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Ok

So I'm looking at this Motherboard.

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4132075&CatId=2541

Im canadian so i can't use newegg I believe =P.

Does it have a onboard audiocard or whatever? Says It has AC97 codec on it. But that isn't 100% clear to me.

I have CPU , GPU , Case , Power Supply , Motherboard , RAM , Cooling.

What else do I need? do I need a network card or something. Im really retarded so yeah.. I wouldn't even know how to pit this thing together.

BTW what does Order Today Ships Today mean? After my order is shipped to where I live how many days would it take on average.
 
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That mainboard got both on-board audio and network (2 ports). Assuming all parts you've got actually fit, you don't need anything else, except a harddisk or CD/DVD reader/burner maybe.
 
Prometheus

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Newegg ships to Canada now!
I need to know, what's your budget and what are you going to use this for.
Also, are you planning to put it together despite never putting one together before?
 
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Budget 1500$
Gamer Orientated.

The one I put together is with 800 watt powersupply 3.33 GHZ duo CPU , and a NVIDIA 260 GTX (896MB)

1476$

Never put together a computer before.
If you can get me a better deal tell me =P.
I have like a good case fan and 4GB + OS and everything.

Also in dxdiag it says I have Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.4 GHZ ( 2 CPU's)
So wouldn't that be a downgrade? 3.33GHZ ===> 3.4 GHZ Or is it , 3.33GHZ Duo = 6.66 GHZ? ( 2 CPU's )

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Get a decent cooler, not that cheapo thing you've picked. It doesn't have to be an IFX-14, but some Arctic Cooling or more affordable Thermalright will certainly do a better job than yours.

As for the video card, an ATI 4870/4850 should offer a far better price/performance ratio than the Nvidia flagship GPUs.
 
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>>Also in dxdiag it says I have Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.4 GHZ ( 2 CPU's)
>>So wouldn't that be a downgrade? 3.33GHZ ===> 3.4 GHZ Or is it , 3.33GHZ Duo = 6.66 GHZ? ( 2 CPU's )


No because a Core 2 outperforms a Pentium D in every way, even if it's less GHz.
 
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That heatsink should do its job, given the limited models that are available. In some reviews, it's on-par with an Ultra-120 or Scythe Infinity, so it can't be that bad. :p
 
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How many of there 4870 are you planning to buy? :rolleyes:

Even a 500W PSU ought to be enough for this configuration.
 
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1 in the future 2. ok then =P The case comes with 800 so I thought it was one of the cheap freebies they throw in.
 
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It's enough for two 4870 (~160W max. per card) but would be a waste for a single one.

Full load for such a system will be around 500W. Higher if you overclock.
 
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It should work, but you can't run to CF cards on an SLI mobo.
 
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