[speedman]

I want to know if this two products are good GIGABYTE GA-8S661FXMP-RZ SIS 661FX CHIPSET SERIAL ATA150 MICRO ATX FORM FACTOR 1xAGP(8X)/3xPCI/2xDDR W/INTEGRATED VGA,SATA RAID,LAN,USB 2.0 & AUDIO (CPU TYPE:INTEL CELERON, PENTIUM 4 - 400/533/800Mhz), CORSAIR VALUE SELECT VS512MB400 512MB PC3200 400MHZ CL2.5 184-PIN DDR DIMM. It is for a HP Pavilion a306x. I trying to upgrade the processor, motherboard, memory and add a graphics card. Have TIPS for me.

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thats actually a good board, I use Gigabyte mobos for my system, and have yet to have any problems with them, not including the power spike that killed my mobo and psu. gigabyte makes great boards IMO and for the pricing you really can't go wrong.

I guess the main thing to really look at when you purchase a new mobo for a prebuilt machine, is to look at the MOBO specs on dimensions and compare them to the one currently in your case. Not all cases will accept just any board. so you might want to take that into consideration before making your purchase.

one more thing to take into consideration on that board. if your case has front USB ports and you use the 4 additional (cabled) usb ports, you will not be able to use the front ones. so you have a choice between 6 usb ports (4 in back 2 on front) or 8 usb ports (8 in back).

[Dragon]

thats actually a good board, I use Gigabyte mobos for my system, and have yet to have any problems with them, not including the power spike that killed my mobo and psu. gigabyte makes great boards IMO and for the pricing you really can't go wrong.

I guess the main thing to really look at when you purchase a new mobo for a prebuilt machine, is to look at the MOBO specs on dimensions and compare them to the one currently in your case. Not all cases will accept just any board. so you might want to take that into consideration before making your purchase.

one more thing to take into consideration on that board. if your case has front USB ports and you use the 4 additional (cabled) usb ports, you will not be able to use the front ones. so you have a choice between 6 usb ports (4 in back 2 on front) or 8 usb ports (8 in back).

[speedman]

I think I going to buy a ABIT SG-72 motherboard but I can't find the size of it, can someone help me?

[Dragon]

it depends on where your getting your info. usually that should be found with the specs informaiton on what ever site your looking at. Another way to find out what that out is to call a comuter parts store and ask them for that info. if they want your business they will have no problems opening a box to check in the manual.

[speedman]

I checked ABIT.com and some orther sites all they have is MicroATX but I want the L and W of the board but thats all right for now. Does eny one know some good wedsites that ship to the U.S. Virgin Islands or Canada.

[Dragon]

here are the ones I have found that ship to Canada.

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/indexca.asp?
http://www.hicomstore.com/
http://www.compusmar...an/Default.aspx

US Virgin Islands

http://www.hicomstore.com/

Please note that shipping costs may be higher for international shipping, check with the online stores regarding this information

Edited by Efwis, 26 September 2005 - 10:32 AM.

[speedman]

Thanks but the site that ship to the U.S. Virgin Islands is dry it dont have motherboards or processors that I want. Does eny one think that a ABIT SG-72, 3.00 Intel pentium processor, 256+512MB RAM and 80GB hard drive.