system using
Asus P4C800-E Deluxe (The motherboard has built-in sound and ethernet

card)
Pentium4 3Ghz with 800Mhz system bus (cpu)
IBM Deskstar 180GXP with 120GB (hard drive)
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro with 256MB (video card)
1024MB of memory
HP DVD Burner


Sounds sweet. After I retired my trusty P3B-F about a year-and-a-half ago, I
bought an Asus (of course!) P4B266 with Intel's i845D chipset (the first
Intel chipset to support DDR. The motherboard has "only" a 400 MHz FSB (not
533 or 800), but I've got 512MB of Mushkin "black" memory with all memory
settings cranked to the max, and a 2.4-GHz P4. Like you, I prefer ATI over
Nvidia, and I have a 9600 Pro.

I'm going to keep my present system until it croaks... and I'm going to take
very good care of it so that it doesn't croak for a long time. I'm not a
heavy duty 3D gamer but, when I do play (usually with my son), I run at
1280x1024x32 with all/most of the eye candy turned on. I can't imagine
needing more power than I've got now! I can only imagine what a 3.0+ GHz P4
w/ an 800-MHz FSB and a gig or two of 400-MHz dial channel DDR must be
like... but it's way more than I need now! ;-)

I just did a search on ebay and am happy to see that you can even obtain

a new
one!

I just did a search on ebay as well, and already started a bid on P3B-F.

Thanks for your help.


You're quite welcome. Good luck.


 




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