And it's also recommended not to get a brand that is a) not well known, b) has a weird colour scheme (just kidding XD), and c) has things which are a little too good for the price tag, e.g. $10 dollars for USB3.0, QUAD SLI and Socket LGA 1366?!?!
On Aug 2, 9:49 am, Espionage724 <[email protected]> wrote: > 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
