We are looking to update some computers that were donated to us.........most of them don't work but I think they can be eaisly upgraded. I have built a few computers in the past but am no expert. I went to a local shop and was told that all cases were ATX standard and would take a full-size ATX board. These machines are used for Office XP work and internet research. The most stress they get is a little Photoshop 7 but no games (at least high end). We just need to be able to run XP pro and other standard programs. Now for the questions............ I have been told that Asus makes a board (a7n266vm) that has built in video, lan, and audio that would do a decent job when coulped with 256meg of ram (266 mhz) and a AMD xp chip at whatever speed we can afford.....soooo
1. Does anyone know about this board?
2. What about the "onboard" stuff...does it work OK?
3. Any other brands, cheaper route, ect. ?
4. What about CPU speed vrs. price?
5. Power supplies are 200-250 ATX do we need bigger (we were told we do)?
6. What about remanufactured boards (some of them are only $35 at places like Newegg.com)?
7. Can usb2.0 be added via PCI card?
I have used both Asus and AMD before and like them both. All other items in machines are PCI except the AGP 1x video cards which say asus 3400 on them. Sorry for the bother but need to get the most bang for the buck.
Thanks so much for the advice.
James
1. Does anyone know about this board?
2. What about the "onboard" stuff...does it work OK?
3. Any other brands, cheaper route, ect. ?
4. What about CPU speed vrs. price?
5. Power supplies are 200-250 ATX do we need bigger (we were told we do)?
6. What about remanufactured boards (some of them are only $35 at places like Newegg.com)?
7. Can usb2.0 be added via PCI card?
I have used both Asus and AMD before and like them both. All other items in machines are PCI except the AGP 1x video cards which say asus 3400 on them. Sorry for the bother but need to get the most bang for the buck.
Thanks so much for the advice.
James