Just bought a Biostar I45 motherboard off ebay & am not sure if it supports ATI or Nvidia. I was going to get 4GB DDR2 800 Geil Black Dragon Ram & a Q6600 Quad Core CPU to go with it but im not sure of the specs of this motherboard. Any help is appreciated. =/
Suggestion: Familiarize youself with google AND this site, looks like you're gonna need it. http://www.biostar.com.tw/ Motherboard link: http://www.biostar-usa.com/app/en-us/t-power/content.php?S_ID=365 Specs: Intel LGA775 Platform Support latest Intel Socket 775 Core 2 Extreme/Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Duo Processors Support Intel 45nm CPU processors Intel P45+ICH10R chipset FSB 1600(OC)/1333/1066 Dual-Channel DDR2 -1200(OC)/1066(OC)/800 Support AMD CrossFire X Technology It's a crossfire board there fore it's ATI (AMD). And you bought this without knowing any of the specs?????
Cheers for the quick reply According to this site Biostar I45 it supports a single ATI or Nvidia card, but 2 ATI cards in Crossfire. Therefore i purchased this card from ebay : I was hoping to add a Quad Core Q6600 CPU & this ram : Geil 4GB DDR2 800 Didnt have any intentions of buying a GFX card but it was going for a good price & there was only 5 mins left in the auction. Also noticed on a few sites it will support the Ram & CPU & even the Nvidia card, but im not so sure now about the card. If it doesnt accept the Nvidia card, what would you reccomend ? =(
All motherboards (AFAIK) will support 1 of ANY video card. If you have a motherboard that supports 2 video cards and even remotely plan to use the feature, you should probably select the one that the motherboard supports, hence my recommendation. (which I now see was somewhat poorly worded.) The Biostar site has the latest information on CPU and memory support. I would suggest that you check there to make sure that your components are compatible. Not to be harsh, but your project seems a little poorly thought out. A "good" price isn't really a good price if the components don't match well.
Yeah, you're right mate. It was poor judgement & lack of thought. Did a bit of research on the Motherboard & found that everythings compatible, ie DDR2800 ram, Quad Core support etc etc & it seems this is a pretty good motherboard. Just a pity i got a Nvidia card & not a good ATI instead. At least its a big step up from my current system: Pentium 4 @ 2.80GHz Shuttle FB65 2GB Geil DDR400 ATI Raedon HD3650 AGP =/
You have a good start. Maybe you can eBay back the video card and get the one you really want. Your old system still has value. I eBay off all my outdated stuff and get a little back to subsidize the new system. Next time will be easier.
Think i might just do that. Any idea of an ATI card thats better than the Nvidia one i just bought & around the same price. Just sold my PS3 so im getting back into the PC scene. EDIT = I havent bought the Q6600 either. Do you think its a good choice ? I heard it was a good performer & a great overclocker, although i wont be overclocking it much anyway. Cheers for the help. =/
I am the wrong one to ask about "best" CPU. For me, the "best" is the most powerful thing I can get on sale the day that I need it that meets the minimum requirements. Sometimes I buy bundles, take the CPU and sell the motherboard.
No, get a Q8400 instead of a Q6600. The watercooled 8800 is a bizarre choice as well, it was a waste unless it cost you less than £60 / $80
Ok, just purchased this card 9800GT on ebay for £65 including P&P. I know i wont get SLI on the motherboard, but that doesnt matter as i'll get a better motherboard when the money situation improves & maybe another 9800GT. Id rather stick with Nvidia anyway, had a couple of dodgy cards off them. Ill have to ebay the Shuttle to get funds for the Q8400 & a decent power supply. Any idea how much i should ask for the Shuttle ? I just ordered 2GB Geil DDR400 for it as i was going to keep it & its a great little system, but could do with the extra cash. Cheers =/
