Author Topic: Gaming Only Machine (Read 1911 times)

wrag · « **Reply #45 on:** February 16, 2006, 08:02:07 AM »

I have always avoided the onboard stuff. Always buy a card and turn off the onboard stuff!!!

Wish the manufactureing people would offer bare MB without all the onboard stuff. Way too often the onboard stuff doesn't work right or is too slow.

Kev367th · « **Reply #46 on:** February 16, 2006, 08:14:29 AM »

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Originally posted by wrag
I have always avoided the onboard stuff. Always buy a card and turn off the onboard stuff!!!

Wish the manufactureing people would offer bare MB without all the onboard stuff. Way too often the onboard stuff doesn't work right or is too slow.

Yup, getting ridiculous amount of onboard stuff nowadays.
I just think it's an excuse to fit a $5 chip on the board and bump the price by $50.

Krusty · « **Reply #47 on:** February 16, 2006, 10:47:31 AM »

Agreed with wrag and kev!

If I wanted a crappy-arse interated video, sound, network, modem, and gameport mobo I'd but a $300 E-machine and replace it every 4 months.

Any one item goes bad (and they will) and the entire system is shot.

Reschke · « **Reply #48 on:** February 16, 2006, 12:59:32 PM »

I have noticed over the last few years that it is getting harder and harder to locate any motherboards without something onboard like sound and/or LAN. I wish they would go back and at least offer some boards without those items integrated. It sure would cause less headaches in my opinion. At least back in the days when sound, LAN and video could be purchase separately instead of already integrated on the motherboard you could at least troubleshoot things without disabling stuff in the BIOS.