I ruled out AMD to salvage as many parts as I can ( cost savings ). Intel right now demands a $200+ premium, I'm waiting for the Intel i5 line to show up to shrink that gap. If I switch to Intel I would have to basically throw away the current system ( less the SATA drives ). If this 'fix' works, this system could stand as a server for 2-3 years do to the fact it has 8 SATA 3gb native ports.
Point taken, I have spent at least 2 hours reading up, plan to spend 5 or more to make sure there are no hidden traps. Just posted this thread to smoke out anyone who maybe just went through this and has a MB they love, etc. Joe On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Allen <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, 2009-07-29 at 13:02 -0400, Joseph Apuzzo wrote: > > > So I've turned the page and need to get back on my feet ( need a PC to > > complete my resurch for next month's talk ) here is what I'm thinking of > > doing: > > > > 1) Salvage my 2600+ 65w 64bit Athlon CPU and 4GB of DDR2 memory along > with > > power supply ( 550w ) case etc. > > 2) Get the following new MB and new Video card: > > > > GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard( since > > this board has the AMD 790x + SB750 chipset, the best one out currently ) > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128387 > > > > SAPPHIRE 100255HDMI Radeon HD 4670 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 > x16 > > HDCP Ready Video Card > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102820 > > > > 3) Then by Q2-Q4 2010 I will upgrade my CPU to a 4 core since this mother > > board can easy support AM2+/AM3 versions > > > > So before making the 2am mistake again any suggestions, comments, > > constructive discussion? > > > I've been looking into motherboards for a future home-build PC. I would > suggest, if you have the time, read all of the Newegg customer reviews > for the board you are considering. Even read the 5-egg (top rated) > reviews because many of them have show-stoppers. I checked out a number > of mid and upper range mobos with Intel chipsets on Newegg. I was > surprised at the broad array of negative customer comments, much worse > than other product categories. This includes boards that got glowing > reviews. In fact, Anandtech posted an article several months ago > bemoaning the widespread poor quality among new mobos. However, many of > these negative comments come from overclockers, so they won't apply if > you're not going to overclock. > > You appear to have a preference for AMD. There was an article on Linux > Weekly News a while ago recommending that Linux users should give > preference to Intel over AMD because Intel has strongly supported open > source. > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > Jul 1 - Linux High Performance Computing > Aug 5 - TBD > Sept 2 - Linux and HDTV > _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Jul 1 - Linux High Performance Computing Aug 5 - TBD Sept 2 - Linux and HDTV
