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Old 07-01-2005, 06:44 AM   #1 (permalink)
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hi i want to get

Graphics card : HIS X800XL IceQ II Turbo 256MB PCIe $403

Processor :AMD ATHLON 64BIT 3500+ 512K 939PIN BOX no price yet

Ram : DDR 512MB 400MHZ MAJOR $49

and i have a 40gb(it is 1.5 year old 7,200 RPM and i have 3 more computers with 40gb at home on the network ) hard drive and cdrw power supply so i dont need that .

i need help to pick my Motherboard i dont understand what NFORCE4 is and if there is a mobo that has NFORCE4 and CrossFire ?

the last thing is , if i have a HIS X800XL IceQ II Turbo 256MB PCIe and want to use CrossFire what is the other card i need to use any x800 or something special ?

p.s. i live in Israel so i cant buy from most Internet sites and here is a list of mobos i could buy easley because i know the owner of the store http://www.zigzag2000.co.il/catalog...14&newitem=true
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Old 07-01-2005, 07:32 AM   #2 (permalink)
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hi i want to get

Graphics card : HIS X800XL IceQ II Turbo 256MB PCIe $403

Processor :AMD ATHLON 64BIT 3500+ 512K 939PIN BOX no price yet

Ram : DDR 512MB 400MHZ MAJOR $49

and i have a 40gb(it is 1.5 year old 7,200 RPM and i have 3 more computers with 40gb at home on the network ) hard drive and cdrw power supply so i dont need that .

i need help to pick my Motherboard i dont understand what NFORCE4 is and if there is a mobo that has NFORCE4 and CrossFire ?

the last thing is , if i have a HIS X800XL IceQ II Turbo 256MB PCIe and want to use CrossFire what is the other card i need to use any x800 or something special ?

p.s. i live in Israel so i cant buy from most Internet sites and here is a list of mobos i could buy easley because i know the owner of the store http://www.zigzag2000.co.il/catalog...14&newitem=true
What area(s) do you want or think you need to upgrade,?
Mine is older than yours and works ok.
Why do you . need help to pick my Motherboard
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chances are if your drives are ata100 you might wanna use those as backup and buy a faster drive specifically as the boot drive to host your OS.
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i need help to pick my Motherboard i dont understand what NFORCE4 is and if there is a mobo that has NFORCE4 and CrossFire ?
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You'll need to make sure one of your videocards is a crossfire edition card
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