1st time builder

asdfguy · 02-24-2006, 07:32 PM

I'm looking to build a computer for the first time and I'm having trouble understanding the whole "northbridge/southbridge - SLI - AGP - Graphics Card - PCIe X 1 PCIe X16" thing.

For instance on newegg:

"ASUS A8N-SLI Premium Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard"

I understand the ASUS, socket 939, AMD & Motherboard part. Does the rest descibe a video card? I'm trying here, but it's not working...

From what I read here and there, certain things only work with certian other things....

The only thing i can tell you for certian is that I think I want the AMD X2 4400 and I know AMD will only support DDR.

Any tips would be great...Thanks

Dngrsone · 02-24-2006, 07:59 PM

NVIDIA is the company who wrote the BIOS firmware, that firmware being nForce4.

SLI means that teh BIOS can support twin video cards in SLI mode (if you aren't going to buy two video cards either now or in the future, then don't bother getting the SLI version of thise motherboard).

ATX is the motherboard design format-- it will fit into nay ATX Case and any ATX power supply will power it (as long as hte PSU meets minimum power requirements).

AMD is a little redundant, since only AMD makes 939 pin processors.

Charles_Lee · 02-25-2006, 01:34 AM

nvidia chipset motherboard~
is good, compared to some other ones, like "via" which my friend is not satisfied with.

krimson_king · 02-25-2006, 01:52 AM

the pci and pcie refers to peripheral components you add on, such as a sound or video card, modem, etc. pcie is, well, i wont say relatively new, but youll only really find one slot on most mobos, and if you got a video card for it, it would perform better, but is somewhat more expensive.

34erd · 02-25-2006, 02:13 AM

Quote:

NVIDIA is the company who wrote the BIOS firmware, that firmware being nForce4

Nvidia made the chipset...

Dngrsone · 02-25-2006, 06:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 34erd

Nvidia made the chipset...

True...

02-24-2006, 07:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
asdfguy Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 151	1st time builder I'm looking to build a computer for the first time and I'm having trouble understanding the whole "northbridge/southbridge - SLI - AGP - Graphics Card - PCIe X 1 PCIe X16" thing. For instance on newegg: "ASUS A8N-SLI Premium Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard" I understand the ASUS, socket 939, AMD & Motherboard part. Does the rest descibe a video card? I'm trying here, but it's not working... From what I read here and there, certain things only work with certian other things.... The only thing i can tell you for certian is that I think I want the AMD X2 4400 and I know AMD will only support DDR. Any tips would be great...Thanks

02-24-2006, 07:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dngrsone VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Centrally located far from everywhere Posts: 544	NVIDIA is the company who wrote the BIOS firmware, that firmware being nForce4. SLI means that teh BIOS can support twin video cards in SLI mode (if you aren't going to buy two video cards either now or in the future, then don't bother getting the SLI version of thise motherboard). ATX is the motherboard design format-- it will fit into nay ATX Case and any ATX power supply will power it (as long as hte PSU meets minimum power requirements). AMD is a little redundant, since only AMD makes 939 pin processors. __________________ Dngrsone Saving lives, one protein at a time. Team 12912

02-25-2006, 01:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
Charles_Lee Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 703	nvidia chipset motherboard~ is good, compared to some other ones, like "via" which my friend is not satisfied with. __________________ Opteron 165 Dual Core Cpu 1.8Ghz (oc'ed to 2.4Ghz) Asus A8R-MVP Socket 939 Motherboard Radeon X850 XT Platinum / 256MB GDDR3 / PCI Express Video Card Antec Neo He 500 power supply Western Digital / Raptor / 74GB / 10K / 8MB / SATA-150 Hard Drive OCZ PC-3200 DDR400 Platinum Edition 2GB(2X1024MB) Dual Channel Memory Samsung 19' lcd monitor with DIV support

02-25-2006, 01:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
krimson_king Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: connecticut Age: 21 Posts: 466	the pci and pcie refers to peripheral components you add on, such as a sound or video card, modem, etc. pcie is, well, i wont say relatively new, but youll only really find one slot on most mobos, and if you got a video card for it, it would perform better, but is somewhat more expensive. __________________ sí, señor.

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