Mobo with on board graphics for a new quiet AMD64 PC
Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 8:33 pm
Wanna build a new QUIET PC within the next week. Was looking into Intel as I am not a gamer (Heard some views about Intel being faster in office applications). However, after reading this article , http://www.silentpcreview.com/article169-page1.html , I realise that it's probably still back to AMD even though I do not play games. It had quite a convincing test to prove that AMD has a significantly lower power consumption, thus cooler system. Coupled with the integrated memory controller and future potential for 64bit applications, I think AMD64 is still the more obvious choice.
Next would be the mobo, aiming at 754 socket. I am searching for one with on board graphics. I figured that it would be sufficient for a non-gamer. Is there any disadvantages of on board graphics that I should know ?
Also, what would be a quiet casing to buy ? Anyway, would someone enlighten me on paying the extra money for a quieter casing ? At the moment, I would think the main factor would be the fans. The placement for the components are roughly the same I suppose, so the airflow would not make too much of a difference ?
Thanks for any advice.
Next would be the mobo, aiming at 754 socket. I am searching for one with on board graphics. I figured that it would be sufficient for a non-gamer. Is there any disadvantages of on board graphics that I should know ?
Also, what would be a quiet casing to buy ? Anyway, would someone enlighten me on paying the extra money for a quieter casing ? At the moment, I would think the main factor would be the fans. The placement for the components are roughly the same I suppose, so the airflow would not make too much of a difference ?
Thanks for any advice.