-=PCTechTalk=- Re: motherboard to an upgraded unit

Spider... just realized now you said you have a Dell. It may be a little 
tricky with the Dell. I'm not saying this for sure, but Dell, Gateway, 
and other companies use their own proprietary cases and components. So, 
while everything may seem to be compatable, you might find out that your 
Dell tower doesn't fit a full sized ATX board. It might only have room 
for the micro-ATX boards. You want to keep this in mind.

Another thing, which happened to me many years ago, I had a Gateway. I 
decided to upgrade a bunch of stuff in it. This resulted in needing a 
new and higher wattage power supply. I bought the power supply and it 
didn't fit in the Gateway tower cause of its damn proprietary design. 
So, I needed to get a new tower. I bought one and then the old mobo 
didn't fit in it. At that point, I just bought all new components. But, 
this is what I mean.

Anyway...

For an Athlon 64 FX-55 CPU, I like the Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe, which by the 
way sapports SLI.

If you want to go the Pentium route, I like the Asus P5AD2-E Premium.

Do a Google search on each of these models for detailed reviews. They're 
both nice boards, but too much to get into. If you have specific 
questions about these or others, just ask.

Also... we mentioned Intel vs. AMD. You're going to get varying degrees 
of opinions. Both companies make VERY GOOD and VERY RELIABLE processors. 
You're already familiar with Intel, but many people tend to shiver a bit 
when AMD is brought up. Even though I myself am more of a Pentium fan, I 
think if more people were willing to give AMD a fair shot, AMD would 
blow Intel out of the water. That's just my opinion. And, I can pull the 
article somewhere if asked here, but I believe I read that the current 
fastest processor on the market is one of the AMD models.

To make a long story short, if you're big into games, you should go with 
AMD. AMD wins in that arena.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

---Troth


Spider1957 said the following on 1/24/2006 1:39 PM:

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>>Really depends on the features you're looking for.
>>Are you looking to go AMD or INTEL processor? This I'm not really sure of 
>>I want the best processor but I've heard good things about both of them I 
>>guess the one that I would consider most reliable.
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>>Do you need RAID? Being that this is a home computer and not a server I 
>>really do not think I need raid.
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>>PCI or PCI Express? I heard PCI express is much better but I don't think 
>>it would wire up the same considering what I have is a Dell motherboard 
>>right at this moment and I'm trying to make this as simple as possible.
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>>SATA? Would love to have this as the wiring would be much better and the 
>>airflow much better but would hook up the same to the peripherals I have 
>>installed now?
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>>Onboard video? or do you plan on putting a third-party card in? I plan on 
>>installing my own video card so I can upgrade the video whenever I want 
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>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: Spider1957
>>Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 7:59 PM
>>To: pctechtalk
>>Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: motherboard to an upgraded unit
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>>Could you possibly recommend a motherboard that you think is of high 
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>>and expandability?  I really appreciate your help.
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>>Neil
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>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Sir Troth" <SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 12:16 AM
>>Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: motherboard to an upgraded unit
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>>>While the job isn't too difficult, and you probably will be ok with the
>>>Windows activation, you still need to prepare yourself. Replacing the
>>>motherboard is NOT REALLY "replacing the motherboard." Replacing the
>>>motherboard means building a computer from scratch. Cause, everything is
>>>being detached from the motherboard. And, for the most part, everything
>>>goes to the motherboard. And, most likely, depending on the tower, you 
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>>>have to remove the other drives (unless the tower is large enough to work
>>>in). Don't mean to scare you, and this no doubt is the best way to learn,
>>>but prepare yourself. Go to Google and get yourself a bunch of stuff on
>>>building a computer... step-by-step stuff that you can follow along.
>>>Other than that, make sure you watch compatibility, and keep the alcohol
>>>nearby for when you stress out!
>>>;o)
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>>>---Troth
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