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GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3L Need help....
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29. November 2008 @ 03:46 |
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JaguarGod
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29. November 2008 @ 04:34 |
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You need to buy a video card for this motherboard. This would be a better choice if you want to play some games or do more graphic intensive work. A dedicated video card is much better than on board video.
I think the equivalent board with on board video would begin with G43 although I am not 100% positive on that. I think the G stands for Graphics.... So look for G33/G43/G45 chip set if you want a motherboard with integrated Graphics.
A better deal in my opinion is the EP45-UD3P: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128358
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29. November 2008 @ 11:28 |
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The UD3P, apart from being out of stock, is really intended for dual graphics configurations. Considering JMobile is used to integrated graphics, I'm sure he won't be needing Crossfire. A cheap grahics card and the EP43-DS3L you chose would be the best match, as integrated graphics really do suck compared to cheap graphics cards. You needn't buy something expensive, if you don't do any complex work in games or video encoding, you may as well get this:
Despite its minute price, it's an admirable performer at playing HD video.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121259
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29. November 2008 @ 17:57 |
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hum...I thought I had to get a vid card for that.
My main reason to get this motherboard is that it supports XP and I hate Vista!!!!
I saw some other cheap Asus and MSI motherboards under $80 that also support XP.
I'm not much of a pc gamer so..graphics card is not much of a priority. I do edit and do lots of things with videos though.
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JaguarGod
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29. November 2008 @ 18:47 |
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The DS3L will be a better option then. On board Video may not work well if you edit videos.
That is really more of a CPU/RAM issue, but having a dedicated video card releases stress on both CPU and RAM, so you get an overall system improvement.
That $20 video card will be enough for what you are doing. You will still be able to play some games as well. Also, Gigabyte is a very good motherboard manufacturer.
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29. November 2008 @ 19:28 |
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Done out of Here!
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29. November 2008 @ 21:29 |
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Pretty much all motherboards support XP. I don't know about i7 but all of the current generation boards support XP, whether they say it or not.
Sorry will, I don't understand your last sentence: "my choice in board fallin price match set of Asus Quality", would you mind explaining it?
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2. December 2008 @ 23:39 |
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for the motherboard I'm inquiring on, is there also a ATI All in Wonder card? I would like to record TV programs as well...and if I do get the All in Wonder, do I still need the other Vid card for the sake of connecting my PC to a Monitor?
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3. December 2008 @ 05:40 |
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They do still make All in wonder cards, but nowhere near as cheap as the HD3450, they cost more than $100.
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4. December 2008 @ 02:31 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
They do still make All in wonder cards, but nowhere near as cheap as the HD3450, they cost more than $100.
so they are all HD cards now? Didn't want to spend that much on it like that.
Any other TV tuner vid card cheap compadible for the motherboard I'm trying to get?
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4. December 2008 @ 10:25 |
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HD is just ATI's new product name, they are all capable of rendering video, so you can see their point (but so was the X1000 series). The All in wonders to my knowledge are still the only cards with AVIVO capability with TV inputs. If you want just basic TV functionality in your PC your best bet would probably be to stick with a cheap HD card, and buy a separate TV tuner card.
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13. December 2008 @ 02:22 |
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13. December 2008 @ 07:02 |
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Pretty much all cases nowadays have a firewire port on the front, which connects to a firewire header on the motherboard. If the motherboard doesn't even have a header for firewire though, a front panel device can't magically add it, you will need to buy a PCI firewire controller card.
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14. December 2008 @ 02:50 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
Pretty much all cases nowadays have a firewire port on the front, which connects to a firewire header on the motherboard. If the motherboard doesn't even have a header for firewire though, a front panel device can't magically add it, you will need to buy a PCI firewire controller card.
I was looking at the motherboard specs...but how do I know that the motherboard ,that is mention in this thread, has a firewire header?
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14. December 2008 @ 10:34 |
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As it happens, the EP43-DS3L does not have a firewire header, so you will need to buy a PCI Firewire card.
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15. December 2008 @ 03:48 |
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15. December 2008 @ 17:19 |
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The UD3R is cheaper than the DS3L + PCI card.
I say go for the UD3R.
The DS3L and PCI card will cost about $105 after shipping. The UD3P will cost $99 after rebate. You save $5 and get an upgrade at the same time.
I have a UD3P and I am completely satisfied with it. The UD3R is the same board, except it has 1 PCI express vs 2 on the UD3P. However, the UD3R has one extra PCI slot.
That PCI card is compatible with the DS3L, but I still think the UD3R is the way to go.
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15. December 2008 @ 17:27 |
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There's no reason not to, you'll probably have fewer driver issues using a motherboard's firewire rather than some unknown extra add-in card.
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16. December 2008 @ 02:58 |
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16. December 2008 @ 07:48 |
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The UD3R has four USB headers, so that's no issue, but is currently out of stock at newegg, so you will have to either wait, get it somewhere else, or pick something else.
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16. December 2008 @ 13:48 |
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I've looked all over the specs for the UD3R...how or where do you find out if it has headers?
What part of the specs do you look at? The Onboard part?
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16. December 2008 @ 14:43 |
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In the Newegg specifications tab, it says four onboard USB ports, and 6 (or was it 8, I've looked at a lot of boards) on the rear panel.
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16. December 2008 @ 17:35 |
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yeah, on Newegg specs, I see the Onboard part for USb and says 4 x USB 2.0
and for Onboard 1394(which I assume its Firewire) it says 1x 1394a.
So those are my available headers?????....
Thanks for teachings.
I'm hoping this Mobo is in stock soon....
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17. December 2008 @ 09:38 |
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That's correct. It's quite funny, the only boards to routinely go out of stock at newegg are the ones we regularly recommend here...
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17. December 2008 @ 16:08 |
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