Dec 30, 2007, 01:43 PM
Ret, that is just the northbridge, and NewEgg does have it: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLis...I&x=8&y=31 AND, the main feature of this motherboard is abolished when they put that intel garbage in there, because intel isn't smart enough to use any sort of HyperTransport and is severely crippled by FSB... so until they release their little "QuickPath" bullshit we can wait on sticking a core2 into one of those.
Larz, the front-side-bus won't affect the speed of the processor, but it will affect the speed and amount of ram you can hold. if you are planning on sticking a shit load of ram in there, than yeah, go with the ultra-high front-side-bus. but 200$ isn't exactly "enthusiast" money (see my Ultimate PC thread for an example of an enthusiast's machine) , and bells and whistles can make or break a computer, I think we should start a thread for these issues (a brand new section would be awesome, too)
Larz, the front-side-bus won't affect the speed of the processor, but it will affect the speed and amount of ram you can hold. if you are planning on sticking a shit load of ram in there, than yeah, go with the ultra-high front-side-bus. but 200$ isn't exactly "enthusiast" money (see my Ultimate PC thread for an example of an enthusiast's machine) , and bells and whistles can make or break a computer, I think we should start a thread for these issues (a brand new section would be awesome, too)
/sarcasm