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Foxconn NF4K8AC-8EKRS NVIDIA nForce4 Socket 939 ATX MB w/LAN $33.99 plus S&H
I currently have an Asus A8AE-le mATX with one PCI-express x16 and three pci slots. It has 4 DIMM's and two sata 1.5GB ports. The Foxconn board has one PCI-Express x16, two PCI-Express x1 and four PCI slots, four DIMM's and four SATA ports.
The reason why i want to upgrade to a retail motherboard is because i would like to overclock my processor and tighten my ram timings. Here is my current setup:
AMD x2 4200+ 2.2GHZ 512K L2 per core, socket 939 Manchester.
Thermaltake TMG A3 92mm Enter CPU Cooler
4GB (4x1GB) Super*Talent PC3200 at 3-3-3-8.
ASUS A8AE-le mATX
Sapphire Radeon HD3850 512MB GRRD3 Single Slot
Creative SB Audigy Gamer PCI 24-bit
Raidmax Hybrid 530-SS Modular PSU (12V1=20A 12V2=17A)
Antec Silver P180 ATX Case
Seagate 200GB 7200RPM SATA 1.5GB HDD
Maxtor 80GB 7200RPM IDE HDD
Acer AL2216Wbd 22" 1680x1050 5ms
Dell E177FP 17" 1280x1024 8ms
Now, the board i currently have came with my Compaq SR1750NX and all of the bios options are locked. I can overclock with clockgen, but i dont trust it and it cant improve timings. My CPU cooler keeps the CPU ice cold (Currently at 34C with 40% load. I use AS Ceramique.) And i believe the ram can overclock very well as the heat spreaders look heavy duty. I'm aiming for 2.5-2.6Ghz, do you think this board could get me there? Also, the two PCI-express x1 slots look promising for more upgrades.
I currently have an Asus A8AE-le mATX with one PCI-express x16 and three pci slots. It has 4 DIMM's and two sata 1.5GB ports. The Foxconn board has one PCI-Express x16, two PCI-Express x1 and four PCI slots, four DIMM's and four SATA ports.
The reason why i want to upgrade to a retail motherboard is because i would like to overclock my processor and tighten my ram timings. Here is my current setup:
AMD x2 4200+ 2.2GHZ 512K L2 per core, socket 939 Manchester.
Thermaltake TMG A3 92mm Enter CPU Cooler
4GB (4x1GB) Super*Talent PC3200 at 3-3-3-8.
ASUS A8AE-le mATX
Sapphire Radeon HD3850 512MB GRRD3 Single Slot
Creative SB Audigy Gamer PCI 24-bit
Raidmax Hybrid 530-SS Modular PSU (12V1=20A 12V2=17A)
Antec Silver P180 ATX Case
Seagate 200GB 7200RPM SATA 1.5GB HDD
Maxtor 80GB 7200RPM IDE HDD
Acer AL2216Wbd 22" 1680x1050 5ms
Dell E177FP 17" 1280x1024 8ms
Now, the board i currently have came with my Compaq SR1750NX and all of the bios options are locked. I can overclock with clockgen, but i dont trust it and it cant improve timings. My CPU cooler keeps the CPU ice cold (Currently at 34C with 40% load. I use AS Ceramique.) And i believe the ram can overclock very well as the heat spreaders look heavy duty. I'm aiming for 2.5-2.6Ghz, do you think this board could get me there? Also, the two PCI-express x1 slots look promising for more upgrades.