Which mobo?

[valcron]

I would like to know what kind of mobo i should get. I know absolutely nothing about motherboards i am doing research currently but seens to be a lot to learn. Anyhow i was wondering to help narrowdown my search what would be the recommended mobo to get?

It is mainly for gaming and it must be USB 2.0 capable
Im not sure what this raid feature ive been reading about is yet. Again if you need any certain iformation about my pc please ask. That is if anyone is willing to help

Oh my current motherboard uses the asus a7v chipset
1ghz amd anthalon
512mb of ram
geforce 4 mx 440 wanna upgrade aswell
233 fsb
anything else?<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by valcron on 08/26/03 07:44 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[Crashman]

Nearly all nForce2 boards would be great for you, Epox has a nice inexpensive model.

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[valcron]

Do you know a good location to look at these mobos and/or order them?

 

[pIII_Man]

newegg

possibly googlegear


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[valcron]

What is the difference between

1.REFURBISHED: Asus Motherboard for AMD Athlon/XP/Duron Processors, Model# A7N8X Deluxe
Specifications:
CPU Supported: Socket A AMD Athlon/XP/Duron (support AMD XP2800) Throughbred core CPU ready
Chipset: NVIDIA nForce2 SPP, nForce2 MCP-T
FSB: 333/266/200MHz
IDE: 2x channel ATA133
RAM: 3x 184-pin DIMM Sockets (PC3200/PC2700/PC2100 non-ECC DDR Ram)
Slots: 1x AGP (Pro/8X), 5x PCI
Ports: 6x USB(2.0),
Onboard Serial ATA: Silicon Image Sil 3112A Controller with 2 ports, support RAID 0/1
Onboard Audio: Realtek ALC650 6-ch w/built in amplifier, integrated APU (Audio Processor Unit), Soundstorm Encoder
Onboard LAN: MCP integrated 3Com MAC + Broadcom AC101L PHY
Onboard Firewire 1394: 2 Ports MCP-T integrated IEEE 1394a + Realtek PHY 8801B Model#: A7N8X Deluxe

2.Asus Motherboard for AMD Athlon XP/Duron Processors, Model# A7N8X Deluxe Retail
Socket A AMD Athlon XP/Duron (support AMD XP 3200+ "Barton")
Chipset: NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra SPP, nForce2 MCP-T
FSB: 400/333/266MHz
IDE: 2 x ATA133
RAM: Dual Channel DDR 400 3x 184-pin DIMM Sockets (PC3200/PC2700/PC2100 non-ECC DDR)
Slots: 1x AGP (Pro/8X), 5x PCI
Ports: 6x USB2.0
Onboard Silicon Image Sil 3112A Controller w/ 2 ports
NVIDIA SoundStorm Audio Processor Unit with Dolby
MCP integrated 3Com MAC + Broadcom AC101L PHY LAN
Firewire 1394: 2 Ports MCP-T integrated IEEE 1394a + Realtek PHY 8801B
More... Model#: A7N8X Deluxe

I am just curious because number 1 is 79 dollars and number 2 is 125 dollars

 

[Crashman]

Refurbished, means someone returned it, newegg retested it, nothing was found wrong with it, and now newegg is reselling it.

A lot of people mount their boards wrong, then when they don't work say "uh, bad board" and return it, even though there was nothing wrong with it.

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