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Other Maple's Questions: Current Question; Upgrade motherboard

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by maple, 2 Jul 2012.

  1. maple

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  2. noizdaemon666

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    Yes to all questions :)
     
  3. maple

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    thank you sir but why is there such a big difference in price between this and other boards when this can get the job done i originally wanted all the features of this but with usb 3 and sata 6gbs but its like £30 more
     
  4. Zinfandel

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    Why is a BMW more expensive than a Vauxhall?
     
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  5. noizdaemon666

    noizdaemon666 I'm Od, Therefore I Pwn

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    More advanced chipset means more money has to be spent to get those features.

    Good analogy by Zinfandel :)
     
  6. Shirty

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    Uh-oh, Zinfandel's caught the analogy bug off Nexxo :p

    More expensive boards will usually offer more USB ports/PCIe slots/SATA headers as well as using more complex, costly and feature rich chipsets and often higher grade capacitors/MOSFETs etc.

    To your average maple joe both boards do the job equally well, but to an enthusiast missing certain features will be painful in the long run.
     
  7. maple

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    =(

    and zinfandel thats not true since the countries speed limit is the same sso you dont get the extra speed
     
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    Teelzebub Up yours GOD,Whats best served cold

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    Yes but the speed of your PC is governed by the physical limits of the parts it is built with, not legislation.

    You're also assuming that only only measure of quality is speed, which it isn't. But even if it was, you could always take your car to the track.

    Dammit, this analogy crap has gone TOO FAR! It's all Nexxo's fault :(.
     
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    Teelzebub Up yours GOD,Whats best served cold

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    I bought it on the MP never got round to using it though, Was RMA so should be new, Cant remember what I paid I'll check later and you can a bit less if you want it.

    I reckon about £30inc though
     
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  12. maple

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    Its mini itx so wont fit so cant buy it sorry
     
  13. maple

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    *New Tangent*

    So I bought an e6400 is it faster than my G530?

    So how do i go about overclocking it, what temperatures are safe for it, ut thing is though i want it too last i dont want it too break in 6 months time and stop working
     
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    BMWs are generally nicer to drive, look at and live with than Vauxhalls. They are also reputedly more reliable and easier to tune. Although I'd still give my right bollock for a low-mileage Lotus Carlton fitted with a flammenwerfer to keep those pesky chavs at bay :lol:

     
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    You can't overclock a G530. You can overclock an E6400 but it's from before I got into computers so no idea on how to overclock it sorry lol
     
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    ITX will fit in any modern case. It might be a bit small for your needs but it'll fit.

    No, it's not faster than your G530. Clock for clock I'd say the Celeron probably just has the edge due to improved architecture.

    Overclock it to 2.4GHz with a FSB bump up to 300MHz and a little extra voltage, try to keep it under 60 degrees and it'll serve you well.
     
  17. maple

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    the guy i got it from said he had it at 3.1 so how dould he have managed that, i bought a freezer so i can overclock this thing, i want to atleast get it faster than my G530
     
  18. Teelzebub

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    I've got a Raspberry pi lol
     
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    2.13 to 3.1? On a 65nm 775 CPU? Not on air cooling he didn't lol
     
  20. maple

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    how did you manage to fit it in there?
     

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