Older M/Board

[DCB_AU]

OK, I 'am going to build a "EL CHEAPO" PC and would like to know if the Asus P4SMX GX M/B (micro atx with onboard graphics and AGP slot) is a good reliable board even though it is outdated. I can buy this M/B new and it's price is cheap - $89 Australian.

Thanks,

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[endyen]

Do you mean the P4S-533 MX board with the sis 651 chipset? The one that can use sdram or ddr sdram? It's fine so long as you dont put a celeron on it. For celerons I suggest socket 370, cause bang for buck, they are way better.

 

[DCB_AU]

No, the board is advertised as P4SGX MX and supports 2700DDR when using P4's and 2100 with Celerons. It is the SIS 649 or 650 chipset - not exactly shore, but it is definitely not the 651 chipset.

I was going to fit a 2.4G Celeron to it.

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[Spitfire_x86]

Duron 1.6 GHz and AXP 1700+ is way better than Celeron 2.4 GHz and costs less.

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[ChipDeath]

plus nforce2 IGP is best available integrated Gfx chipset, and if mcp-t Southbridge is Also best integrated sound. Will probably cost a bit more than the suggested mobo, but the cheaper CPU should cover much of that.

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