I need a MB to support all of these features

Basefficeffice" />	Intel® Pentium 4 processor with HT technology 670 (3.80GHz, 800FSB, 2MB cache)
Microsoft Operating System	Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional SP2 - English
Memory	4096MB PC-4200 Dual Channel DDR2 533MHz [4x1024]
Keyboard	Logitech Di Novo 2.0 Media Desktop (Qwerty ffice:smarttags" />UK / Ireland)
Monitor	Dell 2001FP 20" UltraSharp™ Flat Panel Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand
Video Card	256MB ATI Radeon X850XT Platinum
Hard Drive	1TB Serial ATA RAID 0 Stripe (2x500GB 7200rpm drives with DataBurst™ cache)
Floppy Drives	No Floppy
Mouse	Dell USB Optical Mouse
Modem	No Modem
CD/DVD Drives	16x max. DVD+/-RW and 48 x CDRW
Sound Cards	Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS 7.1 Soundcard
Speakers	Dell 5650 5.1 Surround Speaker System
Shipping Documents	Doc Dimension XPS-G5 ENG/UK
Gedis Bundle Reference	List D08XP5 - XPS Gen 5
Microsoft Application Software	Microsoft® Works Suite 2005 [Works, Encarta, Money, Word, Picture It!, Autoroute]
Standard Warranty	1 Year On-Site Next Business Day Service
Support Service	1 Year Onsite Service with Next Business Day Response
AntiVirus & Security Software	No security subscription
Dell Photo Album	Photo Album™ SE Basic
Paint Shop	Paint Shop™ Pro® Basic Edition
Order Information	Dimension Order - UK
Money Off Savings	Save £200 inc VAT
Power Protection	APC BackUPS CS500VA - 500VA/300W, In/out 230V, Port DB-9 RS-232, USB
Futuristic	Futuristic Order Flag Mod Number
Dell Media Experience	Dell Media Experience 3.0 Delux
Adobe Reader	Adobe Reader 6.0 - English

What one should i use?
Its from the dell XPS gaming range.
for more info visit www.dell.co.uk


Thanks

Why do you need a new board? old one dead?

Did you want something other than the stock Dell board?

io was going to buy all the components seperate and build it

My advice go with an Asus, Abit, Tyan, DFI, FoxConn or MSI for starters. Gigabyte is marginal but has awkward placement. Anything else, not worth the trouble. (Especially Albatron, Chaintech, Epox, ECS, etc.)
I got suckered last time with an Alby board. Talk about a kludge.


As far as a motherboard choice goes, the AW8-MAX by Abit.

If you haven't bought the parts already, I'd definitely recommend
HIS for the x850XT
Corsair for a couple sticks of their XMS2 5400-UL (3-2-2-8)
For the CPU, buy a 630 and overclock it. You'll get far more for your money.

For this project funding is absolutely "no object". I want a pc that will tear the arse out of any apps i want to run. Especially games. If you could reccomend any software/games/hardware that would be good (or better) please let me know.

whats with all the dell stuff? If you dont know good from bad and your stupid rich,(funding no object) just buy the most expensive of everything.

Dont talk to me like that you little mug

Quote: Originally Posted by RBIEZE whats with all the dell stuff? If you dont know good from bad and your stupid rich,(funding no object) just buy the most expensive of everything. I'm sure it'll impress your little friends.

Whats up with the flame??? if he wants to go dell let him.... they have some decent gaming rigs (limited on hardware choices but still)

and how do you know he is just not using dell as a reference point... not all people are geeks like us....

Hell... i would buy a dell.... thats if they made a simular machine to mine.... ROFL <--sorry not riping on dell

Quote: Originally Posted by RBIEZE whats with all the dell stuff? If you dont know good from bad and your stupid rich,(funding no object) just buy the most expensive of everything. I'm sure it'll impress your little friends.

Very prickish, but I completely agree.

Stitchup, it's obvious you dont really know anything about computers, hardware to be specific. If you're looking to build a computer from scratch, I suggest you do some reading. If someone told me money was no object, and they didnt build an SLI system, I'd kick them until they died.

Any system can handle any keyboard, it's just one of those things.

Get a DL DVD burner, they're no more expensive, and deffinitely better.

Why get a Dell sound system? Creative makes some awesome THX certified stuff.

My 4 year old system will run all the Adobe software you have listed like a dream.



I'm not trying to be mean, but if you truly have no financial bounds, do some reading, or god forbid, ask people, then make your purchases.

Well if funding is no object why not do a sli system with a new dual core cpu? My suggestion read up on you **** and some computer building guides. Better yet send me the cash ill build it and test it for you. 50 thousand American dollars should cover it.

hell.... if money was no issue... i would go alienware....

Yeh......cause theres a line between "money not an issue" for the motherboard, and money not an issue for a gaming system.

Some people are into sick gaming systems, like the guys in this forum.....we know what were talking about......

Money is no object.

Case: Get some Lian Li thingy:
http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_g...search=Lian+Li
$200

Motherboard: Something with SLI is a must
http://www.pricegrabber.com/p__Asus_...US+A8N+Premium
$150

Processor: AMD beats Intel at gaming, dual-core
http://www.pricegrabber.com/p__AMD_A...D+Athlon+64+X2
$900

Fan: (someone else should offer water-cooling options, I have no idea)
http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_g...ch=Zalman+7700
$50

Memory: get the fastest 1gig 3200 memory you can buy 2-3-2-5 - something better for non-overclockers?
http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merch...&AFFIL=pg&NR=1
$500

Video cards: 2x 7800 GTX, stock overclocked to 490Mhz
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...498&CatId=1560
$1100

U320 Raid Card:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...6587&CatId=509
$700

Hard Drives: 4x U320 15k RPM in Raid 0, striped
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...?EdpNo=1418330
$1000
Since you'll need more storage for your valuable graphics files (aka pRon collection ), 2x 10k RMP 300GB U320 drives:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...?EdpNo=1279558
$1600

DVD-R (dual layer, SATA
http://directron.com/px716sasw.html
$150

52x CDROM
http://directron.com/s520a4.html
$20

16x DVD Rom (only reads CD's at 48x, that's why you need the one above too)
http://directron.com/dvde616p11.html
$30

Power supply: you're going to need a good one
http://www.frozencpu.com/psu-153.html
$500

Arctic 5 silver thermal grease:
$5

Sound: Audigy 4. Only the best for you, my friend
http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merch...ct_Code=180318
$300

Speakers: Logitech Z-5500, 550w 5.1
http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merch...ct_Code=250336
$250

Keyboard: DiNovo
$200

Mouse: MX-1000
$60

Forget the DELL 20", get the DELL 24" *at least*, or better yet, the Apple 23"
$1200

Heck, get the Apple 30" screen. 2550x1600 native resolution
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...&s=pc&n=507846
$2500

Total : $8000-$10000 depending on options.

Am I forgetting anything?

Killer rig. Please post pictures when it's done.

Thanks to everyone who has helped me with this thread especially badmonkey. All those who have criticized me telling me that because i dont know as much about the hardware that im not a geek. Do i care? I think all you pessimists are forgetting one thing even though every one of you seemed to mention it in their thread. I love playing games which i believe gives me every right to question all of you in regards to your "comments". Even though i do not posess the knowledge some of you do out there it does not mean that i can not appreciate the beautiful graphics, gameplay and content of the games that i play.

And remember,
Live like no one has lived, die like no other and dance like no one is watching.

Quote: Originally Posted by stitchup Thanks to everyone who has helped me with this thread especially badmonkey. All those who have criticized me telling me that because i dont know as much about the hardware that im not a geek. Do i care? I think all you pessimists are forgetting one thing even though every one of you seemed to mention it in their thread. I love playing games which i believe gives me every right to question all of you in regards to your "comments". Even though i do not posess the knowledge some of you do out there it does not mean that i can not appreciate the beautiful graphics, gameplay and content of the games that i play. And remember, Live like no one has lived, die like no other and dance like no one is watching.

You question was informed. This puts you head and shoulders above the numbskulls who think google is a waste of time. I'd recommend the Creative Labs X-Fi Platinum for your sound card.

Bud, that involves a sledgehammer with Rob Zombie or Marilyn Manson albums played on the stereo and a whole pisspot full of glass bottles.

Quote: Originally Posted by stitchup Dont talk to me like that you little mug

I apologize. I have no excuse for judging you.I can only say sorry and I will try to never let it happen again.

If you want gaming get the FX series.

If you want raw processing power for apps n' sh*t get an A64 dualie.

Maximum Pc DreamMachine 5k...

CPUs: Two AMD Opteron 275s ($1350 each) (8.8Ghz of quad processing power)
Motherboard: Tyan K8WE ($600)
Case: Silverstone TJ07 ($350)
Memory: Eight (8) 1GB Corsair DDR400 modules (registered) ($200 each)(4gb, dual channel per proc)
Videocards: Two nVidia GeForce 7800 GTX ($600 each)
Monitors: Two Dell 2405FPWs ($960 each)
Power Supply: PC Power and Colling Turbo-Cool 850 SSI ($470)
Hard Drives: Five (5) Hitachi Deskstar 7K500 500GB drives ($500 each)
Raid Controller: SATA Netcell Revolution ($300)
Optical Drives: Two Plextor PX-716SAs ($150 each)
Soundcard: Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi (Unknown)
Speakers: Logitech Z-5500 ($400)
Keyboard: Metadot Das Keyboard ($80)
Mouse: Logitech MX518 ($50)
OSes: Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition ($400)
Total Cost: $12,870 (retail prices)


And there your go...

Quote: Originally Posted by TYCOON Maximum Pc DreamMachine 5k... CPUs: Two AMD Opteron 275s ($1350 each) (8.8Ghz of quad processing power) Motherboard: Tyan K8WE ($600) Case: Silverstone TJ07 ($350) Memory: Eight (8) 1GB Corsair DDR400 modules (registered) ($200 each)(4gb, dual channel per proc) Videocards: Two nVidia GeForce 7800 GTX ($600 each) Monitors: Two Dell 2405FPWs ($960 each) Power Supply: PC Power and Colling Turbo-Cool 850 SSI ($470) Hard Drives: Five (5) Hitachi Deskstar 7K500 500GB drives ($500 each) Raid Controller: SATA Netcell Revolution ($300) Optical Drives: Two Plextor PX-716SAs ($150 each) Soundcard: Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi (Unknown) Speakers: Logitech Z-5500 ($400) Keyboard: Metadot Das Keyboard ($80) Mouse: Logitech MX518 ($50) OSes: Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition ($400) Total Cost: $12,870 (retail prices) And there your go...

That sounds like a beast of a machine.RBIEZE thank you for the apology it is fully accepted and greatly appreciated.

Is the 64 bit xp os available to buy now? last i heard it was being tested.