Asrock : 939DUAL-VSTA
- Thread starter mrapoc
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this vsta model is the 1 up from the 939dual thingy...does £400 sound good...from my point as well for :
amd athlon 64 3000+
asrock 939DUAL-VSTA
120gb maxtor ide hdd
msi dvd - rom
aopen cd rw
sony floppy drive
xpertvision 6600gt 256mb agp
400w psu (not sure on brand but it works fine)
512mb elixir pc 3200 200mhz ram
512mb corsair pc3200 (not sure on speed) ram (the only 512mb pc 3200 ram i could find on st, if u can find other please comment)
thermaltake tsunami
installation and support by moi
free windows installation and bitdefender 9 professional plus
perfectdisk 7.0 and possible tuneup utilities
i hope im not at a loss for i only got it 2 years ago
amd athlon 64 3000+
asrock 939DUAL-VSTA
120gb maxtor ide hdd
msi dvd - rom
aopen cd rw
sony floppy drive
xpertvision 6600gt 256mb agp
400w psu (not sure on brand but it works fine)
512mb elixir pc 3200 200mhz ram
512mb corsair pc3200 (not sure on speed) ram (the only 512mb pc 3200 ram i could find on st, if u can find other please comment)
thermaltake tsunami
installation and support by moi
free windows installation and bitdefender 9 professional plus
perfectdisk 7.0 and possible tuneup utilities
i hope im not at a loss for i only got it 2 years ago
shiftlocked
New member
The only diff between the 2 boards is the FSB is faster on the Vista board and theres a Future proof cpu socket (whatever that is)
he will not be overclocking at all. he has set his old computer on fire (somehow 
) and instead of activiating windows he formatted it 30-40 times over the last year and now it wont boot (he wonders why)
he is a total n00b when it comes to computers (he turned antivirus off just coz he couldnt work it!) so im gonna have to fool proof it for him!
) and instead of activiating windows he formatted it 30-40 times over the last year and now it wont boot (he wonders why)he is a total n00b when it comes to computers (he turned antivirus off just coz he couldnt work it!) so im gonna have to fool proof it for him!
I've just replaced my board with the older version of this and I'm happy.
It doesn't suffer from feature bloat and feels very solid. It also boots very fast.
Good points for me are:
Passive (silent) chipset.
High def audio.
Adjustable vcore
sata2 ncq
optional expansion card for am2 processors
price
vga + pcie = up to 4 screens
Bear in mind that ddr ram is about to go out of fashion, so get some more now!
It doesn't suffer from feature bloat and feels very solid. It also boots very fast.
Good points for me are:
Passive (silent) chipset.
High def audio.
Adjustable vcore
sata2 ncq
optional expansion card for am2 processors
price
vga + pcie = up to 4 screens
Bear in mind that ddr ram is about to go out of fashion, so get some more now!
Rastalovich
New member
clive r said:
This is incredibly true, we`re at a fairly good part of market prices atm, how much they may drop further - or whether todays prices are the lowest they`ll go is possibly a gamble.
The prices will end up the same way pc133 went, still being made, by less manufacturers, but that much more expensive.
512m or really 1g of pc3200 is at a pleasant price atm.
FarFarAway
New member
name='mrapoc' said:
Yeah leave it - he won't notice if you dont tell him
Sticky Mick
New member
Was wondering about that Asrock board myself, if the worst comes to the worst over my A8V deluxe. Although the Asrock's ULI chipset is nowhere near as fast as the A8V's K8T800Pro.
Sounds a nice board. PCIe and AGP means I don't have to dump my 6600GT
The "Future Proof" CPU socket means that you can purchase an adapter, so you can upgrade to AM2 without changing mobos.
Sounds a nice board. PCIe and AGP means I don't have to dump my 6600GT
The "Future Proof" CPU socket means that you can purchase an adapter, so you can upgrade to AM2 without changing mobos.
Sticky Mick
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May I suggest http://tinyurl.com/y6x7ec
