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Knightwalker

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2006

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19 Feb 2008 at 04:10 - 1

well i have been lookin around some computer sites mainly the ones in the Canadian area but i dont know which brand to go with they all sound very very good but i just dont know what to choose so i asked my computer teacher and a couple of his friends they all said that ASUS is excellent and not very pricey too but i just dont know are they right

Quaker

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Aug 2005

Canada

Brothers Disgruntled

19 Feb 2008 at 04:34 - 2

Yes, they're right, but there are other good brands too. MSI, Gigabyte, Intel, DFI, Sapphire & Aopen come to mind.
As in most things low-end price=low-end quality/performance.

Knightwalker

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2006

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19 Feb 2008 at 04:42 - 3

intel seems good reason is that everytime he asked if i picked one out he always throws in Dont forget to get a intel dual core duo....maybe as for my first motherboard i'll go with ASUS first...then well see lol...plus i just wanted some advice if it was a bad brand or something like that

Aera

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

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19 Feb 2008 at 12:14 - 4

I'd go for Gigabyte and MSI ( have MSI myself atm ). Great service, great performance.

Knightwalker

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2006

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19 Feb 2008 at 16:11 - 5

oh man am so torn which one to pick now...the fear i have with getting a new motherboard is getting a outdated one if that ever happens well i'll just look around and slowly pick one

deluxe

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

Monkeyball Z

S.K.A.T. [Ban]

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19 Feb 2008 at 16:17 - 6

Quote:

Originally Posted by Knightwalker

well i have been lookin around some computer sites mainly the ones in the Canadian area but i dont know which brand to go with they all sound very very good but i just dont know what to choose so i asked my computer teacher and a couple of his friends they all said that ASUS is excellent and not very pricey too but i just dont know are they right

Just letting you know that the way of your posting is annoying.
Needs more "," and ".", you can learn that at school aswell.

iridescentfyre

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

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19 Feb 2008 at 16:36 - 7

Quote:

Originally Posted by Knightwalker

oh man am so torn which one to pick now...the fear i have with getting a new motherboard is getting a outdated one if that ever happens well i'll just look around and slowly pick one

A motherboard is just a collection of features such as a processor socket, various upgrade slots, and a RAM type. Get one that has the features you need and that are the current industry standard and it won't be out of date. At least not for a while. Take a look at what the current top-of-the-line computer hardware is using, and use that as a guide.

Quote:

Originally Posted by deluxe

Just letting you know that the way of your posting is annoying.
Needs more "," and ".", you can learn that at school aswell.

Agreed.

Knightwalker

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2006

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19 Feb 2008 at 17:00 - 8

Well i have been looking around and I have found 3 Motherboards that sound interesting, am basically lookin for one to run Guild Wars (Learn to love it), WoW (hate it but my buds keep cryin for me to get it) and saving videos and editing..

here are the links
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...nufacture=ASUS

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...nufacture=ASUS

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...f acture=eVGA

yeah sorry about the last two post there, it's one big bad habit.

Tutis Evito

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2006

England,UK

Incredible Edible Bookah [YUM]

R/

21 Feb 2008 at 13:05 - 9

DFI is fantastic

The Way Out

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2007

In my peanut brain

Zomg Zombies [OMG]

Mo/E

21 Feb 2008 at 14:02 - 10

Knightwalker, that third like you have is a very nice board. Wink... Wink... ASUS is my favorite too! I mainly like their hardware monitoring and management software. They are easy to overclock, too. As Quaker said earlier, there are some other alternatives out there, too. ASUS has long been a fan of mine, though.