Re: PC Construction: Pentium 4

["James - SJ Computers" <jimmyc1163@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Mark,

Firstly (sounds obvious) but does the motherboard have a built in sound
card? Most reasonably modern ones do, I would have thought that a P4
motherboard would have it built in.

Alternatively you could get a USB sound card. (Or a USB Tuner)

James

On Feb 16, 2008 7:24 PM, Mark Golledge <markgolledge@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>   Hi everyone,
>
> I've managed to get hold of a Pentium 4 off Freecycle similar to the
one
> here: http://www.gumtree.com.au/sydney/76/16327376.html
>
> However, all that has been given is the case and motherboard.
>
> I'm going to strip everything back, replace the case (and buy or get
hold
> of
> a processor (Pentium 4 1.4-3.46Ghz), cooling fan, heatsink and power
> supply
> as I want them pretty quiet) in preparation for building a PVR.
>
> However, there is a AGP slot (for graphics card) but only one PCI
slot.
> I'm
> going to purchase a PVR-350 which plugs into the PCI slot.
>
> However, would I need another PCI slot for the sound card.
>
> Is there another way around this or am I looking for another
motherboard
> now?
>
> --
>
> Mark Golledge
> E: mark@xxxxxxx <mark%40markgolledge.com>
> W: www.markgolledge.com
>
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