My Motherboard - What memory, HDD, Processor, GFX ?

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    chrisreilly is offline Newbie

    My Motherboard - What memory, HDD, Processor, GFX ?

    Hi guys!

    What memory, HDD and Processor do you recommend me getting for this motherboard i have.

    Also, do you have any other products that may go well if so link me.

    Much appreciated. Your knowledge can help one very much

    Specifications:

    CPU: AMD Socket A
    System: Frequency 200/266/333MHz FSB
    Chipset: NVIDIA nForce2 SPP + MCP-T
    Memory: (3) DDR SDRAM DIMMs (3GB)

    Physical Form Factor ATX
    Dimensions 305mm x 230mm

    Expansion Internal upgrade slots (5) PCI, (1) AGP, (1) ACR
    IDE Bus (2) Ultra DMA-66/100/133 connectors
    Serial ATA RAID/IDE (1)Ultra DMA-66/100/133 connector, (2)Ultra DMA-150 connectors

    AV Subsystems Video 8X AGP
    Audio CMedia 8738 / 6ch

    CPU Supports AMD Socket A Duron/Athlon/Athlon XP CPU
    System clock supports 200/266/333MHz

    Chipset NVIDIA nForce2 SPP + MCP-T

    Main Memory Three 184 pin DDR DIMMs up to 3GB
    Supports PC1600/2100/2700/3200 Dual-Channel DDR modules

    Expansion Slots One universal-AGP slot for both 4X/8XAGP
    Five 32-Bit PCI slots (v2.2 compatible)
    One ACR slot supports modem, audio, LAN, Dolby AC3 Decoder or IEEE1394 adaptor

    Audio Subsystem Full-duplex operation for simultaneous recording and playback
    6 Channel speaker audio supports
    Embedded 32OHM 5w earphone amplifier
    Supports MIDI and dual game ports
    32 Voice HRTF 3D positional audio, CRL 3D supports MS Direct
    Sound3D, Aureal A3D and Creative EAX APIs
    Support SPDIF

    Video Subsystem Video : 8X AGP

    UltraDMA IDE Ports Supports two IDE ports up to 4 ATAPI devices
    Supports PIO Mode 4 up to 16.6MBps, Multi Mode 4 up to 66MBps, Multi Word Mode 5 up to 100MBps and Multi Word Mode 6 up to 133MBps with Bus Mastering
    Bus-Mastering software drivers for all common multi-tasking operating systems

    Embedded USB Controller Embedded USB1.1/2.0 Controller
    Three EHCI USB 2.0 Controller support total 6 USB 2.0/1.1 Ports
    Support USB 2.0 High-Speed Device @480 Mb/s Transfer Rates

    On Board Super I/O Controller ITE 8712 LPC I/O with system monitors hardware
    Two UARTs support serial ports and IR function (up to 115.2Kbps) for HPSIR and ASKIR
    One SPP/ECP/EPP parallel port
    One floppy disk drive connector supports up to 2.88MB
    Integrates smart card reader function and interface, to be qualified for meeting PC/SC standard

    Embedded system monitoring 8 external voltage inputs
    2 temperature sensing for CPU and system
    2 Fan speed (CPU and system) monitoring with on/off control in suspend

    Boot-Block Flash ROM Award system BIOS support PnP, APM, DMI, ACPI, & Multi-device booting features

    Software Driver CD (Chipset Autodetect)
    Value Pack 2002
    DigiDoc System Monitoring Utility

    Other Feature Three 3x1 pin fan connector
    2x1 pin fan connector with housing for Northbridge
    Two 5x2 pin USB connectors for optional 4 front side USB2.0/1.1 ports
    6x2 pin Infrared connector
    3x1 pin wake on LAN connector with housing
    3x1 pin wake on Modem connector with housing
    Two 4x1 pin CD-in connectors with 2.54mm pitch housing
    4x1 pin Aux-in connector with 2mm pitch housing
    5x2 pin SPDIF connector (optional)
    4x2 pin woofer/center connector for 6-channel audio
    5x2 pin front side audio connector
    9x2 pin front panel connector
    7x2 pin Smart Card Reader connector
    5x2 pin Segment display connector for 2-digits Debug LED
    17x2 pin floppy connector

    Fast Ethernet/Home Networking Controller with MII Interface
    Support 10/100Mb Fast Ethernet or 1/10Mb HomePNA 2.0 with External PHY

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    DJNafey is offline UK site moderator
    You'll need to give us more of an idea of what you want ChrisReilly. For example, someone might recommend a 40Gb hard disk because it's the cheapest and someone else might recommend a 300Gb disk because it's the biggest. Everyone has their own perception of what the "best" means.

    What are you actually going to do with the PC? Are you running Windows XP and any specific applications such as AutoCAD or Photoshop that need a lot of memory or processing power?

    Also, could you confirm whether you're in the UK or elsewhere? Thanks

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