recommend a motherboard

[B_MAN]

lookin for a new motherboard to run my athlon 2800, radeon 9800 pro and 1gb 3200 ram on
doesnt have to be anytthing special just something reliable thats gonna last and preferably under $100 canadian
thanks:bounce:

 

[Asus]

Athlon 64 2800 or Athlon XP 2800?

 

[B_MAN]

athlon xp 2800
socket a

 

[giant384]

y on earth would you want anothor motherboard to run old hardware or is this your first build?

 

[Link]

I would suggest saving up a bit more and getting a "Asrock 939Dual-sata2", and a cheap 64 bit cpu. You would see an imediate improvement with the better CPU, plus it gives you the option to move to PCI-E as and when you can afford to upgrade your GFX.

If you really can't afford to do this, but have to spend the cash on a PC upgrade, get some more RAM or a better CPU off of ebay. Its not worth upgrading a motherboard, unless its to allow you to upgrade other components, as the speed increase is usually imperceptible, and upgrading the motherboard for that hardware will not leave you any scope for further upgrades later without a new board.

 

[B_MAN]

my current mobo is busted so i need something that will do me until i can do a complete upgrade(cpu and all), its only temporary

 

[Dumb Dude]

If you can find one, a Shuttle AN35N Ultra is a really good board. I had it in my old computer and its been doing great for all my needs (or my brother's needs, its his now). And it should'nt be very expensive, about a year and a half ago when I bought mine it was about $80, so I'm sure by now its price has fallen. But then again, I don't even know if they make them anymore.

 

[sinkoman]

lookin for a new motherboard to run my athlon 2800, radeon 9800 pro and 1gb 3200 ram on
doesnt have to be anytthing special just something reliable thats gonna last and preferably under $100 canadian
thanks:bounce:

No sense in spending any money on that thing. You're just putting your money into a flamming pit.

 

[3ssence]

Flaming pit or no flaming pit, i think the above makes the reasoning behind the purchase clear, and tbh a valid reason, unless he wants to be without a pc until he can afford to upgrade the lot, which i'm sure he wouldn't.

A decent Socket A board can be had for 40-50 pounds, hardly a great amount of money for a temporary solution.

The Nforce2 boards are the best performing socket A boards. For example the abit NF7, a good board, and available for 46 pounds.

 

[EVIL]

and thats how mutch in canadian dollars?

 

[3ssence]

At the current exchange rate, about 95-96 canadian dollars, sorry, i should have quoted the price in canadian dollars in the first place

 

[Asus]

How is this board for ya? Good old nForce2 board.

Lets get a price to give ya an idea what it would be if you upgraded including the GFX card.
$122 Asus nForce4
$270 AMD Athlon 64 3500+
$485 7800GT
:O

 

[B_MAN]

thanks for your replies, im gonna take them all into consideration before making my choice
cheers