Supportable Mobo for Radeon 9800 XT 256MB

BliZTiC · Nov 4, 2003, 03:25 AM

I was wondering if any of yall could tell me a good motherboard for Athlon XP 2500+ that can support the new Radeon 9800 XT 256MB at a good price. If anyone lives in the Arlington, Tx area it would be nice to know some mobos from Fry's that I could get there for a good deal. But any deal I can get would be appreciated.

Mazuko · Nov 4, 2003, 05:04 AM

I have the Gigabyte GA-7NNXP. Great board

I have the 9800XT and a barton 2600+. Just keep an eye on your northbridge fan though, I would recommned yanking it and the HSF and installing some passive Zalman cooling as the boys here recommended for me to do (which I did!).

Spyro124 · Nov 4, 2003, 07:51 AM

I've got the Abit NF7-S rev 2.0, imo it's one of the best mobo's if you want to OC, since your xp 2500+ can easely run at 3200+ speed with a decent cooler.

Also it doesn't really matter which mobo you take, but if you plan to OC get the Zalman Passive Northbridge cooler, cools much better then the NorthBridge coolers supplied by the mobo companies.

Don't know about any good deals though, but you should see if you can get the Abit mobo.

just my 2 cents

The_Neon_Cowboy · Nov 4, 2003, 10:32 AM

a7n8x and the 2 mention above are good boards

BliZTiC · Nov 4, 2003, 11:54 PM

ok thx guys

Nov 4, 2003, 03:25 AM	#1
BliZTiC DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Tx Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Supportable Mobo for Radeon 9800 XT 256MB I was wondering if any of yall could tell me a good motherboard for Athlon XP 2500+ that can support the new Radeon 9800 XT 256MB at a good price. If anyone lives in the Arlington, Tx area it would be nice to know some mobos from Fry's that I could get there for a good deal. But any deal I can get would be appreciated.

Nov 4, 2003, 05:04 AM	#2
Mazuko DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 1,008 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I have the Gigabyte GA-7NNXP. Great board I have the 9800XT and a barton 2600+. Just keep an eye on your northbridge fan though, I would recommned yanking it and the HSF and installing some passive Zalman cooling as the boys here recommended for me to do (which I did!). __________________ E-bay feedback: http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAP...me=STRK:ME:UFS

Nov 4, 2003, 07:51 AM	#3
Spyro124 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 120 Rep Power: 0	I've got the Abit NF7-S rev 2.0, imo it's one of the best mobo's if you want to OC, since your xp 2500+ can easely run at 3200+ speed with a decent cooler. Also it doesn't really matter which mobo you take, but if you plan to OC get the Zalman Passive Northbridge cooler, cools much better then the NorthBridge coolers supplied by the mobo companies. Don't know about any good deals though, but you should see if you can get the Abit mobo. just my 2 cents __________________ My Computer stats: AMD64 3200+ Asus A8V Deluxe PNY 6800 GT 2x 512MB Kingston Value Ram pc3200 1x 60GB WD and 1x 74 Gig WD Raptor Dell 1704FP TFT

Nov 4, 2003, 10:32 AM	#4
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	a7n8x and the 2 mention above are good boards __________________

Nov 4, 2003, 11:54 PM	Thread Starter #5
BliZTiC DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Tx Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	ok thx guys ok thx guys