Motherboard help

Nacht · Aug 14, 2004, 10:33 PM

Ok, some of you may remember the problems with my old motherboard (the shitty vaio one, with locked bios, etc etc). It's now my brother's, and he's looking at replacing it. He doesnt want to go overboard on anything, so the max he wants to spend is around $$100 for both the mobo and case (he needs a new one of them too, since the vaio case is...well...shite)

He needs a socket A AMD (Thoroughbred) board, with onboard audio, and LAN, but other than that, it's up for grabs. A major brand would be preferred (asus, gigabyte), that has nice bios features (OC abilities, etc).

On the case, he doesnt want to pay much, as long as it has decent construction, and a decent power supply (shouldnt matter too much, as right now hes running the comp off of a 268.9W psu)

Here's what we've looked at so far:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...128-213&depa=1
[color=#dddddd]http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...131-451&depa=1[/color]

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...144-042&depa=0

TwistedMetal · Aug 14, 2004, 11:01 PM

Motherboard:

ASUS "A7V8X-X" KT400 Chipset Motherboard

It's got alot of good fearures. VIA Chipset and so on. ASUS is good for overclocking too.

Cases:

That is a good choice, I also ordered a Aspire case (Aspire X-Gamer).

Other choice:

POWMAX
Aluminum Mid-Tower Case with X-Window, 400w Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...145-008&DEPA=1

Lchevy79 · Aug 15, 2004, 04:04 AM

the case is cool but i have a a7v8x its not a great overclocker in my case at least. if i could i would go with an abit nf7 mobo http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...127-185&depa=1

Aug 14, 2004, 10:33 PM	#1
Nacht ein Krieger Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Clemson Uni Posts: 3,127 Rep Power: 0	Motherboard help Ok, some of you may remember the problems with my old motherboard (the shitty vaio one, with locked bios, etc etc). It's now my brother's, and he's looking at replacing it. He doesnt want to go overboard on anything, so the max he wants to spend is around $$100 for both the mobo and case (he needs a new one of them too, since the vaio case is...well...shite) He needs a socket A AMD (Thoroughbred) board, with onboard audio, and LAN, but other than that, it's up for grabs. A major brand would be preferred (asus, gigabyte), that has nice bios features (OC abilities, etc). On the case, he doesnt want to pay much, as long as it has decent construction, and a decent power supply (shouldnt matter too much, as right now hes running the comp off of a 268.9W psu) Here's what we've looked at so far: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...128-213&depa=1 [color=#dddddd]http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...131-451&depa=1[/color] http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...144-042&depa=0

Aug 14, 2004, 11:01 PM	#2
TwistedMetal MC John-117 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 728 Rep Power: 0	Motherboard: ASUS "A7V8X-X" KT400 Chipset Motherboard It's got alot of good fearures. VIA Chipset and so on. ASUS is good for overclocking too. Cases: That is a good choice, I also ordered a Aspire case (Aspire X-Gamer). Other choice: POWMAX Aluminum Mid-Tower Case with X-Window, 400w Power Supply http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...145-008&DEPA=1 __________________ [color=red][/color]

Aug 15, 2004, 04:04 AM	#3
Lchevy79 -=[DHzer0point Team]=- Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 725 Rep Power: 0	the case is cool but i have a a7v8x its not a great overclocker in my case at least. if i could i would go with an abit nf7 mobo http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...127-185&depa=1 __________________ msi K7N2 delta2-AMD 2800xp@2083-1gig of pc2700ram -ati x850xt 256mb -Audigy mp3+ - 1 80gig maxtor 8mb and 1 250gig 16mb maxtor -48x24x48 buslink burner-and a lite on 4x +/- dvd burner xp home samsung lcd (19") 930b monitor