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Original Message 1/37 12-Feb-02 @ 07:43 PM - mother board cpu

jim left

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Can anyone recommend me a good mother board cpu combination solely for music for around �300. I�m not a computer head so I can�t really say much more than that. As long as I can run 16 tracks and some plug-ins and couple good reverbs if that�s possible with the money I�ve got�..any help much appreciated thank�s

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Message 2/37 12-Feb-02 @ 09:04 PM - RE: mother board cpu

influx

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www.prorec.com "RYO" article

altho the MoBo he reccomends is a bit out of date

Personally I would go Asus A7v266 and say an AthlonXP 1800

here in the states the board is about $125 and the Processor $130

takes DDR ram...256 MB for $55 or so.

thats $300.

try www.pricewatch.com. I dont know if theres prices for europe tho

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Message 3/37 13-Feb-02 @ 04:01 AM - RE: mother board cpu

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yes, pricewatch is great.

The Epox EKHA (or whatever the newer model is) is really fast and really stable... with an onboard post card, which would have helped me, recently...

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Message 4/37 13-Feb-02 @ 09:37 AM - RE: mother board cpu

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Epox? never heard of em. not that Im some computer guy..but...

got a good rep? I am really burnin to put together a new machine...

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Message 5/37 13-Feb-02 @ 12:55 PM Edit: 13-Feb-02 | 12:57 PM - RE: mother board cpu

dARKSTATe

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Second that on the EPoX EP8KHA+!!!

Building a FOURTH PC for some music heads down here using the AMD/EPoX DDR Mobo combo, they're fast and they RULE!!!

(And they're CHEAP!) �101 UKP (Inc TAX!)

Marc_D

(Remember you'll need a Case, CPU, CPUfan, Mobo, Memory, Harddisk, gfx card, Soundcard, floppy & CDDrive)

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Message 6/37 13-Feb-02 @ 02:40 PM - RE: mother board cpu

99devils

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I don't think those boards are very available in the US Influx

-Craig

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Message 7/37 13-Feb-02 @ 05:04 PM - RE: mother board cpu

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Well the EPoX is a brand we get here and I'm fairly certain from reviews on american sites like www.anandtech.com and Firing Squad etc. that it should be available in the use....

..but ANY K266"A" based board is gonna sort you out a treat.. and features like RAID etc. aside, the chipset is cheap enough one to put out so comparative boards by Gigabyte, Microstar, Asus etc. will do just as well and should be as cheap..

I only mentioned EPoX coz its a board I've used but as you know, its the VIA chipset that's behind it all and that's what's doin' the shit'!

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Message 8/37 14-Feb-02 @ 03:34 AM - RE: mother board cpu

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Go here:

www.mwave.com

I just ordered an athlon and epox motherboard there for dirt cheap... do a search for epox....

Havent used one, but everyone I've talked to loves 'em.

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Message 9/37 14-Feb-02 @ 04:12 AM - RE: mother board cpu

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well hell that EPox is CHEAP! the EP-8KHA $70 (a little less on pricewatch)

which model are you using, marc? this one has the Via 266 chipset as well

sad thing is..their prices on athlons is a bit higher than average! shiiit

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Message 10/37 14-Feb-02 @ 09:26 AM - RE: mother board cpu

influx

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argh! mired yet again in a world of confusion

whats the difference between the VIA KT266"A" and the KT266? is there a difference?

I was looking at the asus A7v266 ($120) and then mark and espoo spoiled it and told me about that Epox which is only $70 at the site espoo mentioned..but THEN..the epox..there are different makes and I CANT FUCKING TELL THE DIFFERENCE!!!!

sheesh

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