OEM XS, Inc?

[John Doe]

Looks good, at least for extending the life of an Intel Q9550 CPU
(with its 12 MB cache).

 

[Paul]

Looks good, at least for extending the life of an Intel Q9550 CPU
(with its 12 MB cache).

But not all the Intel motherboards are a good deal.

If your LGA775 motherboard was completely dead, then yes,
any board compatible with your old processor, could be
a life-saver.

But if your current motherboard is working, I'd need to see
a pretty nice replacement, before spending money on it.

There's a tendency for Intel branded motherboards to stay
in the retail channel, after other brands have gone. I don't know
if that represents a higher stocking level by Intel (and a need
later to get rid of them), or a strategy of outlasting the
competition in terms of availability. Retailers don't really
like to stock too much of that stuff, because of the unpredictable
nature of demand. They might get stuck with pallets of stuff
they can't sell.

In the case of your LGA775, I'd want a pretty nice chipset.
Like right now, only a motherboard with DDR3 would hold
any attraction for me.

This would be more or less what I'd be looking for.
And it doesn't really have a lot of fancy features.
No USB3.

DX48BT2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121338

http://images10.newegg.com/NeweggImage/productimage/13-121-338-05.jpg

And it's got no PS/2 on it, for my favorite keyboard.

http://images10.newegg.com/NeweggImage/productimage/13-121-338-03.jpg

Paul

 

[John Doe]

They have them, in stock.

 

[Paul]

They have them, in stock.

I see the "board in a bag" here for $100.
This wouldn't include any SATA cables etc.
That's a good price for that chipset. I
paid more than that a few years ago for my
X48 based board.

http://oemxs.us/shopping/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=100769

The board name was "Bonetrail 2", if you're looking for reviews.

http://www.dailytech.com/Intel+Updates+BoneTrail+with+X48+Chipset/article10926.htm

Paul

 

[John Doe]

I see the "board in a bag" here for $100.

I like the stock quantity indicators.

This wouldn't include any SATA cables etc. That's a good price
for that chipset. I paid more than that a few years ago for my
X48 based board.

How on Earth could you afford it.

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[DK]

And it's got no PS/2 on it, for my favorite keyboard.

There are USB --> PS/2 adapters. I am still using my >15 years
old SGI keyboard. The heaviest, sturdiest keyboards ever.

 

[John Doe]

There are USB --> PS/2 adapters. I am still using my >15 years
old SGI keyboard. The heaviest, sturdiest keyboards ever.

And some of that series has 12 USB ports. That's a few too many for
me, but it is better than having too few.

 

[John Doe]

John Doe wrote:

I see the "board in a bag" here for $100.
This wouldn't include any SATA cables etc.

I would need the input/output panel.
But $50 more is a lot to pay for that.

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[Paul]

I would need the input/output panel.
But $50 more is a lot to pay for that.

The contents of the SKU are shown here.

http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/dx48bt2/sb/CS-028491.htm

Item BOXDX48BT2 BLKDX48BT2
Desktop Board 1 10
I/O Shield 1 10

Translated into English, I think that means a Bulk board
has an I/O shield. The detail though is, whether the I/O
shields come in a "bag of 10", or are individually bagged.
If each was in its own container, it would be easier for
the person "chopping up a BLK", to do the right thing.

Notice there is only a slight difference on cables.

Cable, Serial ATA 4 20

20/10 = 2, which means a BLK board only gets 2 SATA cables,
while the retail boards gets 4 SATA cables. So it's not
the end of the world. Two is just enough to build a system
(HDD, ODD).

Paul

 

[John Doe]

The contents of the SKU are shown here.

http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/dx48bt2/sb/CS-028491.htm

Item BOXDX48BT2 BLKDX48BT2
Desktop Board 1 10
I/O Shield 1 10

Translated into English, I think that means a Bulk board has an
I/O shield.

Looking at that, yes, that's clear.

The detail though is, whether the I/O shields come in a "bag of
10", or are individually bagged. If each was in its own
container, it would be easier for the person "chopping up a
BLK", to do the right thing.

In other words, it's hopeful but not guaranteed. Thanks. Asking
them would probably be a waste of time. I can probably live
without it, if not.

If I order anything from them, I'll post the result.

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[John Doe]

My bad. There are better sources. These turkeys want $25 for
shipping from their website. On Amazon, their shipping is reasonable,
but they don't tell you that it comes with no input/output shield.

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