All in one boards?

[KidViciou$]

hi, im trying to setup a network, but am trying to save money any where possible. I have a spare PII 400 which i want to use for a server, and an HD.

My question is, are all in one boards stable enough to be run as a server 24/7 if the case temp is cool enough? it wont be a HUGE server, just run as a PDC and Resource server. i was thinking about getting a PC Chips mobo with 128 mb ram to start off.

thanks in advance

 

[AndyHui]

Well, PC Chips is a bad choice to start off with.....if you are going to use it as a PDC, I recommend you spend just that little bit more......grab an ASUS P3W....i810 based, integrated sound, video, stable.....usual high ASUS quality.

 

[KidViciou$]

thanks for the reply, but what makes pcchips a bad choice?

 

[AndyHui]

Cheap and nasty.

 

[DieselMan]

I agree with AndyHui, and they're very unstable!

I found that the 6182 mobo from MSI was a wonderful mobo for celeron/PII/PIII. It has video & sound, and plenty of diagnostic tools. Very stable and versatile (slot 1). All you'll need is a separate NIC.

 

[KidViciou$]

i think ill go with the ASUS board, might cost a little extra, but i have had a little bad experience in the past. unless someone can persuade me otherwise

 

[Bartman39]

I think Amptron makes PC chips??? Maybe not??? Anyhow I have an Amptron 3741LMRT and it has seen its share of processors (several 366`s @550 most at 2.0 or 2.1 volts also Celeron II`s @ 800 1.7-1.8) and has been my secondary testing machine for processors that were going into other people`s machines... None the less it has been a great board for kicks...

 

[overdoze]

I'd go with Iwill WS133-SN. It is the most stable all in one board (inclucding NIC) I have to date. I have had ASUS, ABIT, MSI and of course Iwill. No OC on Iwill board. If you want to OC ASUS is next then MSI

 

[redls1]

I just picked up the msi 6182 and celeron 500 for $100 off egay and am quite impressed so far. Have a 566 on the way , hoping for some decent
overclocking numbers.

 

[urbantechie]

Well...if you had enough then you should get the Intel DEEAAL (something like that!) i815 board. (Yes Intel board!) It has video, sound and LAN on-board. Very stable. Built a ton of these at work and works perfectly. Has a AGP slot and everything else a i815 board would come with.

 

[AndyHui]

Since this machine is a server, you don't really need the AGP slot....unless you plan to play games on the server?

 

[KidViciou$]

good news everybody , i spoke with my cuz and he said he would give me his BP6, memory, two 366@550 for 200-250. even would throw in a 4x burner for a little more. so ill probably go with that.

 

[RayEarth]

all in one boards are something you want to use for people you hate, perhaps you know a friend or family member that isn't getting on your good side, by sending them a system with these all in one boards, it's like sending them a whole lots of headaches at once, remember this idea, one day you might think of doing this to someone you not too fond with.

 

[KidViciou$]

hahahahah, thats funny. actually, at the OEM i used to work for, we used to use all in one boards for our Budget Box, and i mean BUDGET! i literally used to get sick just looking at them, might sound funny but its true.

actually, i built a system for my sister using an all in one board, but havent had the chance to really use it seeing as how i sold off the processor, and am too greedy to use on of mine