I need advise on a mother board.

metalgear · January 16th, 2003, 23:13

I was wonder what are some opions I have? I want to get a new mother board for my HP that will support a 1GB intel celeron, 384MB SDRAM. reason being I need a motherboard with extra AGP ports and hopefully a fairly cheap one.thnx

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January 16th, 2003, 23:22

Um, extra AGP ports? I think all motherboards come w/only one AGP port. As for a board to reccomend I am not really sure. I am using the ECS K7S5A board and I really really like it. But, AFAIK it only supports Athlon processors (my CPU is an Athlon XP 2000+). Perhaps one of our resident hardware "experts" (Chris Ray or Demigod) could help you.
sincerely,
sx/amiga

Esturk · January 16th, 2003, 23:33

Well if it's a Socket 370 board you want then I reccomend the Abit ST6 or VP6. Very nice boards if you can find them. As far as I know S370 boards are being or have been discontinued. Best get a Socket A and Athlon or a P4. If you're after more then 1 AGP slot... you're not gonna get it.

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**Shiori** · January 16th, 2003, 23:39

I see he has onboard video, thus the emphasis on AGP slot(s). One AGP slot will do just fine.

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**Demigod** · January 17th, 2003, 00:04

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Originally posted by Shiori
I see he has onboard video, thus the emphasis on AGP slot(s). One AGP slot will do just fine.

Yes, I too got that impression.

If you want to get another motherboard for the purpose of using another videocard then you don't need to. Most motherboards with on-board graphics have the option of turning it off and unless you have an i810 chipset you should be able to do so. Just turn it off in the BIOS and insert the card of your choice into the AGP slot.

If that's not the case then you're going to have to specify why you want a new board with 2 AGP ports. Most, if not all motherboards sold today only have 1 so you're going to have a lot of difficulty finding one that has 2.

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Esturk · January 17th, 2003, 00:10

I think he wants a new mainboard because his crappy HP one does not have an AGP slot.

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metalgear · January 17th, 2003, 20:55

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Originally posted by Esturk
I think he wants a new mainboard because his crappy HP one does not have an AGP slot.

you got it.

sorry about the whole AGP portS I should have known that. I think it is a 370. is there any lablels or clear markings that tell you if it is a 370?

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Esturk · January 17th, 2003, 21:01

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Originally posted by metalgear

you got it. sorry about the whole AGP portS I should have known that. I think it is a 370. is there any lablels or clear markings that tell you if it is a 370?

If you remove the Heatsink you should be able to see that the socket is clearly labeled.... Socket370. From a distance it looks a lot like a Socket7 socket but with way more holes.

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metalgear · January 22nd, 2003, 16:14

what is a good site to shop on? I might be in for a new processor also. I went to look at the processor to see what type it was and the cpu burned the to the bottom of my heat sync. bad?

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metalgear Honda Civic Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: moscow Posts: 948	I need advise on a mother board. I was wonder what are some opions I have? I want to get a new mother board for my HP that will support a 1GB intel celeron, 384MB SDRAM. reason being I need a motherboard with extra AGP ports and hopefully a fairly cheap one.thnx __________________

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January 16th, 2003, 23:22	#2
sxamiga Guest Posts: n/a	Um, extra AGP ports? I think all motherboards come w/only one AGP port. As for a board to reccomend I am not really sure. I am using the ECS K7S5A board and I really really like it. But, AFAIK it only supports Athlon processors (my CPU is an Athlon XP 2000+). Perhaps one of our resident hardware "experts" (Chris Ray or Demigod) could help you. sincerely, sx/amiga

January 16th, 2003, 23:33	#3
Esturk Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,964	Well if it's a Socket 370 board you want then I reccomend the Abit ST6 or VP6. Very nice boards if you can find them. As far as I know S370 boards are being or have been discontinued. Best get a Socket A and Athlon or a P4. If you're after more then 1 AGP slot... you're not gonna get it. __________________ Necrosaro: Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Edition SP1 \| Intel Core i5 2500K - 3.30GHz, 8MB L3 Cache \| Asus P8P67 Deluxe, Intel P67 Chipset, Socket 1155 \| 8GB Kingston PC3-10600 DDR3 \| Nvidia GeForce GTX460, 1024MB \| Creative SB X-Fi Fatality Edition \| Western Digital Raptor WD1500HLFS, 150Gb, SATA, Western Digital WD1001FALS, 1000GB, SATA \| LG 16x DVD-RWx2 SATA.

January 16th, 2003, 23:39	#4
Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,128	I see he has onboard video, thus the emphasis on AGP slot(s). One AGP slot will do just fine. __________________ My PC specs: AMD Athlon Thunderbird 1.1 Ghz, ECS Elitegroup K7S5A, 256MB PC133 SDRAM, Geforce2 MX200 32MB, 20GB Seagate, Windows XP Pro. Ok, what else... Shiori figurine on top of case, assorted anime stickers on the side, lazy tabby cat on top of monitor.

January 17th, 2003, 00:10	#6
Esturk Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,964	I think he wants a new mainboard because his crappy HP one does not have an AGP slot. __________________ Necrosaro: Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Edition SP1 \| Intel Core i5 2500K - 3.30GHz, 8MB L3 Cache \| Asus P8P67 Deluxe, Intel P67 Chipset, Socket 1155 \| 8GB Kingston PC3-10600 DDR3 \| Nvidia GeForce GTX460, 1024MB \| Creative SB X-Fi Fatality Edition \| Western Digital Raptor WD1500HLFS, 150Gb, SATA, Western Digital WD1001FALS, 1000GB, SATA \| LG 16x DVD-RWx2 SATA.

January 22nd, 2003, 16:14	#9
metalgear Honda Civic Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: moscow Posts: 948	what is a good site to shop on? I might be in for a new processor also. I went to look at the processor to see what type it was and the cpu burned the to the bottom of my heat sync. bad? __________________