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  1. Join Date
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    I have to change the SATA port connection of the HDD every now and then because the pc cannot boot. My other HDD (back up) is not detected. My new video card is also undetected. On-board audio sounds grounded.

    Mobo is ASRock NF7G AM2, AM2+ socket.

    Any suggested brand? Preferably affordable one. To be used in usual websurfing and bi******* downloads. Sometimes doing simple photoshop.

    I saw a gigabyte mobo at around 3K. I am eyeing that.

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    If you aren't going to play games ... I would suggest the following:

    Intel Atom D945GCLF2D (dual core Atom CPU) ITX motherboard



    Just install the maximum 2gig DDR2 ram.

    Supports Windows XP and Windows 7 very well.

    Supports 2 SATA and 1 IDE ports.

    This is my computer doing the downloads from *******. Runs 24/7.
    Last edited by ghosthunter; April 19th, 2010 at 02:59 PM.

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    what am i going to do with my AMD Athlon 64 X2? and my new video card?

    I am thinking of using re-using it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fourtheboys96 View Post
    what am i going to do with my AMD Athlon 64 X2? and my new video card?

    I am thinking of using re-using it.
    sell it?

    The Intel Atom N330 ITX board would cost you around P3000. Everything is already built in and uses less than 50 watts of power.

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    if you ask me, any am2 ready mobo will do. there are 2k worth of mobo like emaxx, ecs or redfox. game na yun.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fourtheboys96 View Post
    I have to change the SATA port connection of the HDD every now and then because the pc cannot boot. My other HDD (back up) is not detected. My new video card is also undetected. On-board audio sounds grounded.

    Mobo is ASRock NF7G AM2, AM2+ socket.

    Any suggested brand? Preferably affordable one. To be used in usual websurfing and bi******* downloads. Sometimes doing simple photoshop.

    I saw a gigabyte mobo at around 3K. I am eyeing that.
    Any main stream mobo will do. Just to help you choose click this link:
    http://www.rsun.com.ph/catalog.php?cat=MOB

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    I already searched that site and others. My main concern is the number of SATA ports. My current mobo has four while the cheap brand new ones only has 2.

    Anyway, I am eyeing ASUS or Gigabyte or maybe MSi. What is the best among the the three?

    And btw, what should i actually look for in a mobo? basic specs etc like size etc.

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    Get a decent (i.e. Gigabyte UD series, ASUS) mobo with 785G. Who knows, you might get lucky and unlock the hidden cores of your X2.

Is it time to change my mobo?