help finding good MBD

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spazz31585

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ok, i don't know much about specifics when it comes to finding a mbd that will do what i need and all that stuff
the case i'm thinking about getting is the Thermaltake Armor Aluminum Case - Silver
http://xoxide.com/thermaltake-armor-case-silver.html
it has
Front Accessible: 10 x 5.25", 2 x 3.5"
Internal 6 x3.5"
Motherboards Micro ATX, ATX, Extend ATX, BTX
Expansion Slots: 7


i want a mbd that will support that amount of drives (if one exists), and hopefully expansion slots. but also, want one that has an agp slot, pci slots, can support up to 4 gb memory and hopefully sells with proc (i have two procs at home but dunno if they work or if they would work on this kind of mbd)

can anyone help me out with this?
i'm sure that the mbd that i am wanting is going to be extremely expensive, so i may not even be able to get one, but i'd like to at least know if anythings out there like i am looking for
i sppreciate any help ya'll can give me
 
What are your procesors at home and what processor would you want to get if you were to buy it with the motherboard?
 
i don't remember the specifics of the ones i have, but i know one is a P3 and the other one is an amd athlon
and i don't really know enough about proc's to know what a good one would be
i would want something that was pretty good in speed and everything, what i mainly do (if this helps) is i play some games, browse the net, work on music, want to start on video's and stuff, work on pictures and that's pretty much about it
and, if this makes a difference, i am a very bad multitasker
i can't stand to be working on less then 5 things at once
 
Well it depends on which means more to you. Do you want to have a really nice processor for games and that is OK at multitasking, or do you want one that is really good at multitasking and OK for games? If you do a lot of video and music editing, with games not meaning too much then you'll want an Intel, but if you do more gaming you'll want an AMD.
 
well, i multitask online and work on music more then anything
i love games, but i never get a chance to play them
plus, i don't have any decent games right now because the system i have sucks
so yeah, music and multitasking is more important
 
but i know one is a P3 and the other one is an amd athlon
and i don't really know enough about proc's to know what a good one would be
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As long as you realize neither of those are exactly multitasking oriented ... as for the Athlon, which socket interface is ti?
 
spazz31585 said:
well, i multitask online and work on music more then anything
i love games, but i never get a chance to play them
plus, i don't have any decent games right now because the system i have sucks
so yeah, music and multitasking is more important
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From that I would say that an Intel is the way to go for you. And to help you out we need a price range for the motherboard and CPU, if you are planning on ugrading and getting a new CPU.
 
Most likley there will be more than mobo and cpu to consider.
The new combos will need a more powerfull PSU and also will require a new video card as well and then theres the RAM too.
Making the change you are wanting is a huge step up from what you currently have, Why the need for all those HDD's?
pricing guesses
mobo 100 to 135
cpu around 200 or more
ram 1 gig around 160
video card 100 to 600

cheapest route will be around 500 for package. Intel is the way to go but the new Athlon 64 x2 3800 would work as well. Dual processors.
 
Intel is the way to go but the new Athlon 64 x2 3800 would work as well. Dual processors.
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Dual core, single processor. Small technicaltiy but an important one :)
 
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