New Motherboard

Wildman95gs-t · Oct 17, 2003, 02:51 AM

I am looking for a motherboard to replace my e-machine's ECS L7VMM2. It is a micro-atx with support for 3x pci and 1xagp (4x), i am looking for one with 8x agp support, 266 fsb. If i can find one i would like to have support for the 2 fire wire plugs in the front of my case.

spark rain fire · Oct 17, 2003, 02:57 AM

finding a new mobo is real hard. do you have a budget? i have a shuttle board, and i'm pleased with it. the new an35n uses the nforce chipset, witch is nice. shuttles are priced just right, however i dont think they have firewire, you can buy firewire support though.

Wildman95gs-t · Oct 17, 2003, 11:48 AM

I am not on a very tight budget, but i can't buy a mobo that will require a new case. Motherboards are new to me there are so many manufacturers out there, i know video, sound and hd manufacturers but with mobo's i am lost

KiwiRack · Oct 24, 2003, 04:14 AM

Are low budget systems & everything is highly proprietary, be very hard to work around any componants, the worst item is generally the power supply (under powered +small). It would be better if you bought cheap clone based componants & keep the one you have as a second system.

It can be done for less than $500, for everything you need under the hood, including the case & still have a power system.

Abit 1C7 series or Asus, It's doubtful any motherboard will fit other than what's in there already, really.

Esaz666 · Nov 10, 2003, 12:10 AM

Dont buy a MSI 865pe neo2 I got 1 and a p4 2.6 800mhz chip
both componants worked seperately but not together.

The company I got them off told me to piss off, im only going to stick to the main 3 makers now.

ASUS, Abit and Gigabyte.

KiwiRack · Nov 12, 2003, 02:29 AM

Like a lot of Mobo's, need a particular {Fussy} setup arrangement. First on all mobo's these days will be a flash to the latest BIOS & that was a particular problem with MSI, also the temps were not any where near accurate + Poor cooling on the chipset (Much the same with the Albatron 845 I bought). The page is out of date now as I'm running @ 4.13g. ~Had to add a decent chipset cooler myself.

Albatron

Most important these days is DDR compatibility, for the mobo one decides to buy! That's in addition to the DDR.

Oct 17, 2003, 02:51 AM	#1
Wildman95gs-t DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Dothan, Alabama USA Posts: 224 Rep Power: 0	New Motherboard I am looking for a motherboard to replace my e-machine's ECS L7VMM2. It is a micro-atx with support for 3x pci and 1xagp (4x), i am looking for one with 8x agp support, 266 fsb. If i can find one i would like to have support for the 2 fire wire plugs in the front of my case. __________________ AMD Athlon XP3000+ Biostar nForce2 M7NCG 400 Windows XP Home Edition SP3 Albatron 6800GT 256mb 2x1gb G.Skill NS 400DDR in DC Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer WD 100Gb 7200 HD Samsung 16x/48x DVD Drive Samsung 40x/12x/40x CDRW Drive ENlight 420 Watt PSU

Oct 17, 2003, 02:57 AM	#2
spark rain fire i am rad. Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: central pa Posts: 236 Rep Power: 0	finding a new mobo is real hard. do you have a budget? i have a shuttle board, and i'm pleased with it. the new an35n uses the nforce chipset, witch is nice. shuttles are priced just right, however i dont think they have firewire, you can buy firewire support though. __________________ ---- [color=red]http://www.invalidsystemdisk.vze.com[/color]

Oct 17, 2003, 11:48 AM	Thread Starter #3
Wildman95gs-t DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Dothan, Alabama USA Posts: 224 Rep Power: 0	I am not on a very tight budget, but i can't buy a mobo that will require a new case. Motherboards are new to me there are so many manufacturers out there, i know video, sound and hd manufacturers but with mobo's i am lost __________________ AMD Athlon XP3000+ Biostar nForce2 M7NCG 400 Windows XP Home Edition SP3 Albatron 6800GT 256mb 2x1gb G.Skill NS 400DDR in DC Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer WD 100Gb 7200 HD Samsung 16x/48x DVD Drive Samsung 40x/12x/40x CDRW Drive ENlight 420 Watt PSU

Oct 24, 2003, 04:14 AM	#4
KiwiRack DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: USA~Import Posts: 97 Rep Power: 0	e machines Are low budget systems & everything is highly proprietary, be very hard to work around any componants, the worst item is generally the power supply (under powered +small). It would be better if you bought cheap clone based componants & keep the one you have as a second system. It can be done for less than $500, for everything you need under the hood, including the case & still have a power system. Abit 1C7 series or Asus, It's doubtful any motherboard will fit other than what's in there already, really. __________________ Older fart, than you may think... Last project ~a screwed up mobo that now runs 2.66g@4.13g. ATI 9500 Pro@ 9700 Pro, Win2k Pro.

Nov 12, 2003, 02:29 AM	#6
KiwiRack DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: USA~Import Posts: 97 Rep Power: 0	MSI Like a lot of Mobo's, need a particular {Fussy} setup arrangement. First on all mobo's these days will be a flash to the latest BIOS & that was a particular problem with MSI, also the temps were not any where near accurate + Poor cooling on the chipset (Much the same with the Albatron 845 I bought). The page is out of date now as I'm running @ 4.13g. ~Had to add a decent chipset cooler myself. Albatron Most important these days is DDR compatibility, for the mobo one decides to buy! That's in addition to the DDR. __________________ Older fart, than you may think... Last project ~a screwed up mobo that now runs 2.66g@4.13g. ATI 9500 Pro@ 9700 Pro, Win2k Pro.

Nov 10, 2003, 12:10 AM	#5
Esaz666 BeardHeaven Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Uk,Earth,Universe,3rd dimention Posts: 298 Rep Power: 59	Dont buy a MSI 865pe neo2 I got 1 and a p4 2.6 800mhz chip both componants worked seperately but not together. The company I got them off told me to piss off, im only going to stick to the main 3 makers now. ASUS, Abit and Gigabyte.