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06-28-2007, 01:08 PM
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Super Techie Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 304
|  Mobo Question
Sorry as you can tell I am a newb to this. But I want to get started building my own systems. I am going to buy the e6600 when it price drops on July 21'st. I was wondering I am going to be building it for gaming. I was going to build it for wifey for photo's and crap but I decided to let her keep the Dell Dimension 8400 instead. Anyways. What is the difference between Mobo's? I hope that isn't too general of a question. I know there are differences with what type of slots it has. But what are the main differences? Is it ease of OC'ing? Sorry, one other question. what is the benefit of SLI video cards? Thanks in advance for any and all help. | 
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06-28-2007, 01:38 PM
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Super Techie Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: manchester, NH Posts: 385
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well there are two as of right now. intel and amd. intel uses socket 775 and amd uses am2 socket. i seee u are thinking intel, so just get something that has atleast 1 pci-e x16 slot. atleast 2 or more ddr2 memory slots. i wouldnt recommend sli because its a waste of money and i dont think the performance is better for the money ur spendin
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06-28-2007, 03:42 PM
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06-28-2007, 03:56 PM
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ds3r is the way to go...dont do sli, waste of money.
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06-28-2007, 04:17 PM
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True Techie Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 154
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sli sucks
thats just my opinion
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06-28-2007, 05:40 PM
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Ultra Techie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 620
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The difference in motherboards is summed up by many factors including the manufacturer, what kind and how many processors it supports, who makes and what model the chipset is (the chipset controls how devices on your motherboard communicate), what kind of inputs it has (everything from PCIe cards to RAM to USB and PS2 ports), and the quality of all these parts. There are many more things that can fill this list but I believe I touched on the major ones.
When looking at buying a motherboard it is critical to ask yourself what your computer is going to be used for. If the answer is emails and homework an expencive mobo is going to be overkill. If your answer is gaming and high demand processing then finding the right motherboard can be simple but also a little pricey for someone who isnt used to seeing price tags for item like these.
I will put together a "buying a motherboard" guide if nobody can tell me that there is already on available on these forums.
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06-28-2007, 07:11 PM
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Thanks for the help guys. As far as preference in Mobo's is concerened. I was wondering what about the P35, 945, 965. the difference's between these numbers. Not exactly meaning these 3 but the difference in numbers in general. Sorry to be so ignorant. If their is somewhere I could find out the differences then having someone explain this please point me in that direction. Thanks once again for your help.
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06-28-2007, 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Indobos  Thanks for the help guys. As far as preference in Mobo's is concerened. I was wondering what about the P35, 945, 965. the difference's between these numbers. Not exactly meaning these 3 but the difference in numbers in general. Sorry to be so ignorant. If their is somewhere I could find out the differences then having someone explain this please point me in that direction. Thanks once again for your help. |
Here is a comparison, of a list of Intel Chipsets: List of Intel chipsets - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | |
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06-28-2007, 11:45 PM
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Originally Posted by b1gapl | nice find... plus it tells u some future intel stuff..... | 
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