[thelist] I am looking into the possibility of replacing my

Poojie poojie at dccnet.com
Fri Aug 17 13:56:55 CDT 2001


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Is there any type of configuration that a web development should be
looking
for in a mobo?
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 From my previous response:

"Basically it doesn't matter what type of work you do -- it comes
down to stability and reliability which everyone wants. The
features you want (onboard RAID, etc...) are something you need to
decide for yourself."

As for particular mobos...

Socket A (AMD Athlon): Asus A7V133
Socket 370 (Intel PIII): EPoX 3SPA3 or Asus CUSL2-C


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Personally with the little I know of mobo's, I can't see it making
any real
difference.
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Motherboards make a huge (HUGE!!!) difference in the performance,
stability, reliability of the computers they control. Everything
else you buy will _need_ the motherboard in order to survive --
it's the alpha female and what she says goes. If it is feeling
unstable, you better believe that the mobo is going to bring
everything down with it.

Nowadays, the performance difference between motherboards of the
same type (between Socket A mobos for example) is fairly small.
Back in the Socket 7 days (Intel PI, AMD K6, K62+...), the
performance could range wildly. Whatyou really need to look for is
a stable and reliable one.

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So how much about hardware features does it take to make these
kinds of decisions?
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The primary feature that you need to look at in any mobo is the
chipset. The chipset (which is made up of usually two microchips --
hence the term 'chipset') is going to be the limiting factor in
everything the motherboard does simply because it defines
everything the motherboard is capable of.

You tend to hear a lot of bad stuff about VIA and their chipsets,
but in my experience much of it is unfounded. The problems that due
arise (such as certain hardware/software only working with Intel
chipsets) are the fault of the developer, not the chipset.

Anyhoo, I have left a lot of loose ends because if I hadn't stopped
myself, I would have gone on forever. Literally. If you have any
more questions, fire away.


Daryl

PS: I will mention again (in case you missed it before) that
Hardwareseeker.com is an excellent resource for researching
hardware.








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