Subject: Re: Mother boards
enderak@gci.net
Date: Mon Jun 02 2003 - 11:19:02 AKDT
Try anandtech.com for some good reviews. It also helps to know before you start looking if you want a P4 or Athlon system. The P4 would probably be a bit better for gaming, but the Athlon system will be a bit cheaper for almost as good performance. Also, if your budget it tight, you'd be better off skimping from the CPU/mobo/case and instead putting the money towards a faster video card and more ram.
mwave.com is a good online site for parts and bare-bones systems. Among the cheapest on the web, and their customer service is first-class. I got my current system from them, and they were very quick and helpful in replacing my CPU after I came to find out it was defective.
If you have the choice, buying online will definately be cheaper than buying in town from CompUSA, etc. Up to 50% cheaper...
Justin
----- Original Message -----
From: bryan@ak.net
Date: Monday, June 2, 2003 10:49 am
Subject: Re: Mother boards
>
> On Mon, Jun 02, 2003 at 08:58:48AM -0800, Michael Gillson
> <Michael_Gillson@chugachelectric.com> wrote:
> >
> > My wife's son wants to build a good gaming PC from the ground
> up. Any
> > suggestions about mother boards?
>
> Not from me, but I've been looking around arstechnica.com recently,
> where such suggestions are plentiful. Along with the recommendations
> and reviews, their forums are full of people who would be glad to
> help you find what you need.
>
> --
> Bryan Medsker
> bryan@ak.net
>
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