who can recommend me a motherboard?

[yuan_y_z]

CPU:Barton2800+
Memory:512M DDR400

Following Requirement:
1.USB2.0
2.IEEE 1394
3.AGP8X

Please tell me brandname & chipset
Thanks

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by yuan_y_z on 03/04/04 11:33 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[endyen]

Abit NF7-S has the nforce north bridge and the mcp-t south bridge. Solid stable board with great features at a very reasonable price.

 

[yuan_y_z]

Thank you

 

[Spitfire_x86]

Another vote for ABIT NF7-S v2.0

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[Snaggle]

not to be critical but...
"- Specifications -

Supported CPU: AMD Duron/Athlon/Athlon XP Processors
Chipset: NVIDIA nForce2 SPP + MCP-T
FSB: 400/333/266MHz
RAM: 3x DIMM for DDR333/266/200 Max 3GB, 2x DIMM for DDR400 Max 2GB
IDE: 2x UltraDMA 133 up to 4 Devices
Slots: 1x AGP 8X/4X, 5x PCI
Ports: 2xPS2,2xCOM,1xLPT,SPDIF Out,6xUSB2.0(Rear 2),1xLAN,Audio Ports
Onboard Audio: nVIDIA SoundStorm APU(Dolby 5.1) + 6-Channel AC97 CODEC
Onboard LAN: 10/100Mbps
Onboard SATA/RAID: 2x Serial ATA, RAID 0/1
Onboard 1394: 2 Ports by Cable
Form Factor: ATX

Model#: NF7-S V2"-newegg
This Mobo does not have firewire;but the abit AN7 is does and is also a great mobo.
" ABIT nFORCE 2 Ultra 400 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket A CPU, Model "AN7" -RETAIL


- Specifications -

Supported CPU: Socket A for AMD Athlon XP/Athlon/Duron Processor
Chipset: nVIDIA nFORCE 2 Ultra 400 + MCP-T
FSB: 400/333/266MHz
RAM: 3x DIMM for DDR333/266 Max 3GB, 2x DIMM for DDR400 Max 2GB
IDE: 2xUDMA 133 up to 4 Devices
Slots: 1x AGP 8X, 5x PCI
Ports: 2xPS/2,1xLPT,1xCOM,8xUSB2.0(Rear 4),1xLAN,3xIEEE1394(Rear 1),SPDIF In/Out,Audio Ports
Onboard Audio: 6-Channel AC97 CODEC
Onboard LAN: Realtek 10/100Mbps Ethernet
Onboard SATA/RAID: 2x Serial ATA 150, RAID 0/1
Onboard 1394: 3 Ports
Form Factor:ATX

Model#: AN7"-guess who.

 

[endyen]

Hi Snaggle, just so you know. The 2X 1394 ports they refer to on the NF7-S are actually IEEE 1394a firewire brackets.

 

[Snaggle]

I do know;but its the an7 which has the firewire;not the nf-s;which is why I posted the specifications for both mobos,the an7 also overclocks well;but the nf7-s is the darling of overclockers-which is why it has jumped from $85 to $101 at newegg in the last week-oh if only stocks would do as well!

 

[Snaggle]

am wrong,curses "IEEE 1394
- Supports IEEE 1394a at 100/200/400MB/s transfer rate




Internal I/O Connectors
- 1 x AGP8X/4X slot, 5 x PCI slots
- 1 x Floppy Port supports up to 2.88MB
- 2 x Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 Connectors
- 2 x Serial ATA 150 Connectors
- 2 x USB headers, 2 x IEEE1394a header
- 1 x CD-IN, 1 x IrDA"-abit

 

[endyen]

The AN7 is a minor upgrade from the NF7-S. If I could get it for not much more than the NF7-S, I would.