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Jay Carpenter
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 Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 7:04 am Post subject: new motherboard recommendation |
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Looks like I'm having some problems with my old (3.5 years old) Asus
motherboard. It's time to upgrade. I thought I would upgrade to a newer
Intel-based board.
I don't need blinding speed or anything special. 98% of my use is internet,
email and some video websites (google video, utube).
What would you recommend for a low-cost Asus board, CPU and memory? I'm
looking for the best low-cost, price-point value I can find. Sure need to
save as much as possible..... |
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| Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 3:12 pm Post subject: Re: new motherboard recommendation |
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Jay Carpenter wrote:
| Quote: | Looks like I'm having some problems with my old (3.5 years old) Asus
motherboard. It's time to upgrade. I thought I would upgrade to a
newer Intel-based board.
I don't need blinding speed or anything special. 98% of my use is
internet, email and some video websites (google video, utube).
What would you recommend for a low-cost Asus board, CPU and memory?
I'm looking for the best low-cost, price-point value I can find.
Sure need to save as much as possible.....
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What about getting a P5B, A Core2Duo E4300 with a set of 2x512MB DDR-2
PC6400 RAM?
The E4300 can be overclocked at least 50% and would mean good value. If
you're not overclocking by more, the retail fan/heatsink will probably
suffice.
Advanced SATA features like NCQ are not supported, but from what I hear you
will not miss it.
Cheaper boards with i945 chipset or with VIA chipset are available, but I
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BC
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| Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 9:20 pm Post subject: Re: new motherboard recommendation |
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Jay Carpenter wrote:
| Quote: | Looks like I'm having some problems with my old (3.5 years old) Asus
motherboard. It's time to upgrade. I thought I would upgrade to a newer
Intel-based board.
I don't need blinding speed or anything special. 98% of my use is internet,
email and some video websites (google video, utube).
What would you recommend for a low-cost Asus board, CPU and memory? I'm
looking for the best low-cost, price-point value I can find. Sure need to
save as much as possible.....
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Dear Jay,
a low power (65W) dual core AM2 cpu: $79 free shipping.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16819103068
Some other very inexpensive AM2 dual cores:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2%2050001028%2040000343%201051720996%201302820275&bop=And&Order=PRICE&CompareItemList=N82E16819103046%2CN82E16819103760%2CN82E16819103733%2CN82E16819103068%2CN82E16819103741
AM2 motherboard with on board graphics: more than adequate for email,
web surfing, and YouTube; saves you the cost of a separate graphics
card, and, lowers noise and heat production:
Lots of AM2 motherboards available:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=Property&N=2010200022&OEMMark=0&PropertyCodeValue=709%3A21489%2C1256%3A18123%2C1256%3A10649%2C1256%3A28868%2C1256%3A10484%2C1256%3A16073%2C1256%3A18575%2C1256%3A18190%2C1256%3A28449%2C1256%3A25128%2C1256%3A23023%2C1256%3A28253%2C1256%3A22703&bop=And&Order=RATING&CompareItemList=N82E16813128034%2CN82E16813130542%2CN82E16813130065%2CN82E16813128043%2CN82E16813185093%2CN82E16813135049%2CN82E16813186105%2CN82E16813138061%2CN82E16813186114%2CN82E16813131014%2CN82E16813135011%2CN82E16813135010%2CN82E16813138027%2CN82E16813135039%2CN82E16813131072%2CN82E16813185084%2CN82E16813131172%2CN82E16813130066%2CN82E16813138029%2CN82E16813131040%2CN82E16813138036%2CN82E16813130067%2CN82E16813138052%2CN82E16813130068%2CN82E16813138057%2CN82E16813136016%2CN82E16813128030%2CN82E16813130091
Boards with both a analog (D-sub) and digital (DVI) video port:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=Property&N=2010200022&StoreType=7&CompareItemList=N82E16813130065%2cN82E16813135049%2cN82E16813186114%2cN82E16813131014%2cN82E16813131072%2cN82E16813131172%2cN82E16813130066%2cN82E16813138057%2cN82E16813136016%2cN82E16813130091&OEMMark=0&PropertyCodeValue=709%3a21489%2c1256%3a18123%2c1256%3a10649%2c1256%3a28868%2c1256%3a10484%2c1256%3a16073%2c1256%3a18575%2c1256%3a18190%2c1256%3a28449%2c1256%3a25128%2c1256%3a23023%2c1256%3a28253%2c1256%3a22703&bop=And
DVI is the best link for an LCD monitor...gives clearest picture.
This one: gets great reviews, and is lowest priced of the boards with DVI:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135049
$65.00
Get 2 GB of RAM: less than $50 per gigabyte: that is incredibly cheap:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=Property&N=2010170147&PropertyCodeValue=521%3A8080%2C523%3A8477%2C523%3A8476&bop=And&CompareItemList=N82E16820220144%2CN82E16820145015%2CN82E16820134046%2CN82E16820145527%2CN82E16820144157%2CN82E16820161030%2CN82E16820211061%2CN82E16820134384%2CN82E16820146569%2CN82E16820609219%2CN82E16820146526
$70 for 2G of Kingston, which will just work:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=Property&N=2010170147&PropertyCodeValue=521%3A8080%2C523%3A8477%2C523%3A8476&bop=And&CompareItemList=N82E16820220144%2CN82E16820145015%2CN82E16820134046%2CN82E16820145527%2CN82E16820144157%2CN82E16820161030%2CN82E16820211061%2CN82E16820134384%2CN82E16820146569%2CN82E16820609219%2CN82E16820146526
Any of these will be fine, all highly rated, lifetime warranty:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=Property&N=2010170147&StoreType=7&CompareItemList=N82E16820145015%2cN82E16820134046%2cN82E16820145527%2cN82E16820144157%2cN82E16820211061%2cN82E16820146569%2cN82E16820609219%2cN82E16820146526&PropertyCodeValue=521%3a8080%2c523%3a8477%2c523%3a8476&bop=And
250G hard drive, 16MB cache: $68.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822144701
Or, a bit smaller for about $50:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=Property&N=2010150014&minPrice=1&maxPrice=88&PropertyCodeValue=359%3A15133%2C359%3A7918%2C353%3A7873%2C353%3A7796%2C353%3A7794%2C353%3A7793%2C353%3A7792%2C354%3A7759&bop=And&CompareItemList=N82E16822135106%2CN82E16822144414%2CN82E16822136075%2CN82E16822144415%2CN82E16822148149%2CN82E16822148231
CPU 79
Mobo 65
Mem 70
HD 70
TOTAL $285 or so, call it $300.
If you need a new case and power supply:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=Property&N=2010090007&minPrice=1&maxPrice=55&OEMMark=1%2C0&PropertyCodeValue=2958%3A19208%2C551%3A8413%2C551%3A8414%2C551%3A8405%2C551%3A8415%2C551%3A8407%2C551%3A8416%2C551%3A8408%2C551%3A8410%2C551%3A8411%2C551%3A8412&bop=And&CompareItemList=N82E16811147010%2CN82E16811156135%2CN82E16811156139%2CN82E16811156137%2CN82E16811108025%2CN82E16811164079%2CN82E16811147070%2CN82E16811173017%2CN82E16811147019%2CN82E16811119118%2CN82E16811147046
About $60 or so; you may be able to do better locally because of the
cost of shipping a case and PSU.
Equivalent Intel system?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115014
$139. for CPU.
Most of the older generation socket 775 CPUs are now out of stock:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2%2050001157%2040000343%201051707842%201302820275&bop=And&Order=PRICE&CompareItemList=N82E16819116249%2E0%2CN82E16819115015%2E0%2CN82E16819115014%2E0
A good Intel motherboard, approximately the same at $65 or so:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2%2050001157%2040000343%201051707842%201302820275&bop=And&Order=PRICE&CompareItemList=N82E16819116249%2E0%2CN82E16819115015%2E0%2CN82E16819115014%2E0
The other parts will be the same, so, you save about $139-79 = $60 going
with AM2.
Also: I do like the stock CPU fan and attachment for it for AM2: the
four pronged Intel socket 775 stock cooler is a pain, IMHO.
You can upgrade video/hard drive later; 2GB of memory should be good
for a while.
HTH,
BC |
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bandit
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 3:57 pm Post subject: Re: new motherboard recommendation |
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On Sat, 19 May 2007 21:04:36 -0500, Jay Carpenter
<jcarpenter123@hotmail.com> wrote:
| Quote: | Looks like I'm having some problems with my old (3.5 years old) Asus
motherboard. It's time to upgrade. I thought I would upgrade to a newer
Intel-based board.
I don't need blinding speed or anything special. 98% of my use is internet,
email and some video websites (google video, utube).
What would you recommend for a low-cost Asus board, CPU and memory? I'm
looking for the best low-cost, price-point value I can find. Sure need to
save as much as possible.....
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Have A look at this combo its not a asus board but since you want to
save as much as possible
http://promotions.newegg.com/AMD/939pin/index.html?CMP=EMC-IGNEFL052207&ATT=AMDFox-Combo
and you will need a cooler for the CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185042
and maybe some ram if the ram you got is not DDR 400
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Joe101
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 4:58 am Post subject: Re: new motherboard recommendation |
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| Quote: | Jay Carpenter wrote:
Looks like I'm having some problems with my old (3.5 years old) Asus
motherboard. It's time to upgrade. I thought I would upgrade to a newer
Intel-based board.
I don't need blinding speed or anything special. 98% of my use is
internet,
email and some video websites (google video, utube). What would you
recommend for a low-cost Asus board, CPU and memory? I'm
looking for the best low-cost, price-point value I can find. Sure need
to
save as much as possible.....
Dear Jay,
a low power (65W) dual core AM2 cpu: $79 free shipping.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16819103068
Some other very inexpensive AM2 dual cores:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2%2050001028%2040000343%201051720996%201302820275&bop=And&Order=PRICE&CompareItemList=N82E16819103046%2CN82E16819103760%2CN82E16819103733%2CN82E16819103068%2CN82E16819103741
AM2 motherboard with on board graphics: more than adequate for email, web
surfing, and YouTube; saves you the cost of a separate graphics card,
and, lowers noise and heat production:
Lots of AM2 motherboards available:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=Property&N=2010200022&OEMMark=0&PropertyCodeValue=709%3A21489%2C1256%3A18123%2C1256%3A10649%2C1256%3A28868%2C1256%3A10484%2C1256%3A16073%2C1256%3A18575%2C1256%3A18190%2C1256%3A28449%2C1256%3A25128%2C1256%3A23023%2C1256%3A28253%2C1256%3A22703&bop=And&Order=RATING&CompareItemList=N82E16813128034%2CN82E16813130542%2CN82E16813130065%2CN82E16813128043%2CN82E16813185093%2CN82E16813135049%2CN82E16813186105%2CN82E16813138061%2CN82E16813186114%2CN82E16813131014%2CN82E16813135011%2CN82E16813135010%2CN82E16813138027%2CN82E16813135039%2CN82E16813131072%2CN82E16813185084%2CN82E16813131172%2CN82E16813130066%2CN82E16813138029%2CN82E16813131040%2CN82E16813138036%2CN82E16813130067%2CN82E16813138052%2CN82E16813130068%2CN82E16813138057%2CN82E16813136016%2CN82E16813128030%2CN82E16813130091
Boards with both a analog (D-sub) and digital (DVI) video port:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=Property&N=2010200022&StoreType=7&CompareItemList=N82E16813130065%2cN82E16813135049%2cN82E16813186114%2cN82E16813131014%2cN82E16813131072%2cN82E16813131172%2cN82E16813130066%2cN82E16813138057%2cN82E16813136016%2cN82E16813130091&OEMMark=0&PropertyCodeValue=709%3a21489%2c1256%3a18123%2c1256%3a10649%2c1256%3a28868%2c1256%3a10484%2c1256%3a16073%2c1256%3a18575%2c1256%3a18190%2c1256%3a28449%2c1256%3a25128%2c1256%3a23023%2c1256%3a28253%2c1256%3a22703&bop=And
DVI is the best link for an LCD monitor...gives clearest picture.
This one: gets great reviews, and is lowest priced of the boards with
DVI:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135049
$65.00
Get 2 GB of RAM: less than $50 per gigabyte: that is incredibly cheap:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=Property&N=2010170147&PropertyCodeValue=521%3A8080%2C523%3A8477%2C523%3A8476&bop=And&CompareItemList=N82E16820220144%2CN82E16820145015%2CN82E16820134046%2CN82E16820145527%2CN82E16820144157%2CN82E16820161030%2CN82E16820211061%2CN82E16820134384%2CN82E16820146569%2CN82E16820609219%2CN82E16820146526
$70 for 2G of Kingston, which will just work:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=Property&N=2010170147&PropertyCodeValue=521%3A8080%2C523%3A8477%2C523%3A8476&bop=And&CompareItemList=N82E16820220144%2CN82E16820145015%2CN82E16820134046%2CN82E16820145527%2CN82E16820144157%2CN82E16820161030%2CN82E16820211061%2CN82E16820134384%2CN82E16820146569%2CN82E16820609219%2CN82E16820146526
Any of these will be fine, all highly rated, lifetime warranty:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=Property&N=2010170147&StoreType=7&CompareItemList=N82E16820145015%2cN82E16820134046%2cN82E16820145527%2cN82E16820144157%2cN82E16820211061%2cN82E16820146569%2cN82E16820609219%2cN82E16820146526&PropertyCodeValue=521%3a8080%2c523%3a8477%2c523%3a8476&bop=And
250G hard drive, 16MB cache: $68.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822144701
Or, a bit smaller for about $50:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=Property&N=2010150014&minPrice=1&maxPrice=88&PropertyCodeValue=359%3A15133%2C359%3A7918%2C353%3A7873%2C353%3A7796%2C353%3A7794%2C353%3A7793%2C353%3A7792%2C354%3A7759&bop=And&CompareItemList=N82E16822135106%2CN82E16822144414%2CN82E16822136075%2CN82E16822144415%2CN82E16822148149%2CN82E16822148231
CPU 79
Mobo 65
Mem 70
HD 70
TOTAL $285 or so, call it $300.
If you need a new case and power supply:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=Property&N=2010090007&minPrice=1&maxPrice=55&OEMMark=1%2C0&PropertyCodeValue=2958%3A19208%2C551%3A8413%2C551%3A8414%2C551%3A8405%2C551%3A8415%2C551%3A8407%2C551%3A8416%2C551%3A8408%2C551%3A8410%2C551%3A8411%2C551%3A8412&bop=And&CompareItemList=N82E16811147010%2CN82E16811156135%2CN82E16811156139%2CN82E16811156137%2CN82E16811108025%2CN82E16811164079%2CN82E16811147070%2CN82E16811173017%2CN82E16811147019%2CN82E16811119118%2CN82E16811147046
About $60 or so; you may be able to do better locally because of the cost
of shipping a case and PSU.
Equivalent Intel system?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115014
$139. for CPU.
Most of the older generation socket 775 CPUs are now out of stock:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2%2050001157%2040000343%201051707842%201302820275&bop=And&Order=PRICE&CompareItemList=N82E16819116249%2E0%2CN82E16819115015%2E0%2CN82E16819115014%2E0
A good Intel motherboard, approximately the same at $65 or so:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2%2050001157%2040000343%201051707842%201302820275&bop=And&Order=PRICE&CompareItemList=N82E16819116249%2E0%2CN82E16819115015%2E0%2CN82E16819115014%2E0
The other parts will be the same, so, you save about $139-79 = $60 going
with AM2.
Also: I do like the stock CPU fan and attachment for it for AM2: the
four pronged Intel socket 775 stock cooler is a pain, IMHO.
You can upgrade video/hard drive later; 2GB of memory should be good for
a while.
HTH,
BC
Joe101 here joining this string, |
B.C. I like your picks. I'm thinking of building a similar system. I have
another unused Windows XP license that I would like to use with the dual
core Athlon 64 X2, then eventually going to Vista (SE?). My question
is.... will XP Pro work? And will it take advantage of the dual cores?
And yet another question if you are familiar with multiple monitors. I now
use 2 monitors on an AGP and PCI card. Do you think the on board D-sub
and DVI would drive dual monitors?
Joe101 |
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