Making a computer (finally).

Post by **Richie** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 12:39 pm

They should, but they won't.

And an Asus board, huh...Realm had an Asus board the first time we tried to build his rig, and it had a bad IDE controller. Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence...

Post by **BreakmanX** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 2:53 pm

I've had two bad Asus boards...

Vamp [Bot] · Post by **Vamp [Bot]** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 3:30 pm

I have a completely working Asus board, although my ATI graphics card never liked to play nice with it's nvidia chipset before I replaced it.

Post by **Verence** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 3:46 pm

I gotta' say, you guys coulda' mentioned this BEFORE I bought the Asus board. >_>

So what (in yous guyses opinion) in an especially good brand for MBs?

Post by **Richie** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 4:23 pm

I've had good luck with MSI, and they're usually great about packing in extras. I've also heard good things about Gigabyte.

Sorry, not trying to fuck you over.

Post by **Verence** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 11:29 pm

Not trying, but succeeding quite well.

I just got my "replacement" Asus board.

It's a god damn doorstop. Doesn't beep, doesn't post, doesn't do jack squat.

Oh, and I tested all of the components in my roomate's computer, they work just fine.

I am quite thoroughly pissed off. I really don't want to PAY to ship this one back AGAIN.

Jbrown · Post by **Jbrown** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 12:56 am

I'm about to build a desktop, IM going with the Intel E6600 this time, and the 8800 GTX, im going all out

Post by **Richie** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:47 pm

Got my new hard drive and power supply in the rig.

Crappy webcam pics follow.

A feature power supplies have needed for a long time: the end device cables are modular, so you only use what you need, and never end up with a whole ream of extra junk hanging around in the case.

Plenty of space for pr0n. SATA, of course.

Post by **Verence** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:51 pm

Nice power supply!

I have to content myself with stuffing all the extra cables I don't use in an empty drive bay.

Post by **BreakmanX** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 1:18 am

That power supply feature is really awesome. I've been thinking about
that for a while.

Post by **Verence** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 4:28 am

OK, I'm getting a refund and thinking of getting one of these mobos...

EPoX EP-AF590SLI2 Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.a ... 6813123018

GIGABYTE GA-M59SLI-S5 Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI
(The one I'm leaning towards right now.)
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.a ... 6813128011

ECS KN3 SLI2 (1.0) Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.a ... 6813135040

DFI LANPARTY UT NF590 SLI-M2R/G Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.a ... 6813136014

If you have advance knowledge of any mobo crappiness please let me know.

Post by **Richie** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 7:16 pm

That Gigabyte looks good at first glance, but what's with the COM/Serial ports? The DFI is $30 more, but has FireWire and more USB ports than you can shake a stick at. I've got a nForce 2 LanParty in my rig, and I love it. The onboard POST lights are nice, and it's a breeze to set up.

I've never heard of ECS before, and never had experience with EPoX, so can't say much. I'd hit up TomsHardware.com for more info; they do the most in-depth and honest reviews of hardware around.

Post by **Verence** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 10:36 pm

That the first place I checked, Tom's Hardware had an article comparing all the major socket AM2 mobos. The conclusion? They're all awesooome!

So not much help in making a decision.

Jbrown · Post by **Jbrown** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 11:09 pm

The modular power supplies are all known to have loose rails and the voltage can fluctuate. Im getting a PC power & cooling 750W. 200$ Best on the market. Modulars can be nice though, what brand is that?

Post by **Richie** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 12:23 am

Verence wrote:That the first place I checked, Tom's Hardware had an article comparing all the major socket AM2 mobos. The conclusion? They're all awesooome!

So not much help in making a decision.

Way ahead of me.