sdy284 Posted February 14, 2005 Posted February 14, 2005 (edited) Well, i just bought a 1.4Ghz Tbird, and so far thats all i have, is the CPU & heatsink what would you guys recommend for everything else? (mobo & ram mainly) I may overclock a little, although i dont expect to much. Onboard video would be just fine & i'd like 512mb of ram. And i have a case picked out that comes with a 400W PSU (i know it sucks) I dont need any optical/floppy drives, because i'll just swap them out of my main rig to get this little guy up and running, then take them back out. any help is appreciated! and i'd like to do this for as cheap as possible (broke college student) Edited February 14, 2005 by sdy284 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vasto Posted February 15, 2005 Posted February 15, 2005 128mb pc2200 Thats what I recomend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobalt Posted February 15, 2005 Posted February 15, 2005 (edited) Motherboard, anything with n-force 2 will be good Edited February 15, 2005 by kobalt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdy284 Posted February 15, 2005 Posted February 15, 2005 (edited) 128mb pc2200 Thats what I recomend. 419045[/snapback] even for xp????? Motherboard, anything with n-force 2 will be good 419052[/snapback] so any board that has nforce2 is ok? i take it i should stay away from the VIA chipsets EDIT alrighty... so far this is the case i'm looking @ CASE this is the vid card 9250 now that you've got an idea of how much i'm spending.... all i need is the memory, hard drive & mobo...help! thinking about this mobo Albatron Edited February 15, 2005 by sdy284 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccokeman Posted February 15, 2005 Posted February 15, 2005 this one would do ok for a folder. I have 2 linux folders running off of 64mb of ram. they only do timeless units but do them well. about 30ppd each. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdy284 Posted February 15, 2005 Posted February 15, 2005 so whats the real downside to the VIA KT chipset compared to the nforce2? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swifty11212 Posted February 15, 2005 Posted February 15, 2005 compared to the nvidia chipsets the via ones cant overclock well if any. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdy284 Posted February 15, 2005 Posted February 15, 2005 thats what i thought Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccokeman Posted February 16, 2005 Posted February 16, 2005 if you use it just as a folder and don't oc it it should do well for you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cchalogamer Posted February 16, 2005 Posted February 16, 2005 http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc....-157-031&depa=1 that's the board i used for my grandpa's 2400+ sempron, it OCed to where windows though it was a 3000+ sempron (405 fsb) Suprisingly nice little setup. I gave him 256mb PNY PC 2700 and it ran the 3200 speeds with out a hickup. prob. jsut got lucky with the ram, but the mobo seems like a budget board winner. as for ram i would get 256mb PC 2700 from bestbuy/staples/circuit city that's cheap after some mail in rebates. Staples rebates (where i got the 256 PNY) can be done w/o mailing anything, just go online and put in your rebate code and off you go, instant conformation. Still have to wait 6 weeks bc they want to make sure your not going to take it back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted February 16, 2005 Posted February 16, 2005 Nice thing about the Asrock boards is they support PXE boot if you ever want to go to a diskless setup. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the DrewiD Posted February 16, 2005 Posted February 16, 2005 Nice thing about the Asrock boards is they support PXE boot if you ever want to go to a diskless setup. 420292[/snapback] sorry but a bit thick,,,,wots a pxe boot??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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