I'm getting prepared for a new system build in September. My current system is going on three years old (AMD 3800 X2) and it's time to upgrade.
I've been out of touch for a while but have been lurking here the past week or so trying to get up to speed.
I've been looking at different brands of motherboards and am wondering what the general consensus is on DFI boards. I know that ASUS and GIGABYTE are popular brands but I've seen mentions of problems related to each here on the forum.
I have no need to overclock, no SLI, no CrossFire, and no RAID. This new build will just be a basic system with quietness and reliability in mind. It will be used for general office tasks, internet browsing, light graphics work (Corel Graphics), and some DVD burning. I plan on going with an Intel E8400 and two gigs of RAM. I have XP-Pro already so I don't know yet if I'll upgrade to Vista or not. A 512mb graphics card is on tap though I have yet to start looking at those.
Any suggestions on a good, reliable board is appreciated. If I should consider something other than DFI, please let me know. Thanks in advance!
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JohnC - Kechi, KS
I've been out of touch for a while but have been lurking here the past week or so trying to get up to speed.
I've been looking at different brands of motherboards and am wondering what the general consensus is on DFI boards. I know that ASUS and GIGABYTE are popular brands but I've seen mentions of problems related to each here on the forum.
I have no need to overclock, no SLI, no CrossFire, and no RAID. This new build will just be a basic system with quietness and reliability in mind. It will be used for general office tasks, internet browsing, light graphics work (Corel Graphics), and some DVD burning. I plan on going with an Intel E8400 and two gigs of RAM. I have XP-Pro already so I don't know yet if I'll upgrade to Vista or not. A 512mb graphics card is on tap though I have yet to start looking at those.
Any suggestions on a good, reliable board is appreciated. If I should consider something other than DFI, please let me know. Thanks in advance!
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JohnC - Kechi, KS