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"Russell S" <rsullivan tastycomputersdotcom_replacedotwith".">
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> We use this board for our Bistro4-SLiT system...
I was wondering why you were recommending a different mainboard
when the question was about how many standard PCI slots should be
included, and your recommendation has no more than the mainboard
originally specified.
Then I realized that's not a "board", that's advertising for your
web site. If it were a mainboard, it would have a manufacturer
name and model/part number
I also just noticed that the original author's is apparently his
first post to usenet. But my guess is that's not related.
> ... Since this motherboard has plenty of onboard USB, FireWire,
> LAN, sound and SATA/PATA base/raid ports,
So does the mainboard originally specified.
http://www.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard/Products/Products_Spec_GA-K8NXP-SLI.htm#
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> Good luck to you in your new build!
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> Russell Sullivan
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> <FBrann gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> I'm planning on building a computer myself and have been looking at
>> quite a nice motherboard as far as I can see - the Gigabyte
>> GA-K8NXP-SLI. It seems like one of the better motherboards for an
>> Athlon 64 bit processor. The only problem I can see would be the lack
>> of PCI slots.
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>> I've been told by friends to get as many PCI slots as possible, but
>> (from what I can make out) the gigabyte only has 2 normal PCI slots and
>> 2 PCI Express which (correct me if I'm wrong) aren't compatable with a
>> normal PCI card. What would I be using PCI cards for other than
>> usb/firewire e.t.c. ports and a sound card? Apparently most modern
>> graphics cards use PCI express. How many PCI slots should I be looking
>> for in a card?
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>> Thanks!
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