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    New CD burners

    Can anyone provide ant feedback on the advantages/disadvantages between the new Plextor (PX-W4012TA/SW) and Yamaha (CRW3200) CD burners? I wanted to get one and was told these two are the best out there. What is the difference between BurnProof amd BurnSafe technologies used by these...
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    help with motherboard decision for a P4

    I too am looking for a P4 motherboard. Can any provide advice on any other MOBOs than the ones mentioned at the start of this message string/thread? The DDR and RDRAM seems to be an issue. Is there any chance that it will be solved soon? I am a novice to building computers and want to use my new...
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    Need help with DVD ROM and video cards

    On Monday (4/16/01) I will be buying the following: (1) CUSL2-C ASUS Motherboard ($125); (2) Plextor 16x/10x/40x CD burner ($239); 256 MB (single chip) Kingston memory ($89); (4) 1GHz Intel CPU. Now I need to decide on the following: (a) DVD ROM and (b) Videocard. For the DVD ROM I was thinking...
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    Motherboards and building computers (Please help!!)

    Regarding e-phex's question: I go to a shop in Santa Monica,CA (Comp Xpress, on Wilshire, near Yale)
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    Need help selecting a DVD/CD ROM

    Thanks guys for helping me decide/select a suitable mother board. I decided to go with ASUS CUSL2-C motherboard, Intel IGHz CPU, 256 K RAM (Kingston), Plextor 16x10x40 CD-RW (IDE, not SCSI as I had earlier considered, thanks to y'all). All for just under $800. Now, I need to decide between...
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    Motherboards and building computers (Please help!!)

    Thanks guys for helping me decide/select a suitable mother board. I decided to go with ASUS CUSL2-C motherboard, Intel IGHz CPU, 256 K RAM (Kingston), Plextor 16x10x40 CD-RW (IDE, not SCSI as I had earlier considered, thanks to y'all). All for just under $800. Now, I need to decide between...
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    Need motherboard help

    Thank you very much, Birddog. I appreciate you advice and patience with me. Sorry for my ignorance, but what is (s.e.c.c.) and (f.c.p.g.a.)? True, this is my first attempt building a computer. A friend of mine is helping me with this project. This friend is a SCSI maniac and advised me that that...
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    Motherboards and building computers (Please help!!)

    Thank you very much. You have been most helpful. If you have any after thoughts please drop me a line. Thanks again, :-).
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    Need motherboard help

    I am trying to build a computer from scratch and I need to know which motherboard would be best for me. First of all can someone explain the differences among Slot 1, Slot 2, Socket A, Slot A, Socket 370, Socket 7, 8, 423, etc. What does all this mean? I was recommended to buy only ASUS...
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    Motherboards and building computers (Please help!!)

    I am trying to build a computer from scratch and I need to know which motherboard would be best for me. First of all can someone explain the differences among Slot 1, Slot 2, Socket A, Slot A, Socket 370, Socket 7, 8, 423, etc. What does all this mean? I was recommended to buy only ASUS...