It's recommended you choose a popular motherboard manufactuer, such as Gigabyte, Asus, and etc, but first you want to decide what you want in terms of CPU/Chipset, like AMD or Intel. But even before that, you might want to decide if you would want to run OS X on it or not. So if your wanting to run OS X, I'd say go with a Gigabyte board with Intel CPU/Chipset.
I recommend finding a mobo that has a BIOS that is UEFI-complaint since UEFI is BEAST compared to BIOS (imagine BIOS, with a GUI and mouse support, plus the ability to instant-boot OS's pretty much). On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 8:46 PM, CpuKnight <[email protected]> wrote: > Asus:My dad thinks the mobos are way too sensitive.One wrong program > and the whole thing shuts down. > > On Jul 29, 5:33 pm, Espionage724 <[email protected]> wrote: >> Gigabyte boards are well known for their OS X compatibility >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 8:14 PM, AngelicTears <[email protected]> wrote: >> > and dont forget dual boot is a must if u into some heavy modding ^^ Most >> > ASUS and Gigabyte have it... >> > about foxconn...i literally check my components, and also have a closer >> > look >> > on my dead HD 4670 before baking it in to the oven hoping it would revive >> > again (lol).. seems like most of it made with foxconn parts, im not saying >> > the vital part, but the connectors, IO ports, and some IC is made by >> > foxconn..lol...put that aside, ASUS and Gigabyte are known for their >> > quality >> > assurance..it's juz no gigabyte for me after the GPU (HD 4670 fails and >> > there's no return back policy..im still pissed at that... >> >> > On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 1:04 AM, Espionage724 <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> >> Check for UEFI support on the motherboard, it's quite nice to have the >> >> OS boot in a few seconds after post. >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 1:01 PM, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Agreed, no buying intel hardware directly from them. But the new intel >> >> > core cpu series rules over all, keep that in mind. >> >> > There are already cheap GDDR5 gpus, but if you want to go lower then >> >> > GDDR3 is an absolute minimum (GDDR3 is not the same, its better than >> >> > DDR3). Asus and EVGA are good gpu vendors. >> >> > In general Asus is a great brand, only rare laptop models from there >> >> > have heat issues. I also agree with Toshiba being a solid brand. So >> >> > far I've handled several HP's that performed perfectly to their >> >> > hardware specs, but I haven't used any DV4 series so far. And runaway >> >> > from Acer! >> >> >> > On Jul 29, 5:53 pm, hussam aulaian <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> when u buy a Machine >> >> >> 1- dont buy intel stuff >> >> >> 2- the GPU should be GDDR3 and above only , dont even look at lower >> >> >> stuff >> >> >> 3- Buy ASUS stuff as THEfog said , bcuz they are the best in the >> >> >> Business >> >> >> 4- dont get near : >> >> >> >> a- Dell ( bad components used in their devices esp the Capacitors ) >> >> >> b- Foxconn ( one of the worst Motherboard ive seen so far) >> >> >> c- Fujitsu & Acer ( worst laptops i ever seen ) >> >> >> d- LG ( best vendor for home appliances but for sure dont buy their >> >> >> laptops >> >> >> worst warranty ever ) >> >> >> >> laptop vendors i recommend >> >> >> A- hp ( price and good Hardware but dont get near their DV4 models they >> >> >> hav >> >> >> heat issues ) >> >> >> B- Toshiba (solid laptops that can handle alot ) >> >> >> C- ASUS ( ofcourse) >> >> >> B- Alienware >> >> >> > -- >> >> > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS >> >> >> -- >> >> Acer TravelMate 2480 >> >> GFX: GMA950 CPU: Intel Celeron M 420 @ 1.6Ghz RAM: 2GB DDR2 333Mhz >> >> HDD: Samsung 120GB 5400RPM SATA >> >> >> -- >> >> 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS >> >> > -- >> > Laptop: >> > Acer Aspire >> > Core Duo T2300E @ 1.67GHz >> > Intel GMA 950 IGP >> > Intel 945 Chipset >> > 1GB RAM (512MB*2) Dual Channel DDR2 >> > 80GB standard PATA HDD >> > Win7 Ultimate 32bit / Ubuntu 10.04 >> >> > -- >> > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS >> >> -- >> Acer TravelMate 2480 >> GFX: GMA950 CPU: Intel Celeron M 420 @ 1.6Ghz RAM: 2GB DDR2 333Mhz >> HDD: Samsung 120GB 5400RPM SATA- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > -- > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > -- Acer TravelMate 2480 GFX: GMA950 CPU: Intel Celeron M 420 @ 1.6Ghz RAM: 2GB DDR2 333Mhz HDD: Samsung 120GB 5400RPM SATA -- 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS
