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jlanka   06-15-2003 at 01:53:22 AM

Neighbor of mine wants to build newer PC (currently on K6233) for pretty much just e-mail client. Very light surfing.

Whats the consensus cheap but stable (overclocking of no concern) nForce2 board these days?

For that matter, which Athlon would fit that bill as well?

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Spitfire_x86   06-15-2003 at 04:01:43 AM
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MSI K7N2 Delta-L is the mobo for you.

Buy the chapest AXP. You can find AXP 1700+ for $42 (OEM)

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jlanka   06-15-2003 at 05:26:19 AM
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is that more stable than the Epox EP-8RDA+ which is on sale for $85 at Newegg?

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stealth_blade   06-15-2003 at 05:32:13 AM
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probably not, the delta just a nicer board, but if the epox is cheaper, id buy it, sounds like your friend just needs a basic system,

you might also consider a 2100 XP, theyre good chips and maybe @$20 dollars more than the 1700XP
if you could convince your friend to spend a bit more, a 2500 would be nice, but it might be overkill for light office tasks

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jlanka   06-15-2003 at 05:37:15 AM
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cool. One more question: Since I'm probably going to buy a 1700+ OEM for $41 from Newegg, whats a cheap HSF that would go with that box (i.e. no overclocking)?

Thanks.

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stealth_blade   06-15-2003 at 11:25:44 PM
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well, you can usually find an AMD cooler for sale seperately, but you might just consider getting a boxed chip w/ cooler and saving yourself the trouble

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CompSci   06-15-2003 at 11:56:14 PM
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I hear the Speeze with the 80mm fan for $7(newegg)
or the Speeze Falconrock 80mm for $9
are both quiet and cool well!

Am goin to try one myself on my next 1700+ build...

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DrNick_   06-16-2003 at 01:52:47 AM
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For cheap and stable AXP, I have to say the Epox 8RDA+ ($85) and the XP1700 ($41) can't be beat (that is, if you want an nForce2 board). Very cheap, though both those parts are <i>extremely</i> good for overclocking.

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Spitfire_x86   06-16-2003 at 03:49:41 AM
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MSI K7N2 Delta-L has newer nForce2 chipset (nForce2 Ultra 400). This adds official 400 MHz FSB suppot

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Granite   06-16-2003 at 09:53:36 PM
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AOpen AK79D-400VN. $85 on NewEgg.com. Free shipping.

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Civilized   06-16-2003 at 10:19:32 PM
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if the guy is just going to be surfing the internet and such...I totally recommend the Epox 8RGA+ (which has integrated geforce4 mx graphics)....and it also has an agp slot just like the 8RDA+ in case you want to disable the onboard graphics.....the mobo is only 99 bucks and it the exact same mobo with the same capabilities. I have the board and it plays all my games just fine at decently high resolutions.

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rasputinj   06-17-2003 at 12:59:20 AM
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The epox board is rock solid for the money and you can't beat neweggs price on it...

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jlanka   06-17-2003 at 01:19:18 PM
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Appreciate the suggestion. I've got a bunch of old PCI vid cards lying around so I was just going to pop one of them in for him.

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andlcs   06-18-2003 at 01:52:48 AM
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I´d get Epox 8RDA+ or 8RGA+... It has MCP-T south bridge and the MSI K7N delta-L doesn´t

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