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07-24-2006, 04:27 PM
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what do you think...
New egg is running this special with a AMD processor and Free mother board for $99....i don't think it's a bad deal....just looking for other opinions.
sidenote - i don't much gaming **Sry my stupidity Last edited by NightShade01; 07-24-2006 at 04:32 PM. |
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07-24-2006, 04:27 PM
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Could you link to the offer?
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07-24-2006, 04:44 PM
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Of the three, I'd take the Biostar board. The PC Chips is Junk, and the Gigabyte has a Via chipset.
That said, what I'd personally do is take the ASUS K8N-VM motherboard and a socket 754 Sempron64 3000+. The motherboard is of higher quality than any in that deal, and comes with on-board video and a PCI-Express slot for upgradability. The Sempron 3000 is a great processor for a lower-powered build. Is this for a new build, or an upgrade to an existing system? FK
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07-24-2006, 05:48 PM
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def a new build just toying with the idea i have 3 machines with bio star boards now they are cheap and they work for what i do so i like the company but i deffinetly agree with you on the ASUS about making a better board....just thought i could possibly save some money by getting a free mother board though lol
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07-24-2006, 05:57 PM
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Apart from quality, I suggested that particular ASUS board because it has on-board video - more than adequate for a non-gaming system. Additionally, its PCI-Express slot is much newer technology than the AGP slot the Biostar comes with - chances are if you decide to upgrade the graphics in future, AGP cards won't be readily available.
Don't forget also, that getting the biostar would involve dropping at least $30 on a video card, as it has no integrated video. FK |
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07-24-2006, 05:59 PM
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True point well taken, i might have a video card lying around here somewhere but still you make some good points
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07-25-2006, 04:23 PM
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That Biostar board in the combo offer is actually pretty decent, but as said, you will need a 4x or 8x AGP video card - or an old PCI card.
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