Looking for a certain motherboard

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..

glee wrote:
> 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..
>

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

"Paul" <nospam@needed.com> wrote in message news:f3vueg$5m5$1@aioe.org...
> glee wrote:
>> 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..
>>
>
> 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
Should you decide to try the Asus A7N8X, try and get the A7N8X "Deluxe"
model--shouldn't be much diff. in price, and you'd get a couple of features
that would be beneficial. I've been using one for several years now w/o any
hitch at all. It's what I'm posting with now. BTW: You could use a much
smaller, direct-mount cooler. Luck, s