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Celeron 420 1.6 GHz Conroe-L QUES.?
Name: lowpost2 Date: November 20, 2008 at 03:54:24 Pacific OS: windoes XP Home SP2 CPU/Ram: AMD Athlon 64 3200+/ Product: Custom
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I recently purchased a Celeron 420 1.6 GHz Conroe-L processor from ebay for $23 bucks still sealed in the retail package. Im trying to find a cheaper motherboard to go along with it. is there any recomendations? what motherboard will support this processor? I have looked at many different ones on www.newegg.com, but dont know exactly which one to buy. Im looking to keep the price around 30 bucks, for a cheap install.
Name: jam Date: November 20, 2008 at 05:27:14 Pacific
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If possible, stay away from VIA or SiS based boards. Stick with boards based on Intel or nVidia chipsets. You're probably gonna have to bump up your budget a bit due to shipping costs. Do you want onboard video? What about "open box" or boards w/rebates?
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Response Number 2
Name: lowpost2 Date: November 20, 2008 at 23:18:32 Pacific
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Im fine with open box items and rebates. On board video would be nice. Im just trying to get a list of boards that fits this processor....the cheapest if possible!
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Response Number 3
Name: Rayburn Date: November 25, 2008 at 23:37:57 Pacific
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I agree completely with jam about staying away from SiS and VIA boards. I've had very bad experience with VIA boards.
Micro-ATX motherboards usually have on-board video. They are usually compatible with standard ATX cases. The catch is that you get fewer PCI slots.
Your processor is a socket LGA 775, right? If so, I don't see why this one won't work:
It has on-board VGA, Intel chipset, $36 with shipping. It says it's in good condition. This is the cheapest board on eBay, so jump on it if you want it.
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