Archive for the 'Motherboard' Category

Multimedia PC motherboard

Monday, March 7th, 2005

For our Intel motherboard we’ll want to get the MSI 865PE NEO3-FS (B0006ABV8O) or a similar i865PE chipset motherboard. This board has all the features of an i865PE board including dual channel DDR and support for Prescott chips. It also has support for USB2.0, Serial ATA, onboard Gigabit LAN and 6 channel audio. And with […]

Motherboard for a HTPC

Monday, March 7th, 2005

For a HTPC we’ll want something that isn’t too fancy but give you some flexibility in adding things like a TV tuner card, multiple drives and USB peripherals.

We’ll pair up our Celeron processor with the DFI 848P-AL (B0002S7LE8). This motherboard features support for P4 and Celeron processors, onboard LAN, 6 channel onboard audio, […]

Motherboard choice for a Gaming PC

Monday, March 7th, 2005

It’s only logical that our high end CPU choices get matched up with a high end motherboard. On the Intel side, we recommend the ASUS P5AD2 Deluxe (B0007WY584) model. It has all the new technology on it, including the new i925X chipset, support for PCI Express, dual channel DDR2, Serial ATA, Wireless LAN, Gigabit LAN, […]