Could somone help me out ?
I'll be needing a new motherboard for Bf2 ,and i dont have a clue about them,or where 2 find them or price them ,Does anybody know a nice suitable 1 ?
Heres what specs i have

pentium 4 cpu 2.50Ghz
ddr 266Mhz ram
Graphics ..n-vidia 5600 ultra ..bus x4

is there any other specs i need ?

Upgrading your motherboard to make a faster machine usually means changing your CPU and RAM as well.  What do you want the new board to do that the old one doesn't?

What cpu/socket do you use?

oh noes!  

Well i think your best buying a motherboard+cpu+fan kit.
normally about ?150 and everything is always compatible


Check out these Bundles.

http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/kc.asp?bn=10293

Something like that will suit you great mate.

CPU
Field   Value
CPU Properties   
CPU Type   Intel Pentium 4, 2500 MHz (25 x 100)
CPU Alias   Northwood, A80532
CPU Stepping   C1
Instruction Set   x86, MMX, SSE, SSE2
Original Clock   2500 MHz
Min / Max CPU Multiplier   25x / 25x
Engineering Sample   No
L1 Trace Cache   12K Instructions
L1 Data Cache   8 KB
L2 Cache   512 KB  (On-Die, ECC, ATC, Full-Speed)
   
CPU Physical Info   
Package Type   478 Pin uPGA
Package Size   3.50 cm x 3.50 cm
Transistors   55 million
Process Technology   6M, 0.13 um, CMOS, Cu, Low-K
Die Size   131 mm2
Core Voltage   1.475 - 1.55 V
I/O Voltage   1.475 - 1.55 V
Typical Power   38.7 - 89.0 W  (depending on clock speed)
Maximum Power   49 - 109 W  (depending on clock speed)
   
CPU Manufacturer   
Company Name   Intel Corporation
Product Information   http://www.intel.com/products/browse/processor.htm
   
CPU Utilization   
CPU #1   3 %

MOTHERBOARD
Field   Value
Motherboard Properties   
Motherboard ID   62-1029-001199-00101111-040201-SiS650$NECC000_8SIML V3.0B
Motherboard Name   Gigabyte GA-8SIML
   
Front Side Bus Properties   
Bus Type   Intel NetBurst
Bus Width   64-bit
Real Clock   100 MHz (QDR)
Effective Clock   400 MHz
Bandwidth   3200 MB/s
   
Chipset Bus Properties   
Bus Type   SiS MuTIOL
Bus Width   16-bit
   
Motherboard Physical Info   
CPU Sockets/Slots   1
Expansion Slots   3 PCI, 1 AGP, 1 CNR
RAM Slots   2 DIMM
Integrated Devices   Audio, Video, LAN
Form Factor   Micro ATX
Motherboard Size   230 mm x 240 mm
Motherboard Chipset   SiS650
Extra Features   EasyTune III
   
Motherboard Manufacturer   
Company Name   Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
Product Information   http://tw.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard/Products/Products_NewProduct_List.htm
BIOS Download   http://tw.giga-byte.com/Motherboard/Support/BIOS/BIOS_List.htm

Jack--Just reading through the cpu support list for that motherboard and it says it can take up to a 3.06 HT cpu.

http://www.giga-byte.com/Motherboard/Support/CPUSupportList/CPUSupportList_GA-8SIMLH-P%20(Rev%204.0).htm

As for ram--if it can take that CPU Im sure a gig of ram and maybe more is a definate yes.Although the motherboard may report only 512 mb ram Windows will give the correct amount.Id say stick in the 1gb see if it works,if not update the bios and you should be fine.
Richie

Cheers Lads ,ram should arive 2morrow & i'll give it a go  :wink:

someone correct me if im wrong but you can pick up mb's, half decent ones that is on places like dabs or komplett for between 25 & 40 quid