What all does a motherboard need installed to run..?

[ComatoseDelirium]

ah HA! good luck iNSANITY, im going to bed

 

[stevty2889]

I wouldn't go with that super expensive ram, with the A64's onboard memory controler, low latency ram is a waste of money, just get corsair value ram

 

[iNSAN1TY]

Woah,thanks JustAnAverageGuy! After reading that post..no way im spending 140 dollars per 512 mb stick. Sorry for the slow reply,I went to sleep 🙂 Well thanks for all your advice guys,just saved me alot of cash!

 

[imported_Phil]

This thread feels very familiar....

In fact, it looks about the same as someone who posted as to why his motherboard wasn't POSTing. He neglected to mention that he hadn't received the CPU yet.. :roll:

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

Originally posted by: iNSAN1TY
Woah,thanks JustAnAverageGuy! After reading that post..no way im spending 140 dollars per 512 mb stick. Sorry for the slow reply,I went to sleep 🙂 Well thanks for all your advice guys,just saved me alot of cash!

That's what we're here for 😀

Now you can up it to a gig and STILL save money 😛

 

[iNSAN1TY]

Originally posted by: JustAnAverageGuy

That's what we're here for 😀

Now you can up it to a gig and STILL save money 😛

Yep thats what i'll be doing,found some nice Mushkin ram for 90 dollars,instead of the 140 I was going to spend on the Corsair,woot 🙂 Gonna order my first 512mb stick after work tonight and when I get that,i'll take my old GeForce 3 and Dell moniter to see if everything works okay,thanks for your help!


EDIT: Which do you guys think is better memory?

OCZ Performance Series 184-Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200 Rev 3 - $102
Specifications:
Manufacturer: OCZ
Speed: DDR400(PC3200)
Type: 184-Pin DDR SDRAM
Error Checking: Non-ECC
Registered/Unbuffered: Unbuffered
Cas Latency: 2.5-3-3-6 on AMD systems and 2-3-3-6 on the Intel systems
Support Voltage: 2.6V
Bandwidth: 3.2GB/s
Organization: 64M x 64-Bit
Warranty: Lifetime

OR
mushkin 184-Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200- $96
Manufacturer: mushkin
Speed: DDR400(PC3200)
Type: 184-Pin DDR SDRAM
Error Checking: Non-ECC
Registered/Unbuffered: Unbuffered
Cas Latency: 2.5-3-3
Support Voltage: 2.7V
Bandwidth: 3.2GB/s
Organization: 64M x 64 -Bit
Warranty: Lifetime

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

The 512MB PC3200 DDR CL2 Blue is only $85 shipped @ Mushkin.com. Don't forget the bonus code 😉

Bought a stick over xmas, runs great 🙂

 

[iNSAN1TY]

Thanks Averageguy! Noway would I have known about that "Bonus Code" 🙂 Going to order a stick of that after I get off work tonight. Well im heading to work now actually,so thanks ALOT! Will check this thread when I get off,thanks everyone for your input and advice.

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

You never know what other gems you'll miss in the Hot Deals forum 😉

2.8GHz P4
512MB DDR2
48x cd-rom
80GB hard drive
1 year warranty

mouse, keyboard, case, power supply, etc.

$333 BEFORE coupons.

Link @ dell