Originally Posted by FujiApples

ok.. so this is actually a subject i can be of help on..

motherboards : abit northbridge fans will break down very quickly.. a few months... chance of overheating but shouldnt be a big deal...
asus : no known problems... tdm...
gigabyte : flashy but not as reliable.. good boards tho
intel : does not allow overclocking of any sort

processors: intel p4 HIGH CLOCK SPEEDS like 3.2+ : high speed... longer pipelines... more stuff can be sent thru at the same time.. but very expensive and high heat
amd athlon 64 : lower clock speeds but shorter pipelines.. just as fast for regular computing but u cannot run many programs at once... short pipelines compensate for low clock speeds... result is cheaper and less heat production

do not get onboard sound or video.. that just clogs your northbridge chip that normally works with your processor cache and memory to speed up your computer... and it will clog that with work with the sound.. its much more efficient to get a sound card.. which has its own processor... with all that setup make sure u have enough power or your graphics and sound will not be up to par... possibly even processor failure... best bet 500 watts...

hope im some help... not so good at cars but computers i can help

Originally Posted by sigma pi

if you liquid cool that ***** you can


haha i have no clue what im talking about

Originally Posted by FujiApples

ok.. so this is actually a subject i can be of help on..

motherboards : abit northbridge fans will break down very quickly.. a few months... chance of overheating but shouldnt be a big deal...
asus : no known problems... tdm...
gigabyte : flashy but not as reliable.. good boards tho
intel : does not allow overclocking of any sort

processors: intel p4 HIGH CLOCK SPEEDS like 3.2+ : high speed... longer pipelines... more stuff can be sent thru at the same time.. but very expensive and high heat
amd athlon 64 : lower clock speeds but shorter pipelines.. just as fast for regular computing but u cannot run many programs at once... short pipelines compensate for low clock speeds... result is cheaper and less heat production

do not get onboard sound or video.. that just clogs your northbridge chip that normally works with your processor cache and memory to speed up your computer... and it will clog that with work with the sound.. its much more efficient to get a sound card.. which has its own processor... with all that setup make sure u have enough power or your graphics and sound will not be up to par... possibly even processor failure... best bet 500 watts...

hope im some help... not so good at cars but computers i can help

Originally Posted by laoba

uhh well i've been using my on board sound card for the last 3 years on my Asus MB. dated P4 1.6 with a crappy geforce 5700FX card. 350W power supply. it plays all games (WOW, BF2, HL2) with no problems, and i leave my computer on 24-7. my onboard sound even offers 5.1 surround. to date nothing is wrong with the computer except the clock doesnt read time right. the only issue i experience with sound is stuttering. i would imagine onboard video would be a different story. but processor failure b/c of sound??? i dunno about that...

Originally Posted by laoba

uhh well i've been using my on board sound card for the last 3 years on my Asus MB. dated P4 1.6 with a crappy geforce 5700FX card. 350W power supply. it plays all games (WOW, BF2, HL2) with no problems, and i leave my computer on 24-7. my onboard sound even offers 5.1 surround. to date nothing is wrong with the computer except the clock doesnt read time right. the only issue i experience with sound is stuttering. i would imagine onboard video would be a different story. but processor failure b/c of sound??? i dunno about that...

Originally Posted by kenji815

i'm confused on this case.
everything is mounted upside down??
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Showim...upply+-+Retail

Originally Posted by laoba

uhh well i've been using my on board sound card for the last 3 years on my Asus MB. dated P4 1.6 with a crappy geforce 5700FX card. 350W power supply. it plays all games (WOW, BF2, HL2) with no problems, and i leave my computer on 24-7. my onboard sound even offers 5.1 surround. to date nothing is wrong with the computer except the clock doesnt read time right. the only issue i experience with sound is stuttering. i would imagine onboard video would be a different story. but processor failure b/c of sound??? i dunno about that...

Originally Posted by kenji815

idiot.. all the motherboard listed are TDM..

Originally Posted by kenji815

i'm confused on this case.
everything is mounted upside down??
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Showim...upply+-+Retail

Originally Posted by kenji815

wow check this case out
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Showim...+Case+-+Retail