Video card question...

[YourSurrogateGod]

Ok, I found this (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1351111&CatId=0) Nvidia video card. Will it run fine if I were to put it on this (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1356361&CatId=0) motherboard, running this (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1366603) CPU? Is the power of a CPU a factor when it comes running a video card properly?

And if you're wondering, yes, the motherboard does have the chipset to support the video card.

The reason why I posted this elsewhere is because it's a curiosity question.

[YourSurrogateGod]

Has anyone ever seen a motherboard that has nVidia nForce 4 chipset, Socket 939 Athlon 64 with serial ATA RAID support up to 3Gigs/second of bus for hard-drives, with support for 8 DIMMs DDR2 (up to 800Mhz) which would be capable of holding up to 8Gbs of physical memory?

[WirelessMike]

If you're looking for a mobo with 8 dimm for DDR2 RAM, I seriously doubt you'll find anything with socket 939. That much RAM is typically found only in server-centric mobos. You're more likely to find it in socket 940 or Intel Xeon, and most likely dual-proc. Don't know if such a monster exists with an nforce4 chipset, although I know Tyan makes a dual 940 amd chipset that meets some of those specs...

I should mention, however, that I shop almost exclusively at newegg and zipzoomfly (formerly "googlegear").

Anyone else?

[YourSurrogateGod]

If you're looking for a mobo with 8 dimm for DDR2 RAM, I seriously doubt you'll find anything with socket 939. That much RAM is typically found only in server-centric mobos. You're more likely to find it in socket 940 or Intel Xeon, and most likely dual-proc. Don't know if such a monster exists with an nforce4 chipset, although I know Tyan makes a dual 940 amd chipset that meets some of those specs...

I should mention, however, that I shop almost exclusively at newegg and zipzoomfly (formerly "googlegear").

Anyone else?
I usually look at tigerdirect, I'm not too aware of any other places.

[poofyhairguy]

I usually look at tigerdirect, I'm not too aware of any other places.

The tigerdirect people have an.......um....not good repuatation. I would only use Tigerdirect for monitors.

[somuchfortheafter]

newegg.com is great.

[YourSurrogateGod]

The tigerdirect people have an.......um....not good repuatation. I would only use Tigerdirect for monitors.
What's wrong with Tigerdirect? Poor customer support? What would you recommend?

[sapo]

Wow.. you are just going to buy everything that i m dreaming of.. but i dont have the money for it ](*,)

[YourSurrogateGod]

Wow.. you are just going to buy everything that i m dreaming of.. but i dont have the money for it ](*,)
I'm not buying it yet, I'm broke. Right now I just want to learn more about hardware and such.

[poofyhairguy]

What's wrong with Tigerdirect? Poor customer support? What would you recommend?


I like newegg. Never failed me.

[YourSurrogateGod]

A couple of more questions...

1) I found the same motherboard on tigerdirect (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1356361&CatId=0) and newegg (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813136151). Now the thing that has me wondering is the Front Side Bus bandwith. In the newegg site it says that the board has 1000Mhz FSB, whereas in tigerdirect it says that it's 2000Mhz. Which one is it?

2) In the newegg model (as shown above), it says something like this for PATA "2 x ATA 133 up to 4 Devices". What does that mean?

[WirelessMike]

1. Don't know about the tigerdirect site, but the newegg site regarding that board will have a direct link to the manufacturer's specs on their own site. You'll get the actual fsb there.

but to make it even easier... this is the newegg mfr link (http://www.dfi.com.tw/Product/xx_product_spec_details_r_us.jsp?PRODUCT_ID=3449&CATEGORY_TYPE=LP&SITE=US) .

2. 2x ATA133 up to 4 devices means there are exactly 2 pata inputs on the mobo (typically close to the main power and floppy inputs) which can control 2 ata devices each, a master and a slave on ata 1, and a master and a slave on ata 2.

By the way-- I have installed a DFI LanParty board, myself (an nf3250 socket 754) and can HIGHLY recommend them. You should check out the Ultra version of the one you've spec'd out.

[YourSurrogateGod]

1. Don't know about the tigerdirect site, but the newegg site regarding that board will have a direct link to the manufacturer's specs on their own site. You'll get the actual fsb there.

but to make it even easier... this is the newegg mfr link (http://www.dfi.com.tw/Product/xx_product_spec_details_r_us.jsp?PRODUCT_ID=3449&CATEGORY_TYPE=LP&SITE=US) .
Thanks.

2. 2x ATA133 up to 4 devices means there are exactly 2 pata inputs on the mobo (typically close to the main power and floppy inputs) which can control 2 ata devices each, a master and a slave on ata 1, and a master and a slave on ata 2.
Wow, 4 hard-drives.

By the way-- I have installed a DFI LanParty board, myself (an nf3250 socket 754) and can HIGHLY recommend them. You should check out the Ultra version of the one you've spec'd out.
Maybe it's just me, but I don't see much of a difference.

[YourSurrogateGod]

Ultra (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813136152) and non-Ultra (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813136159). Seems the same to me...

[YourSurrogateGod]

Ok, I just read some reviews on those two. Seems like the Ultra one is getting more popular reviews and there are more of them. Looks like a superior product...

[YourSurrogateGod]

What if I managed to achieve 8Gbs with that same mobo by using 2Gb memory sticks? Like these (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Manufactory=&PropertyCodeValue=0&PropertyCodeValue=523%3A7859&PropertyCodeValue=0&PropertyCodeValue=0&PropertyCodeValue=0&PropertyCodeValue=0&PropertyCodeValue=0&description=&MinPrice=&MaxPrice=&SubCategory=147&Submit=Property)?

[poofyhairguy]

What if I managed to achieve 8Gbs with that same mobo by using 2Gb memory sticks? Like these (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Manufactory=&PropertyCodeValue=0&PropertyCodeValue=523%3A7859&PropertyCodeValue=0&PropertyCodeValue=0&PropertyCodeValue=0&PropertyCodeValue=0&PropertyCodeValue=0&description=&MinPrice=&MaxPrice=&SubCategory=147&Submit=Property)?

Do you need that much RAM? If I was you, I would spend the big bucks on a brand name, top of the line power supply. A 600W monster from a quality maker.

Would suck to fry you great new stuff with a low watt or crappy brand power supply.

[YourSurrogateGod]

Do you need that much RAM?
No, not really. It's something that I want, not need. I don't really indulge myself that often, so I figured having oodles of fun hardware would do the trick.

Also, I'm simply curious as to whether this can be done with 4 DIMMs, when I first start out on making my own PC, I'll most likely have as much as I do now 512Mbs and add more later on.

If I was you, I would spend the big bucks on a brand name, top of the line power supply. A 600W monster from a quality maker.

Would suck to fry you great new stuff with a low watt or crappy brand power supply.
I haven't forgotten about that at all. How does this (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=30307&CatId=1483) model look like?

I'll find an equivalent on newegg later...