Intel, AMD, and a load of other shizz :D
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Aastii
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Will any motherboard support discreet graphics?And I want your persoinal opinions; who is better; intel or AMD :O ?
both have their pros and cons
Intel:
Pros:
-Higher performance with very high end processors
-Socket 1366 has triple channel memory
-wider range of SLI boards
-GENERALLY faster clock for clock than their AMD counterparts
Cons:
-GENERALLY more expensive than AMD
- 2 seperate sockets for the processors reduces upgradability
AMD:
Pros:
-GENERALLY cheaper than Intel
- All on the same socket (ie AM3 is the latest and all latest are on that scoket, not the latest on 2 seperate ones like LGA1156 and LGA 1366 like Intel has)
- Can get a dual or tri core and potentially unlock to a quad core
- Wide range of Crossfire boards
Cons:
-GENERALLY slower clock for clock than Intel
- Only dual channel memory
- GENERALLY don't overclock as far as Intel
With graphics, if you mean will any board support any graphics card, no. Most new computers (most after ~2005) will support any card because they will have PCI-e slots on the motherboard. However before then AGP or PCI was standard (google them), but newer boards don't have them, and newer cards don't come in PCI or AGP, only PCI-e
If you have a PCI-e slot on your board, you can support any PCI-e card though, so long as your power supply can provide enough power
fastdude
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About....... £200 (340$) I know it's unrealistic. Just want to try
fastdude
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Awesome
? Agreed. AMD are usually ALOT cheaper though
Cheers, that was really informative. About the pros and cons
? Agreed. AMD are usually ALOT cheaper though
Aastii
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About....... £200 (340$) I know it's unrealistic. Just want to try
£200 just for motherboard, CPU and video card?
If it is for gaming, you will be at a push, but for an every day computer/light gaming that is more than realistic
fastdude
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Well....
but when I said that I meant a whole functional PC, excluding the OS and Hard Drive :L if I extended my budget to £300 maybe
Yeah I guess it would
but when I said that I meant a whole functional PC, excluding the OS and Hard Drive :L if I extended my budget to £300 maybe
Aastii
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Yeah I guess it would
hmm now you are pushing it a little lol
Is that £2-300 for:
motherboard
CPU
graphics card
power supply
memory
?
fastdude
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:l
YUP! I do know how to haggle 
I've built the equivalent of a Dell studio XPS 8100(specs-wise), for under £250 :good:
YUP!
I do know how to haggle I've built the equivalent of a Dell studio XPS 8100(specs-wise), for under £250 :good:
Aastii
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YUP!
you can get a pretty decent system for ~£300 that will handle any game you throw at it and any other task. Maybe not games all on full, but it will play them no problems:
Motherboard: http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/MSI-...(x16)-DDR3-1066-1333-1600-SATA-3Gb-s-RAID-ATX £59
CPU: http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/AMD-...-S-AM3-29GHz-15MB-Cache-HT-2000MHz-95W-Retail £62
Power supply: http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/500W...lus-SLI-CrossFire-EPS-12V-20-24-pin-120mm-Fan £45
Video Card: http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/512M...z-GDDR5-GPU-775MHz-400-Cores-DP-DL-DVI-I-HDMI £73
memory: http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/2GB-...6-(1333)-Non-ECC-Unbuffered-CAS-9-9-9-24-150V £56
total: £294
could probably find it cheaper if you went to computer fairs or shopped around, but gives you an idea. Scan are usually very good on their prices and second to none on service in and out of store, so even if it is cheaper elsewhere, I'd still recomend going there because of lack of hassel lol
fastdude
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Awesome
lol once I tried to put windows XP on a 486 motherboard andell of working I was so disappointed when i realized it didnt have a hope in h
danthrax
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Very tough question. It depends on a few things. I think you should search these forums and the internet for your answer...