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Which Motherboard?

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Name: Ed2289
Date: January 29, 2004 at 15:01:10 Pacific
OS: Me
CPU/Ram: Pentium III 384rm
Comment:

Does anyone know what motherboard I should get? I am building my own computer and hope to have an Athlon XP CPU. I am a gamer and use my computer a lot. Suggestions? Brands and exact models would be nice. Thanks!



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Response Number 1
Name: Ed2289
Date: January 29, 2004 at 15:09:06 Pacific
Reply:

oh yeah...

im not looking to spend over $175

prices would be appreciated!


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Response Number 2
Name: OtheHill
Date: January 29, 2004 at 15:18:58 Pacific
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What features are you looking for and what hardware is moving to the new board?


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Response Number 3
Name: various
Date: January 29, 2004 at 15:22:52 Pacific
Reply:

This is what i got and i built it to be a powerhouse for gaming but without getting pricey.

You would love this system.

Mobo: ASUS A7N8X with the nforce chipset -
ASUS motherboards are awesome

CPU: AMD AthlonXP 2500+

CPU Cooling: Thermaltake Volcano 11+(Xaser Edition)HeatSink/Fan

Arctic Silver 3 Thermal Grease

Mem: 2X512mb Crucial DDR400

XFX GeForce4 ti4200 8X 128 ddr

you can get the mobo at newegg.com. They have great customer service!
kevin


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Response Number 4
Name: various
Date: January 29, 2004 at 15:24:47 Pacific
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it is around 80-89 bucks or so.


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Response Number 5
Name: Ed2289
Date: January 29, 2004 at 18:54:44 Pacific
Reply:

i was thinking maybe PNY nvidia Geforce FX 5700...that better?


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Response Number 6
Name: various
Date: January 29, 2004 at 19:27:06 Pacific
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My son had a pny...

Personaly i'd buy XFX.

I did alot of research when i built my system and i read a review on a gaming site about the quality & fps of xfx so i bought xfx and it is real good bang for the buck.

kev


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Response Number 7
Name: zoltec
Date: January 29, 2004 at 19:37:57 Pacific
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DO NOT go with the 5700!

Go to newegg.com, they have a Gainward 5900 powerpack for $220 or so with free shipping, no tax! It is by far better than the 5700(even the ultra) if you have the ram and cpu to back it up.


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Response Number 8
Name: various
Date: January 30, 2004 at 04:00:01 Pacific
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I meant to say so before but it slipped my fingers...my son had a PNY but he had some sort of problem with it-i forget what.

Check out the XFX GeForce videocards...
great bang without being pricey.

Yes newegg.com is where i buy all my computer hardware except memory, i get that at crucial.com. They both have Great customer service, quality & pricey, and alot of FREE shipping..


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Price guess? dual athlon 64s???



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