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AM2 MoBo's
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Posted by: backslash
what AM2 motherboards can still support up to 4 ide devices
and has overclocking functions????
Posted by: goranpaa
Hmm, finding a good AM2 mobo with support for 4 IDE devices and good oveclocking bios is very tuff. At least as for the 4 IDE device support.
The few mobo's with 4 IDE, I could find where pretty budget oriented and not that good.
So my advice, is to get this mobo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16813128034
Just remember, to disable the integrated Geforce 6100 videochip in bios before mounting another video card.
Then get a IDE contoller PCI card instead for the other 2 IDE devices. The good thing is, that you can find Vista drivers for this card at the manufacturers home.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16816102027
Posted by: backslash
what are those budget oriented??
Posted by: goranpaa
I mean cheaper mobos that are more suited for work stations.
Not anything you want if you are a serious gamer.
Posted by: backslash
what can you say about ECS A770M-A (V1.0)...i'm not into serius gaming[can afford that]
Posted by: goranpaa
According to reviews, it's a pretty nice budget mobo, that supports most of the latest stuff like AMD Phenom cpu's, PCI E 2.0 (Geforce 8800GT, 8800GTS 512mb. And the series 3800 Radeon video cards) + HyperTransport 3.0 cpu interface.
Overclocking options are limited though. So it may not be the board you want if you are looking for serious oc'ing possibilitys? But othervice it could be a good and cheap option for ya.
Posted by: backslash
do you know any boards that is budget friendly and has a good oc capability?
Posted by: goranpaa
If you want good oc capabilities? Then, unfortunatly the mobo you should get wont be very budget oriented in the true meaning of the word.
This is the cheapest, good one I can find:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16813128014
Review of the mobo:
http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=398&type=expert
The only downside, will be the low amount of IDE connectors ( just 1).
But you could always buy a cheap PCI IDE controller card.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16815104214
Posted by: backslash
i guess i'll go with ECS a770m-a, since it has 3 pci slots and 1 pcie x16
and its compatible am2 processors right?
Posted by: goranpaa
Yepp! AMD Phenom X2, Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 / Sempron.
Just don't forget to download the "Dual core optimimizer" from AMD home.
Posted by: backslash
you mean the amd overdrive....what x2 processors does it support?
Posted by: goranpaa
No, this: http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors...71_9706,00.html
AMD Dual-Core Optimizer - The AMD Dual-Core Optimizer can help improve some PC gaming video performance by compensating for those applications that bypass the Windows API for timing by directly using the RDTSC (Read Time Stamp Counter) instruction. Applications that rely on RDTSC do not benefit from the logic in the operating system to properly account for the affect of power management mechanisms on the rate at which a processor core's Time Stamp Counter (TSC) is incremented. The AMD Dual-Core Optimizer helps to correct the resulting video performance effects or other incorrect timing effects that these applications may experience on dual-core processor systems, by periodically adjusting the core time-stamp-counters, so that they are synchronized.
Posted by: backslash
how about a mobo that supports 2 ide devices?
since the lack of IDE ports can be catered by USB to IDE Adaptors
Posted by: goranpaa
As I said, the good AM2 mobos that have more than one IDE connector, will cost over 100 bucks.
I belive that the ECS is a770m-a is as good as it gets if you wanna keep the price down.
But what are you using that second IDE hdd for? backup?
If that's the case? You could get a external, usb 3.5 hdd IDE (PATA) compatible enclosure. And mount the second hdd into that.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16817106094
Then you would have more mobo's to choose from that have only 1 IDE header.
Posted by: backslash
can it also be used for dvd writers
Posted by: goranpaa
There are 5.25, usb enclosures for IDE, DVD / CD writers too.
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produ...ductCode=360901
Zipzoomfly, is actually 6 bucks cheaper than newegg on this. This enclosure have firewire too.
Posted by: backslash
i bought the ECS MoBo and an X2 4800+, it looks like that the 2nd core is not being utilized
there is only 1 core in the task manager, do you know how to address this problem?
Posted by: goranpaa
Have you checked the bios settings?
Downloaded the Microsoft and AMD dual core patches?
Maybe update / flash to the latest mobo bios?
Posted by: backslash
i'm actively using booth drives, is the transfer speed of usb enclosure good enough when transferring larger file size or when burning
Posted by: goranpaa
Yeah, pretty fast anyway. Now, I have older PATA hdd's in my enclosures with just 8mb cashe. But if you get a enclosure supporting SATA and a dito hdd with 16mb cashe it will be faster.
On the other hand, the delay I have is hardly noticeable.
Posted by: backslash
what is the difference between AHCI and IDE
Posted by: goranpaa
The Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is a hardware mechanism that allows software to communicate with Serial ATA (SATA) devices such as host bus adapters which are designed to offer features not offered by Parallel ATA (PATA) controllers besides higher speeds, such as hot-plugging and native command queuing. The specification details a system memory structure for computer hardware vendors in order to transfer data between system memory and the device.
Posted by: backslash
does it mean that the 3Gb/s speed of SATA II drives, is only available when it is set to AHCI?
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