ASUS M3A AMD 770 Chipset Mainboard ... I am considering this purchase:http://3btech.net/spqucoph95co.htmlIs it a good bd. and do I need a bigger power s ...

jrf · 02-08-2008, 12:22 PM

I am considering this purchase:

http://3btech.net/spqucoph95co.html

Is it a good bd. and do I need a bigger power supply?

TwilightVampire · 02-08-2008, 02:18 PM

I'm going to try to be fair to AMD here, before everyone here says you have to go intel

I've read that motherboard is a pretty good budget board. Its got some nice features and can overclock Athlons pretty well and Phenom's not so great. But the overclock potential is increased with one of the newer BIOS'.

As for power supply, I assume you're refering to the default 500watt supply. That'll be enough to run it even with a few upgrades.

Now, are you sure you cant build your own computer? You would get a lot more for your money if you built your own.

jrf · 02-09-2008, 09:53 AM

As I have said in the past I just need a good decent pc that i won't need to upgrade for a long time.I mainly just surf the web and watch movie,videos,and do alot of bookkeeping for my biz.

TwilightVampire · 02-09-2008, 04:39 PM

Well, thats way more than enough for that. However its still a bit overpriced.

jrf · 02-09-2008, 05:13 PM

How much is it worth? Thanks.
My friend was going to build me one not even close to that and parts alone not including case and pwr sup. was almost that.

TwilightVampire · 02-10-2008, 03:14 PM

Looks like somewhere around $650.

02-08-2008, 12:22 PM	#1
jrf Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Somewhere in Tn. Posts: 186 Credits: 240	ASUS M3A AMD 770 Chipset Mainboard I am considering this purchase: http://3btech.net/spqucoph95co.html Is it a good bd. and do I need a bigger power supply? __________________ Toshiba Tecra 8200:850mhz Pentium 3 512 Meg Ram\| 12 Gig \| Cd/Dvd Rom Toshiba Tecra 8100:700mhz Pentium 3 512 Meg Ram\| 12 Gig \| Dvd and Zip Drive Home built Desktop:1 Gig Duron 1024 Meg Ram\| 40Gig. Maxtor \| Zip Drive \| 20 Gig Maxtor.Rem. Hd. Enermax cooler Home built Desktop(Biz):750 Duron \| 1024 Meg Ram\| 100 Gig Maxtor \| Zip Dr. \| 10 Gig.WD.Rem.Hd. \| USB enclosure with 10Gig.WD HD. DELL E521 DUAL CORE AMD ATHLON 3600+1.9GHZ,250GIG HARDDRIVE,4 GIG RAM Toshiba Satelite A55s106

02-09-2008, 09:53 AM	#3
jrf Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Somewhere in Tn. Posts: 186 Credits: 240	As I have said in the past I just need a good decent pc that i won't need to upgrade for a long time.I mainly just surf the web and watch movie,videos,and do alot of bookkeeping for my biz. __________________ Toshiba Tecra 8200:850mhz Pentium 3 512 Meg Ram\| 12 Gig \| Cd/Dvd Rom Toshiba Tecra 8100:700mhz Pentium 3 512 Meg Ram\| 12 Gig \| Dvd and Zip Drive Home built Desktop:1 Gig Duron 1024 Meg Ram\| 40Gig. Maxtor \| Zip Drive \| 20 Gig Maxtor.Rem. Hd. Enermax cooler Home built Desktop(Biz):750 Duron \| 1024 Meg Ram\| 100 Gig Maxtor \| Zip Dr. \| 10 Gig.WD.Rem.Hd. \| USB enclosure with 10Gig.WD HD. DELL E521 DUAL CORE AMD ATHLON 3600+1.9GHZ,250GIG HARDDRIVE,4 GIG RAM Toshiba Satelite A55s106

02-09-2008, 05:13 PM	#5
jrf Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Somewhere in Tn. Posts: 186 Credits: 240	How much is it worth? Thanks. My friend was going to build me one not even close to that and parts alone not including case and pwr sup. was almost that. __________________ Toshiba Tecra 8200:850mhz Pentium 3 512 Meg Ram\| 12 Gig \| Cd/Dvd Rom Toshiba Tecra 8100:700mhz Pentium 3 512 Meg Ram\| 12 Gig \| Dvd and Zip Drive Home built Desktop:1 Gig Duron 1024 Meg Ram\| 40Gig. Maxtor \| Zip Drive \| 20 Gig Maxtor.Rem. Hd. Enermax cooler Home built Desktop(Biz):750 Duron \| 1024 Meg Ram\| 100 Gig Maxtor \| Zip Dr. \| 10 Gig.WD.Rem.Hd. \| USB enclosure with 10Gig.WD HD. DELL E521 DUAL CORE AMD ATHLON 3600+1.9GHZ,250GIG HARDDRIVE,4 GIG RAM Toshiba Satelite A55s106

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02-08-2008, 02:18 PM	#2
TwilightVampire Vampire Sorceress Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 15,485 Credits: 24,005	I'm going to try to be fair to AMD here, before everyone here says you have to go intel I've read that motherboard is a pretty good budget board. Its got some nice features and can overclock Athlons pretty well and Phenom's not so great. But the overclock potential is increased with one of the newer BIOS'. As for power supply, I assume you're refering to the default 500watt supply. That'll be enough to run it even with a few upgrades. Now, are you sure you cant build your own computer? You would get a lot more for your money if you built your own.

02-09-2008, 04:39 PM	#4
TwilightVampire Vampire Sorceress Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 15,485 Credits: 24,005	Well, thats way more than enough for that. However its still a bit overpriced.

02-10-2008, 03:14 PM	#6
TwilightVampire Vampire Sorceress Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 15,485 Credits: 24,005	Looks like somewhere around $650.