| Re: Computer died -- Need advice on building new one! [message #210396 is a reply to message #209333] |
Sat, 29 July 2006 21:01   |
Apache
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Registered: February 2003
Location: Fort McMurray, AB, Ca
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Well, I wound up keeping the machine, and brought it home today.
While it has a huge case full of bays for upgrades, the motherboard only has 1 spare PCI slot, and the power supply only has enough connections for two CD-ROM drives and a hard disk, lol Oh, and one word with regards to the video... Intergrated.
So, my old computer had a 500 watt power supply, with enough connections on it to power absolutely anything I could tuck into the computer's case, I'd like to install it, and a new motherboard into my computer, then I'll be plenty happy 
All I need is a motherboard with the following capabilities:
- Be compatable with my Intel 2.66 (775 socket if I remember correctly) GHz dual core processor with good BUS speeds
- At least 3 PCI slots (my case has room for 5)
- An AGP slot for my video card (Radeon All-In-Wonder 9800)
- Intergrated sound, video and network components
- Fan speed control abilities (to quiet it down, a no-fan cooling system like ASUS offers would be fine with me)
- Spot for CD-ROM drive IDE ribbon, and a spot for the new style mini-plug the hard disk uses
- 4 RAM slots (DDR, or DDR2 doesn't matter to me, just so long as it is DDR. I have 1024 MB of DDR, and would have to buy DDR2)
The power supply is a 20 pin (2 x 10) connector along with a 4 pin (2 x 2) connector for the motherboard. I can post a pic if interested.
I want the intergrated video for my second monitor, so it doesn't need to be anything particularly fancy, and the sound is patched through my sound system, so no worries about it being all fancy either.
So, less the motherboard and power supply in this box, I'm actually pretty happy with what I picked up, and after I get a new motherboard in, with a new powersupply and I can get my old video card + PCI accessories re-installed, it should be good for many years to come
- Russell
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| Re: Computer died -- Need advice on building new one! [message #210607 is a reply to message #209333] |
Mon, 31 July 2006 08:18 |
mision08
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Registered: May 2005
Location: Cattle Drive, Dallas to F...
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The new motherboard doesn't have an AGP slot? I bet it does. So you should use that one unless it just chokes all the life out of your video card. As far as PCI slots, everything is migrating towards USB or on-board integration to the point they are nearly unnecessary. I know that one, is one more than I need. Slip that 500w PSU in and let her fly. When you decide to upgrade the video card you can be sure the marketing department at mega computer hardware conglomerate inc. will have a new state of the art interface that will only work with a new memory module. Of course this will need the new chip-set mounted on a new motherboard, that needs 600w that will sport a new type of Molex connector.
The Asus motherboard is not fan less. It has a heat-pipe that cools the chip-set on the north-bridge. The CPU and heat-sink will still have a fan unless it's water cooled. At which point the radiator will have the fan and the CPU will have a water-block.
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