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02-14-2005, 01:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
chicago2003 Newb Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6	Recommended Motherboards? So now that it seems I have to get a Petinum 4, what motherboard is recommended to be able to handle it say to run something like Avid Express Pro or Premiere?

02-14-2005, 01:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
Nikkon Super Techie Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 375	It depends, do you need onboard video or audio? Do you use an AGP or PCI-E video card. Do you use IDE or SATA harddrives ? Give us your system specs so we can get a better idea of what you need. __________________ AMD 3800+ X2 Zalman CNPS7000B CPU Heatsink/Fan ASUS A8N Premium 2 GB G. Skill DDR 400 (2 X 1 GB) 1 GB Ultra DDR 400 (2 X 512 GB) eVGA 7800GT 256MB 120 GB seagate HD (7200RPM) 80 GB Seagate HD (7200RPM) Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platium ZS Sound Card Logitec z5300 5.1 THX certified speaker Medusa 5.1 Headphones ATI TV turner card DVD Drive CD Burner Drive Razer Copperhead Gaming mouse

02-14-2005, 02:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
chicago2003 Newb Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6	ATI RADEON 9000 AMD Althon XP 2600= processor ASUS a7v8x-x 40 gig drive 130 gig external hard drive Firewire card (3 ports) 1 Gig of memory.

02-14-2005, 02:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
Nikkon Super Techie Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 375	http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...131-492&depa=0 __________________ AMD 3800+ X2 Zalman CNPS7000B CPU Heatsink/Fan ASUS A8N Premium 2 GB G. Skill DDR 400 (2 X 1 GB) 1 GB Ultra DDR 400 (2 X 512 GB) eVGA 7800GT 256MB 120 GB seagate HD (7200RPM) 80 GB Seagate HD (7200RPM) Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platium ZS Sound Card Logitec z5300 5.1 THX certified speaker Medusa 5.1 Headphones ATI TV turner card DVD Drive CD Burner Drive Razer Copperhead Gaming mouse

02-14-2005, 03:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
chicago2003 Newb Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6	With this board in mind, what other things would you add to it?

02-14-2005, 04:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
XFlamez Super Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 289	get the ASUS K8N, ASUS is one of the best branded mobo really good. their intregrated sound card, is amazing. __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3000+ ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB 160GB 512MB DDR PC3200 ASUS K8N mobo <a href=\"http://forums.pcspthelp.com\" target=blank><img src=\"http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v491/XFlamez/PCSPTHELPBanner.gif\" border=0></a> AIM: PCSPTHELP

02-14-2005, 06:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
phosho510 Ultra Techie Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 876	asus is alrite, but their quality went down a little.

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asus is alrite, but their quality went down a little.

really? so which one you recommend to this fellow?

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02-15-2005, 12:05 AM	#9 (permalink)
phosho510 Ultra Techie Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 876	it depends how much he wants to spend on a mobo.

02-15-2005, 02:31 PM	#10 (permalink)
chicago2003 Newb Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6	From around 300 to 500 dollars would be nice.

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