New Motherboard
October 31, 2010 5:04 PM Subscribe
Help me find a new-ish motherboard that works with this new computer I got.
The old motherboard is fried but the RAM and Video card are good to go. I need the new motherboard to be compliant with DDR2 RAM, SATA hard drives and PIC-Express video cards. I've been on Price watch but everything is newer than what I need, I figured y'all would have some good recommendations.
The old motherboard is fried but the RAM and Video card are good to go. I need the new motherboard to be compliant with DDR2 RAM, SATA hard drives and PIC-Express video cards. I've been on Price watch but everything is newer than what I need, I figured y'all would have some good recommendations.
Need more specifics on the vid card too. PCI express x1, x16, 2.0 x 16, 2.1 x 16?
posted by contessa at 6:35 PM on October 31, 2010
posted by contessa at 6:35 PM on October 31, 2010
Either we need the processor type, or if this was a machine you bought from a store, the model number. If it just so happens to be a Gateway FX400, well I have one sitting in my closet.
posted by deezil at 6:35 PM on October 31, 2010
posted by deezil at 6:35 PM on October 31, 2010
Best answer: If the processor is fried then forget about the RAM. Modern processors use DDR3 and new RAM is very cheap. To save your DDR2 RAM you'd have to buy a new CPU and motherboard that are both several generations old and that would be a real waste of money just to save what's probably $40 or less in RAM. SATA and PCI-Express are pretty much standard on every motherboard so they're irrelevant.
posted by Rhomboid at 2:50 AM on November 1, 2010
posted by Rhomboid at 2:50 AM on November 1, 2010
Response by poster: Thanks guys. I think we got it covered.
What's up now, half life 2 at full specs!
posted by kittensofthenight at 8:14 PM on November 1, 2010
What's up now, half life 2 at full specs!
posted by kittensofthenight at 8:14 PM on November 1, 2010
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posted by biggity at 5:21 PM on October 31, 2010