Intel Motherboard question

[Pitbull]

The below Motherboard i would assume comes with a build in CPU, that can be replaced ?

Product Specifications
Form factor:
microATX (8.60 inches by 9.60 inches [218.44 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters])

Processor:
Support for an Intel® Core™2 Duo processor in an LGA775 socket with a 1066 or 800 MHz system bus
Support for an Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core processor in an LGA775 socket with an 800 MHz system bus
Support for an Intel® Pentium® D processor in an LGA775 socket with a 800 or 533 MHz system bus
Support for an Intel® Pentium® 4 processor in an LGA775 socket with an 800 or 533 MHz system bus
Support for an Intel® Celeron® processor 400 series in an LGA775 socket with an 800 MHz system bus
Support for an Intel® Celeron® D processor in an LGA775 socket with an 533 MHz system bus

Memory:
Two 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets
Support for DDR2 667 MHz or DDR2 533 MHz DIMMs
Support for up to 2 GB of system memory

Chipset:
Intel® 945GC Express Chipset

Audio:
High Definition Audio subsystem in the following configuration:
Realtek* ALC662 four Channel Audio (2 + 2)

Video:
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 onboard graphics subsystem

I/O control:
Legacy I/O controller for diskette drive, serial header, and PS/2 ports

LAN:
Support 10/100 Mbits/sec LAN subsystem using the Realtek RTL8101E-GR Ethernet LAN controller

Peripheral interfaces:
Eight USB 2.0 ports
Two Serial ATA IDE interfaces
One Parallel ATA IDE interface with UDMA 33, ATA-66/100 support
One diskette drive interface
PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports

Expansion capabilities:
Two PCI Conventional bus add-in card connectors

 

[LCBXX]

The bold highlighted text refers to the chipset. The board does not have a CPU. Prior to the RAM & chipset section, it lists all the CPU's that can be installed on it.

 

[Toxin]

The bold highlighted text refers to the chipset. The board does not have a CPU. Prior to the RAM & chipset section, it lists all the CPU's that can be installed on it.

Yeah, the chipset of a motherboard is the thing that controls the functions of the motherboard itself.

 

[Pitbull]

Thanx guys.

Thats what I though, never realy checked a chipset when buying a mother board. I'll buy a mother board and then just a CPU to go with it. Was little confused

Much appreciated

 

[killadoob]

dont buy intel dude

buy gigabyte asus msi etc with intel chipsets

 

[Pitbull]

dont buy intel dude

buy gigabyte asus msi etc with intel chipsets

It's not for me, someone needs a cheap build. So I was just checking the boards and CPU's

I want to build myslef an AMD machine anyone know of a cheap online place for AMD parts ?

 

[thisgeek]

I agree with killa... don't buy an Intel branded board. Bad move.

 

[cyberarmy]

It's not for me, someone needs a cheap build. So I was just checking the boards and CPU's

I want to build myslef an AMD machine anyone know of a cheap online place for AMD parts ?

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=113847

 

[sdd]

intel board is cheap option if you really want to save bucks and have no interest in overclocking.

Just make sure you flash the lastest bios on it - esp if you want to run Vista.

But - as the others have said - it would be best to go for the giga/asus mobos.