Is this computer ok, and have I missed anything obvious? Or could you recommend anything to change for something else? Max I can spend is Ã,£400.

Cheers guys

Why not Sata? Other than that its OK... but the gfx card could do with more punch.

Cheers
Tongy

According to Asus, that board only works with PD/P4/Celeron. There is no mention of Core 2 Duo compatibility so Id go for a different board.

Mallrat, on the description on ebuyer it says:

QuoteThe motherboard is capable of supporting the Intel LGA775 Pentium 4, the dual-core CPU, as well as compatibility of either 64- or 32-bit architecture.

So thought it would?

Tongy, is SATA easy to install? Ive never used it before! And do you get the SATA cables with the SATA hard drive, or do they come with the motherboard?

Will upgrade the GFX card as well.

Cheers guys

Sata is a pussycat. Have the drivers on a disk though

Also, you MUST be sure of the compatability with Coe 2. I use the P5V-VM myself and it works like a charm..... AFTER UPDATING THE BIOS.

Cheers
Tongy

This might sound thick, but where will I get the drivers from? Will they not come with it?

Also.........updating the bios...........will this be easy to do while trying to install the SATA drive etc??

Updated order:

Quote from: chrisdickoThis might sound thick, but where will I get the drivers from? Will they not come with it?

Also.........updating the bios...........will this be easy to do while trying to install the SATA drive etc??

Updated order:
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Fear not my friend. The OS will load fine, once loaded load the ASUS update software and it;ll do it for you.

Cheers
Tongy

I see.

Cheers mate  

Quote from: chrisdickoMallrat, on the description on ebuyer it says:

QuoteThe motherboard is capable of supporting the Intel LGA775 Pentium 4, the dual-core CPU, as well as compatibility of either 64- or 32-bit architecture.

So thought it would?

Tongy, is SATA easy to install? Ive never used it before! And do you get the SATA cables with the SATA hard drive, or do they come with the motherboard?

Will upgrade the GFX card as well.

Cheers guys

Some Pentium D processors are dual core 64bit processors, so that is most likely what the ebuyer description will be referring to. I have checked the bios download page on the Asus site and for that board there are no updates that say they add core 2 duo support.

Unless you have seen somewhere that states that the board will definately work with core 2 duo CPUs, Id stay away from it.

Taken from the Asus forums

Quotebugger me, I just found out the P5VDC-X does NOT support Core 2 DUO
now I have to get me an P5VDC-XM

Think he meant the MX board which is stated as supporting core 2 duo on the Asus site.

Oh right, cheers mate. Will get that swapped then! Would have been annoying if Id ordered one which didnt work!

Cheers

Quote from: chrisdickoMallrat, on the description on ebuyer it says:

QuoteThe motherboard is capable of supporting the Intel LGA775 Pentium 4, the dual-core CPU, as well as compatibility of either 64- or 32-bit architecture.

So thought it would?

Tongy, is SATA easy to install? Ive never used it before! And do you get the SATA cables with the SATA hard drive, or do they come with the motherboard?

Will upgrade the GFX card as well.

Cheers guys

Put drivers onto floppy and insert during install when it asks you if you need other disk drivers for raid etc.

Easy enough, the cables are thinner so easier to live with. Many modern boards are only capable of 2 IDE drives which makes S-ata easier for HD use, more so if you want to use 2 DVD drives..

Aye, but with the reduction in size of the connectors, the cables are a little more shakey with their connections.

It is far better for space saving for sure.

XP with SP2 loads onto all my PCs with sata without being given drivers, however if you are using raid, you WILL need them.

Cheers
Tongy

Na, wont be using RAID!

Is this board better then guys?

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/114742