Hi everyone. I'm new to tech-report and from what I've read so far, there is no doubt that you guys know what you're talking about. This is why I'm coming to you guys to help me out with a decision. I'm currently trying to build my first PC and would like some of your opinions on which motherboard/processor I should buy. I'm from California so I'm planning on building this PC with my tax refund money which is sadly only around $600. I figure I can use my CD/DVD ROM drive, floppy drive, 17" monitor, keyboard, mouse, and speakers from my current computer. And spend the $600 on the other parts. I only have $600 to spend so this is why I'm limited to only so much as far as quality,etc. This is what I have so far:
1.ATX case with 400w power supply
2.ATI Radeon 8500 64MB DDR Video Card(OEM) because I don't think it's worth paying almost double the price for the retail version.
3. Maxtor 40GB hard drive 5400 RPM (I also plan on adding my old 15GB hard drive)
4. I want to have at least 256MB of memory but cannot decide exactly what kind yet because the two motherboards I am deciding between have different memory slots.
(and also if you guys have any opinions on what I have listed here or what parts you would spend $600 on, please let me know =) !!!)
OK, well here are the two different mobo/processor I am trying to decide between:
The first is a MATSONIC MS9107c W/ PENTIUM 4 1.5GHz AND FAN/HEATSINK. The only specs. on the board that are givin from the website are: P4x266a Chipset, Award BIOS, PC Health Monitoring, 1x 32bit AGP slot (x4 mode), 5x 32bit PCI slot (2.2 compliant), 1x CNR slot, 2x USB, Ac97 Audio onboard, 3x 184pin PC2100 DDR DIMM slots Supports up to 3GB, Standard ATX form factor 30.5cm x 19cm, 400MHz FSB,Ultra DMA33/66/100. Also includes full cable set, manual, and a lifetime warranty for the CPU.
And the second mobo/processor is: PCCHIPS 930LR W/ 1.5GHz PENTIUM 4 CPU & FAN/HEATSINK. This site gives lots of info. on the motherboard, fan/heatsink, and processor. I think it's easier to read the specs. for it all from the site so here is the link http://www.accubyte.com/applications/se ... MBC-930-15
If you don't want to click on the link here are the specs. for the motherboard:
PROCESSORS
One Socket 478 supports
Intel Pentium 4 processor up to 2.0Ghz (478pins) Chipset
SIS 645 & SiS961 Chipset
SIS 645 Host/Memory controller with DDR333 and AGP4X North Bridge Single Chipset
SiS961 MuTIOL Media I/O
LPC I/O - ITE8705F
System Hardware Monitor: Integrated in ITE8705F
AC97 Audio Codec
Compliant with AC97 2.1 specification
SYSTEM BIOS
AMI 2Mb Flash EEPROM
Supports Plug and Play 1.0A, APM 1.2, Multi Boot, DMI
Full support for ACPI revision 1.0 specification
MEMORY
2 DDR DIMM Sockets and 2 DIMM sockets support (can not be used simultaneously)
Two 184-pin 2.5V DDR SDRAM (DDR333/DDR266) or
Two 168-pin 3.3V SDRAM (PC133/PC100)
Maximum: 2GB (DDR SDRAM or SDRAM)
I/O INTERFACE
Supports Plug and Play function
PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse connectors
Dual USB Ports and LAN connector (optional)
One - EPP/ECP mode parallel port
Two - 16550 high-speed serial I/O ports
Audio Ports (Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in, CD-in and game port)
Dual PCI IDE interfaces - support four IDE devices (PIO mode 4, DMA Mode 2, Ultra DMA 66/100)
Supports 360K~2.88M Byte, 3 Mode FDDs or LS120
ATX Power Supply Connector
Ports, headers and others:
IrDA header
Front Panel MIC/Line-Out Header
Two Extra USB Headers
HDD LED, Reset Switch, Power Switch headers
CPU and System Fan headers
LAN Card Wake Up header
RTC & BATTERY
SiS961 built-in 256 byte of CMOS SRAM
With CMOS hardware clear jumper
EXPANSION SLOTS
5 PCI slots, 1 AGP slot, 1 AMR slot
FORM FACTOR & LAYERS
ATX (305mm*244mm), 4 Layers
So there you go guys. Sorry for it being kind of lengthy. And please tell me what you think i should do. Thanx
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