Confused!! What's the difference???

Notorious Lee

Notorious Lee

Notorious Lee

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Before I start I do apologize if this question is dumb or ignorant.

I am a complete beginner & .I am currently doing some research on building my own PC mainly for gaming & I have been jotting down a kit list & have been looking on the Overclockers website.

However, I need clarification on something I don't know the answer to which is: -

For example, I have been looking at Motherboards (Nforce 680) & have noticed that there are different versions at different prices such as: -

(1) Asus Striker Extreme nForce 680 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard @ £214.99.

(2) Abit IN9 32X-MAX WiFi nForce 680 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard @ £199.99.

It's also the same with other components as well so my question is what is the difference & why is one more expensive than the other?

Thanks.
Lee.
 
That will be along trying to explain luxury goods :)

Oh & its not 'different versions' but different makers.

Also a review might help, here :cool:
 
Ok. Maybe that's a bad example so here is another one with the graphics card: -

(1) Asus Striker Extreme nForce 680 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard @ £214.99

(2) EVGA nForce 680 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard @ £154.99.
 
Sorry.

I was going to use a graphics card example such as: -

(1) OCZ GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail @ £354.99

(2) BFG GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail @ £339.99

Thanks
 
The 775 socket is just an element of the whole package.

775 just means a certain 775 chip will go into that board.

That is the most important bit of information - hence why it is listed.

Each board then has further things - like the size mATX is small, ATX is full size. Then there are the number of things integrated into the board - like audio, wifi, graphics, USB ports, PCI-E ports, PCI ports. Every board is different.

Some brands are like Porsche, some are like Volvo - Abit is top end, ECS is more of a Trabant :)

This is true of every part of a PC - ram, graphics cards, and motherboards. All are made by different manufacturers and with differing trims, bonuses, length of guarantee, and abilities.

Now read the Ultimate Guide at the top of the Forum.

edit - In the case of graphics cards - there might be a slight difference in overall speed, and in the outputs at the back (monitor, tv, dual monitor) and in the bonus bits in the box, games, extra cables. There might also be differing cooling solutions - quiet, easily overclockable et cetera
 
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if your planning on core 2 duo processor, and overclocking, then you will want to consider the gigabyte ds3/4 boards, as they are great for overclocking the c2d processors, in that term gigabyte are best (this is where i got shot from people who don't like gigabyte XD)

processor: intel for gaming, some would still say AMD for office work, but intel can do both with ease
mobo: gigabyte ds3/4
RAM: well, thats debatable...OCZ, cellshock and GiEL are all deemed good
PSU: probably corsair atm, but seasonic and a few others are good, most people on these forums would tell you to avoid hiper

most of the other parts are purely specualtion

eg ATi and NVidea are pretty indifferent, i prefer ATi, others prefer NVidea, both have their pros and cons

hope this helps
 
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It might be easier if you tell us your budget, and what you need this computer to do, and what bits you already have. Our self named experts will offer you a choice of configurations. You can then ask questions about them, and they will defend the merits of certain name brands.

Just look at any other thread with the word 'Spec' in it to see an example of the process.
 
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