Author: Roy Eassa
Date: 12:19:38 04/05/02
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On April 05, 2002 at 15:06:15, Jorge Pichard wrote: >On April 05, 2002 at 14:32:54, Roy Eassa wrote: > >>On April 05, 2002 at 14:25:59, Jorge Pichard wrote: >> >>>On April 05, 2002 at 13:47:23, Roy Eassa wrote: >>> >>>> >>>>This motherboard supports DDR & regular SDRAM simultaneously and seems >>>>well-priced. Is it a good deal bundled with the Athlon XP1800+ for US$159? >>>> >>>>http://shop3.outpost.com/product/3205151 >>> >>>Great deal for those with cpu less than 900 Mhz, since they can get an >>>additional 70 rating points from doubling their current computer. >>> >>>Pichard. >> >> >>I know it's a _fast_ system and I like Outpost.com, I just didn't know: >> >>a) Is this a good motherboard? NOT the best, but it would triple your current >> >>b) Is this a good price for this bundle? Great price ! >> >>c) Is it a real benefit to be able to use both SDRAM and DDR? Yes indeed >> >> >>If I thought the answers to a and b were "yes" AND I thought I had the skill to >>install a motherboard (I'd probably screw it up somehow), I'd buy this to >>replace the P2-400 in my old PC. > > >I believe that anybody who is capable of using a screwdriver have a lot of >patience and read the manual that usually come with the motherboard is capable >of installing a motherboard. The best technicians are those that started without >taking any course, and simply got the courage to open up the case, trust me by >the time that I decided to take a correspondence course, I already had replaced >5 different motherboard. > >Pichard I am NOT known to be very patient! I am OK with software (slow but steady) but usually bad with hardware. I _have_ successfully installed many disk drives (both fixed and removable) in many computers over the years. However, the only time I did a motherboard -- I moved it from one case to another (in 1992) -- I needed extensive telephone support from the people who sold it to me, and I threw my back out for a month from leaning over the desk working on it while cradling the phone. So it's a very negative memory! (Admittedly it was probably harder back then, plus the case had some unique features like a MHz readout and turbo button to hook up, plus I had ZERO written documentation.)
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