[OT] Computer geeks: Hardware help requested

[John Francis]

On Wed, Nov 15, 2006 at 08:15:36AM -0500, Mark Roberts wrote:
> Since it's been about 3 years since I bought a new motherboard I'm not 
> up to speed on the latest computer tech (and 6 months is about enough 
> to get lost these days).
> I'm considering one of the AMD Athlon 64 x2 (dual-core) CPU's, probably 
> the 3500+ or 3800+, and would appreciate any recommendations for 
> motherboards, etc.

Nowadays I don't think it's worthwhile putting your own system
together unless you want something really out of the mainstream.
Just let HP (or Dell, or ...) build it for you; it comes with
a warranty, and might even be cheaper than the cost of all the
individual components (especially if you want a copy of Windows).