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Adrian Wong · 7th Oct 2008, 11:51 PM

Yeah, the ATI Radeon HD 3450 would beat the crap out of the IGPs.

But if you are looking to just play HD videos and simple games, then the Intel GMA4500HD is good enough. Unlike its non-HD version and the older GMAs, it's fast enough to support HD videos.

lee_what2004 · 7th Oct 2008, 11:56 PM

trying to cut some cost since gma 4500hd mobo cost around $120
so trying to look up mobo around $50 and hook it up with 3450 which cost around $20

Adrian Wong · 8th Oct 2008, 12:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lee_what2004

trying to cut some cost since gma 4500hd mobo cost around $120
so trying to look up mobo around $50 and hook it up with 3450 which cost around $20

Okay, then it would be much better to go dedicated. It only makes sense to get IGP if it's cheap and you don't need serious graphics processing power.

lee_what2004 · 8th Oct 2008, 02:58 AM

its hard to find a good mobo lol
need opinion here, which one would you choose?

Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards
Newegg.com - MSI P43 Neo3-F LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards
Newegg.com - BIOSTAR TForce TP43D2A7 LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards
Newegg.com - MSI P45 Neo-F LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards

for now, leaning to MSI P43 Neo3-F

Chai · 8th Oct 2008, 08:01 AM

Gigabyte.

The_YongGrand · 8th Oct 2008, 09:55 AM

The Gigabyte gets the vote too. :thumbs:

lee_what2004 · 8th Oct 2008, 12:56 PM

any particular reason?

The_YongGrand · 8th Oct 2008, 02:27 PM

Well, that Gigabyte DS3 series is flexible stuff, and the build quality is slighty better than the others. In my opinions, Asus, Gigabyte and MSI made quite good boards.

Chai · 8th Oct 2008, 02:43 PM

No MSI for me, thank you.

lee_what2004 · 8th Oct 2008, 02:56 PM

Newegg.com - MSI P43 Neo3-F LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives
Newegg.com - ASUS EAH3650 SILENT MAGIC/HTDP/512M Radeon HD 3650 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
DDR2 4GB PC6400 DUAL CRU (2X2GB) SPEED 800MHz

this the spec for now?
its ok?
if yes, then will go to order

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7th Oct 2008, 11:56 PM	#22 (permalink)
lee_what2004 Super Active Join Date: 28 Dec 2007 Location: Melaka Posts: 1,352 Reputation: 1149 Rep Power: 15	trying to cut some cost since gma 4500hd mobo cost around $120 so trying to look up mobo around $50 and hook it up with 3450 which cost around $20 __________________ Once a wise-man said : Chapter 1: Don't ever compare if you want to stay constant..... Chapter 2: Whatever you have done in the internet, you will never get away from it... Chapter 3:To be continued after I thought another one

8th Oct 2008, 02:58 AM	#24 (permalink)
lee_what2004 Super Active Join Date: 28 Dec 2007 Location: Melaka Posts: 1,352 Reputation: 1149 Rep Power: 15	its hard to find a good mobo lol need opinion here, which one would you choose? Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards Newegg.com - MSI P43 Neo3-F LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards Newegg.com - BIOSTAR TForce TP43D2A7 LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards Newegg.com - MSI P45 Neo-F LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards for now, leaning to MSI P43 Neo3-F __________________ Once a wise-man said : Chapter 1: Don't ever compare if you want to stay constant..... Chapter 2: Whatever you have done in the internet, you will never get away from it... Chapter 3:To be continued after I thought another one Last edited by lee_what2004 : 8th Oct 2008 at 03:13 AM.

8th Oct 2008, 08:01 AM	#25 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 28,124 Reputation: 4649 Rep Power: 82	Gigabyte. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

8th Oct 2008, 09:55 AM	#26 (permalink)
The_YongGrand Hyperactive Join Date: 12 Feb 2005 Location: Somewhere in 甲洞... Posts: 2,877 Reputation: 1187 Rep Power: 19	The Gigabyte gets the vote too. :thumbs: __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E7200, 2GB DDR2-667 RAM, Gigabyte 945GCMX-S2, Sapphire ATi Radeon HD4850 512MB DDR3 Intel Pentium Dual Core E2140, 2GB DDR2-667 RAM, Asus P5B-E Plus, nVidia Geforce 7950GT 512MB DDR3

8th Oct 2008, 12:56 PM	#27 (permalink)
lee_what2004 Super Active Join Date: 28 Dec 2007 Location: Melaka Posts: 1,352 Reputation: 1149 Rep Power: 15	any particular reason? __________________ Once a wise-man said : Chapter 1: Don't ever compare if you want to stay constant..... Chapter 2: Whatever you have done in the internet, you will never get away from it... Chapter 3:To be continued after I thought another one

8th Oct 2008, 02:27 PM	#28 (permalink)
The_YongGrand Hyperactive Join Date: 12 Feb 2005 Location: Somewhere in 甲洞... Posts: 2,877 Reputation: 1187 Rep Power: 19	Well, that Gigabyte DS3 series is flexible stuff, and the build quality is slighty better than the others. In my opinions, Asus, Gigabyte and MSI made quite good boards. __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E7200, 2GB DDR2-667 RAM, Gigabyte 945GCMX-S2, Sapphire ATi Radeon HD4850 512MB DDR3 Intel Pentium Dual Core E2140, 2GB DDR2-667 RAM, Asus P5B-E Plus, nVidia Geforce 7950GT 512MB DDR3

8th Oct 2008, 02:43 PM	#29 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 28,124 Reputation: 4649 Rep Power: 82	No MSI for me, thank you. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

8th Oct 2008, 02:56 PM	#30 (permalink)
lee_what2004 Super Active Join Date: 28 Dec 2007 Location: Melaka Posts: 1,352 Reputation: 1149 Rep Power: 15	Newegg.com - MSI P43 Neo3-F LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives Newegg.com - ASUS EAH3650 SILENT MAGIC/HTDP/512M Radeon HD 3650 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards DDR2 4GB PC6400 DUAL CRU (2X2GB) SPEED 800MHz this the spec for now? its ok? if yes, then will go to order __________________ Once a wise-man said : Chapter 1: Don't ever compare if you want to stay constant..... Chapter 2: Whatever you have done in the internet, you will never get away from it... Chapter 3:To be continued after I thought another one

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