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Skriven 2010-04-26 16:50:00 av WAYNE CHIRNSIDE (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av MAURICE KINAL
Ärende: i'm happy on the shelf
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-=> MAURICE KINAL wrote to WAYNE CHIRNSIDE <=-

 MK> Hey Wayne!

 > New Egg has a rather interesting AMD 64 single core motherboard

 MK> I didn't know that there was a single core motherboard.  Seems to me if
 MK> it can take an AMD64 single core cpu it should be able to run a
 MK> multiple core one for the same socket.  I see AM2, AM2+ and AM3 boards.

Unsure, all it said was AMD 64 but it is a AM2+ motherboard.
I'd have to check elsewhere to dial it in some more.

I take NOTHING for granted when choosing parts.
I bookmarked and to later go get the full boat specifications.

 MK>  Not sure what the difference between those are but do see dual core
 MK> AM2's and dual, triple and quad core AM2+ ones.  Of all the ones I see
 MK> at a particular supplier (Vancouver) the cheapest one is the AMD Athlon
 MK> 64 X2 5000+ dual core listed at $59.99 CAD.  Not too shabby for a
 MK> 2.6GHz processor.

I'm going for 5200 and at about that same price IIRC. 

 MK> I see one single core Sempron 140 (2.7GHz) but it is an AM3 and is
 MK> listed at $42.05 CAD.  The quad core AM3's are attractively priced but
 MK> definetly more than the two I mention.

 MK> If it were my call I'd be more tempted to go with the Athlon 64 X2
 MK> 5000+ given the extra core and not that much more dollarwise compared
 MK> to the Sempron.

The target is the 5200 at pretty much the same price U.S.

 MK> The least expensive board I see there is a Gigabyte GA-M68M-S2P mATX
 MK> board listed at $53.99 CAD.  It claims to support AM2/AM2+/AM3 cpu's soi

Downloaded their manuals, so so specs.
Google the net as regards to quality, signifigantly not so good for Linux,
seems to work with Windoze but still with issues.

 MK> I am hard pressed to understand the difference between those.  Probably
 MK> cache and/or front side bus ... I guess.  Maybe ram as well since this
 MK> one claims DDR2 while others want DDR3 and only support the more pricey
 MK> cpu's.

 > interesting approval rating of 97 percent avail. for 89.99.

 MK> You might be able to do better costwise.  Also make sure about the cpu
 MK> support and ram (DDR2 or DDR3).

DDR2 667 IIRC

 > slots and such but HDMI output as well as VGA.

 MK> More than likely an either/or and not both at the same time.  I have
 MK> yet to use the HDMI output on this board.

 > I need to check out their bundle price or parts separate.

 MK> Ram for sure.

 > I've found mostly Nvidia myself and am equally less than pleased
 > with them.

 MK> Seems to me the last one I tried was okay with vesafb but then that
 MK> restricts it to standard resolutions and no switching on the fly. I
 MK> could live with that given the cost.  Besides you can always add a
 MK> Matrox later.  ;-)

 > However I've found a _few_ AMD64 boards with ATI Radeon.

 MK> Same here but a tad pricier.

Not so much here, $80 - 90 U.S.


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