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glee
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 Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 4:49 am Post subject: Looking for a certain motherboard |
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I have an Epox 8K3A+ which is about to die. Here is the items I would
like to keep if I can find a motherboard which will let me use them.
My System is as follows:
Epox 8K3A+ (BIOS Release Date: 03/28/2002)
Athlon XP 1800 Retail - Swiftech MCX462 (This Huge Fan needs 4 holes
in the motherboard to hold it down)
ATI 8500DV 64Mbs
Creative Labs Audigy Sound Card
512 MB OCZ PC-2700 "Ultimate" Rev Cas 2
(2) 40.0GB ATA/133 ATA 37GB / MAXTOR 6L040J2
(1) 13.6 Gig ATA/66 Maxtor 91366U4
Asus DVD Player
Hewlett Packard CD-Writer 9100i
I would love to find a motherboard which has USB 2.0.. This is my 1st
real homemade computer and I would like to keep as much of the parts
in it as possible. Is there some work arounds that I could do like
with the hard drives, memory, etc.. Any help would be great.. |
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Paul
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| Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 4:50 am Post subject: Re: Looking for a certain motherboard |
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glee wrote:
| Quote: | I have an Epox 8K3A+ which is about to die. Here is the items I would
like to keep if I can find a motherboard which will let me use them.
My System is as follows:
Epox 8K3A+ (BIOS Release Date: 03/28/2002)
Athlon XP 1800 Retail - Swiftech MCX462 (This Huge Fan needs 4 holes
in the motherboard to hold it down)
ATI 8500DV 64Mbs
Creative Labs Audigy Sound Card
512 MB OCZ PC-2700 "Ultimate" Rev Cas 2
(2) 40.0GB ATA/133 ATA 37GB / MAXTOR 6L040J2
(1) 13.6 Gig ATA/66 Maxtor 91366U4
Asus DVD Player
Hewlett Packard CD-Writer 9100i
I would love to find a motherboard which has USB 2.0.. This is my 1st
real homemade computer and I would like to keep as much of the parts
in it as possible. Is there some work arounds that I could do like
with the hard drives, memory, etc.. Any help would be great..
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It is getting harder to find Socket 462 (socket A) boards at retail.
Ebay would be one place to look.
The Pricewatch list is down to a couple pages, and the best of the
lot here might be an A7N8X motherboard.
http://www.pricewatch.com/motherboards/socket_462.htm
The A7N8X is sold by a company called GearXS. Note the resellerratings
before doing business with them. Their rating is pretty poor, which
is unfortunate. The A7N8X listed is OEM, meaning you don't get a box
of accessories with it. One would hope the boards are actually working.
I expect you lose money, if you attempt to return it for a refund.
http://www.resellerratings.com/store/GearXS
Another question would be the A7N8X warranty. A retail board would be
3 years. When it is OEM, I'm not sure what the warranty terms are.
So Ebay would be the other place to look.
In terms of listing motherboards for a particular socket, this site can help.
If you select "Socket A (462)" from the socket menu, there are 895 entries
returned:
http://www.motherboards.org/mobot/
Paul |
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