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"Richard Hopkins" <> wrote in message
news:... > "CareBear" <> wrote in message... >> I'm seriously thinking about upgrading my IC7-G to another mb. I would >> like to continue using my P4 2.8 Northwood cpu and 1gb Corsair XMS DDR >> ram. I am open to changing the processor and ram if it is the right >> thing to do. I'm also using a GeForce FX 5900 AGP video card. >> >> I'm not a heavy gamer. I haven't been keeping up with mb hardware lately >> so I don't know what's the best brand/model available. > > What's your reason for wanting to upgrade? Personally, if your underlying > wish is to retain the CPU and memory, I can't on the face of it see a > reason to change the motherboard, as there simply isn't a better > performing/featured Socket 478/DDR compatible Pentium 4 board in > existence. > > If you are going to upgrade, the only solution that really makes sense is > to swap the entire processor/memory/motherboard unit. If you're going to > do that, you're probably looking at a new video card and other peripherals > too, as most of the options you're likely to be looking at will be based > on PCI Express rather than AGP/PCI, while you may also be looking at large > scale changes to your hard disks and optical drives if you're still using > a large number of parallel ATA devices, while you may also be looking at a > new PSU. > > So, before you talk yourself into an upgrade - again, I've really got to > ask, what are you looking for from it? If you need more raw computing > power, a motherboard upgrade alone won't give you what you want. Yet, you > say you're not a big gamer, and as you're initially looking to keep your > processor and RAM. That to me says you don't really want/need more power. > As such I'd tend to say that you don't really need to change anything - > unless, as mentioned earlier, there's something specific you want that the > IC7-G doesn't do, in which case you're probably better off adding it as a > peripheral than changing the board. > -- > > > Richard Hopkins > Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom > (replace nospam with pipex in reply address) > > The UK's leading technology reseller www.dabs.com > > Richard: I didn't know I needed a reason to upgrade  Lately I've noticed somebrown liquid in the bottom of my case. I can't tell where it's coming from but my first thought was capacitors are going bad. I am still trying to determine where the liquid is coming from. If that is the case I may go back with a new IC7-G or whatever is most feasible. Thanks, -- CareBear |
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"CareBear" <> wrote in message news:OkM9h.2138$... > "Richard Hopkins" <> wrote in message > news:... >> "CareBear" <> wrote in message... >>> I'm seriously thinking about upgrading my IC7-G to another mb. I would >>> like to continue using my P4 2.8 Northwood cpu and 1gb Corsair XMS DDR >>> ram. I am open to changing the processor and ram if it is the right >>> thing to do. I'm also using a GeForce FX 5900 AGP video card. >>> >>> I'm not a heavy gamer. I haven't been keeping up with mb hardware >>> lately >>> so I don't know what's the best brand/model available. >> >> What's your reason for wanting to upgrade? Personally, if your underlying >> wish is to retain the CPU and memory, I can't on the face of it see a >> reason to change the motherboard, as there simply isn't a better >> performing/featured Socket 478/DDR compatible Pentium 4 board in >> existence. >> >> If you are going to upgrade, the only solution that really makes sense is >> to swap the entire processor/memory/motherboard unit. If you're going to >> do that, you're probably looking at a new video card and other >> peripherals too, as most of the options you're likely to be looking at >> will be based on PCI Express rather than AGP/PCI, while you may also be >> looking at large scale changes to your hard disks and optical drives if >> you're still using a large number of parallel ATA devices, while you may >> also be looking at a new PSU. >> >> So, before you talk yourself into an upgrade - again, I've really got to >> ask, what are you looking for from it? If you need more raw computing >> power, a motherboard upgrade alone won't give you what you want. Yet, you >> say you're not a big gamer, and as you're initially looking to keep your >> processor and RAM. That to me says you don't really want/need more power. >> As such I'd tend to say that you don't really need to change anything - >> unless, as mentioned earlier, there's something specific you want that >> the IC7-G doesn't do, in which case you're probably better off adding it >> as a peripheral than changing the board. >> -- >> >> >> Richard Hopkins >> Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom >> (replace nospam with pipex in reply address) >> >> The UK's leading technology reseller www.dabs.com >> >> > > Richard: > > I didn't know I needed a reason to upgrade Lately I've noticed some> brown liquid in the bottom of my case. I can't tell where it's coming > from but my first thought was capacitors are going bad. I am still trying > to determine where the liquid is coming from. If that is the case I may > go back with a new IC7-G or whatever is most feasible. > > Thanks, > > -- > CareBear > Care Bear, You gotta stop using over those Starbuck cups. I got brown liquid on my keyboard that way. Amir |
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"Amir Facade" <> wrote in message news:... > > "CareBear" <> wrote in message > news:OkM9h.2138$... >> "Richard Hopkins" <> wrote in message >> news:... >>> "CareBear" <> wrote in message... >>>> I'm seriously thinking about upgrading my IC7-G to another mb. I would >>>> like to continue using my P4 2.8 Northwood cpu and 1gb Corsair XMS DDR >>>> ram. I am open to changing the processor and ram if it is the right >>>> thing to do. I'm also using a GeForce FX 5900 AGP video card. >>>> >>>> I'm not a heavy gamer. I haven't been keeping up with mb hardware >>>> lately >>>> so I don't know what's the best brand/model available. >>> >>> What's your reason for wanting to upgrade? Personally, if your >>> underlying wish is to retain the CPU and memory, I can't on the face of >>> it see a reason to change the motherboard, as there simply isn't a >>> better performing/featured Socket 478/DDR compatible Pentium 4 board in >>> existence. >>> >>> If you are going to upgrade, the only solution that really makes sense >>> is to swap the entire processor/memory/motherboard unit. If you're going >>> to do that, you're probably looking at a new video card and other >>> peripherals too, as most of the options you're likely to be looking at >>> will be based on PCI Express rather than AGP/PCI, while you may also be >>> looking at large scale changes to your hard disks and optical drives if >>> you're still using a large number of parallel ATA devices, while you may >>> also be looking at a new PSU. >>> >>> So, before you talk yourself into an upgrade - again, I've really got to >>> ask, what are you looking for from it? If you need more raw computing >>> power, a motherboard upgrade alone won't give you what you want. Yet, >>> you say you're not a big gamer, and as you're initially looking to keep >>> your processor and RAM. That to me says you don't really want/need more >>> power. As such I'd tend to say that you don't really need to change >>> anything - unless, as mentioned earlier, there's something specific you >>> want that the IC7-G doesn't do, in which case you're probably better off >>> adding it as a peripheral than changing the board. >>> -- >>> >>> >>> Richard Hopkins >>> Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom >>> (replace nospam with pipex in reply address) >>> >>> The UK's leading technology reseller www.dabs.com >>> >>> >> >> Richard: >> >> I didn't know I needed a reason to upgrade Lately I've noticed some>> brown liquid in the bottom of my case. I can't tell where it's coming >> from but my first thought was capacitors are going bad. I am still >> trying to determine where the liquid is coming from. If that is the case >> I may go back with a new IC7-G or whatever is most feasible. >> >> Thanks, >> >> -- >> CareBear >> > > Care Bear, > > You gotta stop using over those Starbuck cups. > I got brown liquid on my keyboard that way. > > Amir > > LOL...I wish it was that simple. The keyboard is ok...my case sits under a desk. -- CareBear |
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Hey I got a brown spot inside my case using the ic7-g.....now you got
me thinking. BTW Brown spot is hard and crusty. On Sat, 25 Nov 2006 07:24:55 -0600, "CareBear" <> wrote: > >"Amir Facade" <> wrote in message >news:.. . >> >> "CareBear" <> wrote in message >> news:OkM9h.2138$... >>> "Richard Hopkins" <> wrote in message >>> news:... >>>> "CareBear" <> wrote in message... >>>>> I'm seriously thinking about upgrading my IC7-G to another mb. I would >>>>> like to continue using my P4 2.8 Northwood cpu and 1gb Corsair XMS DDR >>>>> ram. I am open to changing the processor and ram if it is the right >>>>> thing to do. I'm also using a GeForce FX 5900 AGP video card. >>>>> >>>>> I'm not a heavy gamer. I haven't been keeping up with mb hardware >>>>> lately >>>>> so I don't know what's the best brand/model available. >>>> >>>> What's your reason for wanting to upgrade? Personally, if your >>>> underlying wish is to retain the CPU and memory, I can't on the face of >>>> it see a reason to change the motherboard, as there simply isn't a >>>> better performing/featured Socket 478/DDR compatible Pentium 4 board in >>>> existence. >>>> >>>> If you are going to upgrade, the only solution that really makes sense >>>> is to swap the entire processor/memory/motherboard unit. If you're going >>>> to do that, you're probably looking at a new video card and other >>>> peripherals too, as most of the options you're likely to be looking at >>>> will be based on PCI Express rather than AGP/PCI, while you may also be >>>> looking at large scale changes to your hard disks and optical drives if >>>> you're still using a large number of parallel ATA devices, while you may >>>> also be looking at a new PSU. >>>> >>>> So, before you talk yourself into an upgrade - again, I've really got to >>>> ask, what are you looking for from it? If you need more raw computing >>>> power, a motherboard upgrade alone won't give you what you want. Yet, >>>> you say you're not a big gamer, and as you're initially looking to keep >>>> your processor and RAM. That to me says you don't really want/need more >>>> power. As such I'd tend to say that you don't really need to change >>>> anything - unless, as mentioned earlier, there's something specific you >>>> want that the IC7-G doesn't do, in which case you're probably better off >>>> adding it as a peripheral than changing the board. >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> Richard Hopkins >>>> Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom >>>> (replace nospam with pipex in reply address) >>>> >>>> The UK's leading technology reseller www.dabs.com >>>> >>>> >>> >>> Richard: >>> >>> I didn't know I needed a reason to upgrade Lately I've noticed some>>> brown liquid in the bottom of my case. I can't tell where it's coming >>> from but my first thought was capacitors are going bad. I am still >>> trying to determine where the liquid is coming from. If that is the case >>> I may go back with a new IC7-G or whatever is most feasible. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> -- >>> CareBear >>> >> >> Care Bear, >> >> You gotta stop using over those Starbuck cups. >> I got brown liquid on my keyboard that way. >> >> Amir >> >> > >LOL...I wish it was that simple. The keyboard is ok...my case sits under a >desk. |
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I am still not sure where the brown liquid came from. My case sits under a
desk so it is definitely not coffee, etc. The computer is still functioning ok but the brown liquid does make me a little nervous. I envision one day coming home from work and logging on my computer and poof, nothing? I'm keeping my fingers crossed and make a backup of my hard drive every week, just in case (no pun intended). -- CareBear "Joe" <> wrote in message news:... > Hey I got a brown spot inside my case using the ic7-g.....now you got > me thinking. > > BTW Brown spot is hard and crusty. > > > > On Sat, 25 Nov 2006 07:24:55 -0600, "CareBear" <> > wrote: > >> >>"Amir Facade" <> wrote in message >>news:. .. >>> >>> "CareBear" <> wrote in message >>> news:OkM9h.2138$... >>>> "Richard Hopkins" <> wrote in message >>>> news:... >>>>> "CareBear" <> wrote in message... >>>>>> I'm seriously thinking about upgrading my IC7-G to another mb. I >>>>>> would >>>>>> like to continue using my P4 2.8 Northwood cpu and 1gb Corsair XMS >>>>>> DDR >>>>>> ram. I am open to changing the processor and ram if it is the right >>>>>> thing to do. I'm also using a GeForce FX 5900 AGP video card. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm not a heavy gamer. I haven't been keeping up with mb hardware >>>>>> lately >>>>>> so I don't know what's the best brand/model available. >>>>> >>>>> What's your reason for wanting to upgrade? Personally, if your >>>>> underlying wish is to retain the CPU and memory, I can't on the face >>>>> of >>>>> it see a reason to change the motherboard, as there simply isn't a >>>>> better performing/featured Socket 478/DDR compatible Pentium 4 board >>>>> in >>>>> existence. >>>>> >>>>> If you are going to upgrade, the only solution that really makes sense >>>>> is to swap the entire processor/memory/motherboard unit. If you're >>>>> going >>>>> to do that, you're probably looking at a new video card and other >>>>> peripherals too, as most of the options you're likely to be looking at >>>>> will be based on PCI Express rather than AGP/PCI, while you may also >>>>> be >>>>> looking at large scale changes to your hard disks and optical drives >>>>> if >>>>> you're still using a large number of parallel ATA devices, while you >>>>> may >>>>> also be looking at a new PSU. >>>>> >>>>> So, before you talk yourself into an upgrade - again, I've really got >>>>> to >>>>> ask, what are you looking for from it? If you need more raw computing >>>>> power, a motherboard upgrade alone won't give you what you want. Yet, >>>>> you say you're not a big gamer, and as you're initially looking to >>>>> keep >>>>> your processor and RAM. That to me says you don't really want/need >>>>> more >>>>> power. As such I'd tend to say that you don't really need to change >>>>> anything - unless, as mentioned earlier, there's something specific >>>>> you >>>>> want that the IC7-G doesn't do, in which case you're probably better >>>>> off >>>>> adding it as a peripheral than changing the board. >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Richard Hopkins >>>>> Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom >>>>> (replace nospam with pipex in reply address) >>>>> >>>>> The UK's leading technology reseller www.dabs.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> Richard: >>>> >>>> I didn't know I needed a reason to upgrade Lately I've noticed some>>>> brown liquid in the bottom of my case. I can't tell where it's coming >>>> from but my first thought was capacitors are going bad. I am still >>>> trying to determine where the liquid is coming from. If that is the >>>> case >>>> I may go back with a new IC7-G or whatever is most feasible. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> -- >>>> CareBear >>>> >>> >>> Care Bear, >>> >>> You gotta stop using over those Starbuck cups. >>> I got brown liquid on my keyboard that way. >>> >>> Amir >>> >>> >> >>LOL...I wish it was that simple. The keyboard is ok...my case sits under >>a >>desk. > |
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