Building a Custom PC - Page 3

Jazzee · 10-23-2003, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian

Are the black next to the blue also memory?

Wow. You have good eyes. I didn't even realize the black was there.

QT_ · 10-23-2003, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian

Are the black next to the blue also memory?

Yes. They are paired off like that because the motherboard supports dual-channel DDR (two memory controllers), but you need to pair up your memory to take advantage of this.

Brian · 10-23-2003, 01:15 PM

Heh, I fiddled with my monitor Hz speed and I can see now ^_^

Jazzee · 10-23-2003, 01:15 PM

Brian · 10-23-2003, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by QT_

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Originally Posted by Brian

Are the black next to the blue also memory?

Yes. They are paired off like that because the motherboard supports dual-channel DDR (two memory controllers), but you need to pair up your memory to take advantage of this.

Thankyou ma'am

jonsimons · 10-23-2003, 01:18 PM

Ive always thought about making my own PC - though ive just never had the confidence!! In general is it an easy thing to do/learn? Also how much do you expect to save in making your own?

QT_ · 10-23-2003, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by jonsimons

Ive always thought about making my own PC - though ive just never had the confidence!! In general is it an easy thing to do/learn? Also how much do you expect to save in making your own?

I can honestly say, I've _never_ bought a pre-built PC. I've torn them apart and built them for over 10 years now and I've saved thousands of dollars by doing so. A pre-built vs. a custom...you can easily save a few hundred. It's not complicated at all.

jonsimons · 10-23-2003, 01:22 PM

Ok then thanks - do you know of any other sites/forums that will go through the simple steps of building your own PC?

QT_ · 10-23-2003, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by jonsimons

Ok then thanks - do you know of any other sites/forums that will go through the simple steps of building your own PC?

Google.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...=Google+Search

**John Scott** · 10-23-2003, 01:27 PM

Can somebody tell me what this motherboard is/ supports?

QT_ · 10-23-2003, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnScott

Can somebody tell me what this motherboard is/ supports?

Syntax SV266M Socket A AMD.
Supports:

AMD Athlon XP and Duron procs.

For the memory, looks like it's:

Maximum: 1GB (Unbuffere) or 2GB (Buffered)

You can google a search for the "Syntax SV266" and find the other specs.

**John Scott** · 10-23-2003, 01:36 PM

Wow! I'm impressed!

Is it good or bad? It came with the box and I was just going to throw it away because it only has 96MB ram.

QT_ · 10-23-2003, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnScott

Wow! I'm impressed!

Is it good or bad? It came with the box and I was just going to throw it away because it only has 96MB ram.

I think it's a good board...definitely wouldn't throw it away.

You can add more RAM and make it a pretty cool system.

SN3 · 10-23-2003, 01:40 PM

never throw away a motherboard. keep it or sell it. i wouldn't use that, its for an amd

there is 1 agp slot (or apg, cant remember how its spelled), two card slots, thats basically it.

SN3 · 10-23-2003, 01:41 PM

ahh, u got to it quicker

Bubo · 10-23-2003, 01:42 PM

The only complaint that I can think of is that it only has 2 PCI slots, and I'm a gadget junky. Other than that, it appears to be a fairly nice board.

QT_ · 10-23-2003, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by StealthNet3000 Admin

never throw away a motherboard. keep it or sell it. i wouldn't use that, its for an amd

there is 1 agp slot (or apg, cant remember how its spelled), two card slots, thats basically it.

Yep, it's not very expandable. But it probably has integrated sound and networking (not sure), so you won't need extra PCI slots for it.

**John Scott** · 10-23-2003, 01:43 PM

What do you use the PCI slots for?

QT_ · 10-23-2003, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnScott

What do you use the PCI slots for?

If it's not integrated, you'd use them for sound, networking, any other kind of expansion...there's tons of different kinds of expansion cards.

**John Scott** · 10-23-2003, 01:46 PM

If I change out the motherboard, do I have to re-install WinXP Pro?