Rambo
New Member
Hi!
Ok, first things first.
I'm only 14 years old and have a small brain. I am **ATTEMPTING** to build a gaming pc and am intentionally trying to buy the items off Ebay (cheap way, but risky
). All I wan't, is everyone's opinion on which motherboard i should get..... I'm going to copy and paste the information on the webpage......
MOBO #1) M848ALU SOCKET A MOTHERBOARD:
Up to 3.2 Athlon XP CPU, INC: Drivers, I/O Plate,
Manual & IDE cables.
PLUS:
PC-cillin Antivirus software.
Supports up to 3.2 AMD Athlon XP/Duron/Barton CPUs with frequency at 200/266 and 333/400 MHz
Supports up to 3GB Memory DDR for DDR400/333/266/200
Provides one 8X AGP slot
Five 32-bit PCI slots
Support 2 onboard USB 2.0 plus extra 2 for expansion
Onboard high-quality 6-channel audio
Provides LAN card 10/100 Mbps for Broadband connection
MOBO #2) Biostar M7NCD Ver 3.0 Socket A M7NCD Motherboard
boxed with its accessories as below.
Supports AMD Processors upto XP3200+ XP and upto 400Mhz FSB.
266/333/400MHz. DDR --- 2x 184 pin slots for upto 2 Gb. max.
Super I/O Winbond W83627HF Chip.
AGP 3.0 8X interface at 533Mb/s.
10/100T LAN
AC'97 Audio Codec.
5x 32 bit PCI slots, AGP slot, CNR slot, 2xIDE & Floppy disk connector, 2xSerial, 1xParallel, PS/2 Mouse & Keyboard ports, 4x USB and Audio jacks for mic,. line-in an out.
Supports Windows 98se, 2000, Me, XP, SCO UNIX
Accessories included are :-
User Manual.
IDE and Floppy cables
Software support CDROM
Studio Fun Application CDROM.
I have decided on what kind of CPU I want, and it's AMD Athlon XP (I hope that makes sense
). I wan't and a GIG of RAM (1024MB), I already have a new Graphics card : nVidia AGP FX5200 (I think that is the name). I also wan't perhaps 120 GB - 160 GB Hard Drive Space.
OK, that's it. Please reply soon, as the bidding time will be ending soon
Thanks!
Ok, first things first.
I'm only 14 years old and have a small brain. I am **ATTEMPTING** to build a gaming pc and am intentionally trying to buy the items off Ebay (cheap way, but risky

MOBO #1) M848ALU SOCKET A MOTHERBOARD:
Up to 3.2 Athlon XP CPU, INC: Drivers, I/O Plate,
Manual & IDE cables.
PLUS:
PC-cillin Antivirus software.
Supports up to 3.2 AMD Athlon XP/Duron/Barton CPUs with frequency at 200/266 and 333/400 MHz
Supports up to 3GB Memory DDR for DDR400/333/266/200
Provides one 8X AGP slot
Five 32-bit PCI slots
Support 2 onboard USB 2.0 plus extra 2 for expansion
Onboard high-quality 6-channel audio
Provides LAN card 10/100 Mbps for Broadband connection
MOBO #2) Biostar M7NCD Ver 3.0 Socket A M7NCD Motherboard
boxed with its accessories as below.
Supports AMD Processors upto XP3200+ XP and upto 400Mhz FSB.
266/333/400MHz. DDR --- 2x 184 pin slots for upto 2 Gb. max.
Super I/O Winbond W83627HF Chip.
AGP 3.0 8X interface at 533Mb/s.
10/100T LAN
AC'97 Audio Codec.
5x 32 bit PCI slots, AGP slot, CNR slot, 2xIDE & Floppy disk connector, 2xSerial, 1xParallel, PS/2 Mouse & Keyboard ports, 4x USB and Audio jacks for mic,. line-in an out.
Supports Windows 98se, 2000, Me, XP, SCO UNIX
Accessories included are :-
User Manual.
IDE and Floppy cables
Software support CDROM
Studio Fun Application CDROM.
I have decided on what kind of CPU I want, and it's AMD Athlon XP (I hope that makes sense

OK, that's it. Please reply soon, as the bidding time will be ending soon

Thanks!
Last edited: