If you don't have an existing video card, I'd go for the GA-K8NE (nForce4) This supports PCI Express and thus requires a PCIe video card. Gigabyte also makes Video Cards. For basic needs there's the nVida 6200 256 MB TC model (GV-NX62TC256DS)[sub $100] which is fanless and is a nice match to this board combo (nVidia/nVidia). That means just two easy installations for drivers. You can of course go to a higher end video card if you're looking for more gaming performance.
This board also does not have a fan on the southbridge, (unlike K8NS) which is a good thing as fans can fail or get noisy. I'd got with the WD1600JD hard drive. This is the SATA version. The JB series is IDE. The 160 GB is better capacity for your dollar as well. NOTE: Remember that when the mainboard is replaced that you will ned to reinstall / rebuild Windows XP. --- In [email protected], "Rick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > How does this sound?: > > Gigabyte GA-K8NS-Pro motherboard > Western Digital WD-1200JB 120GB, 8MB cache buffer > > Existing Sempron 3100+ and existing 512MB PC2700 DDRSDRAM > > Rick > > "Rick" wrote: > > > > Again, thanks for all your advice, perhaps I will consider a total > > rebuild since I am looking for another winter project :-) > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> AIDS in India: A "lurking bomb." Click and help stop AIDS now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/9QUssC/lzNLAA/TtwFAA/67folB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
