Chaintech 7NJL3 nForce2 400 $49

[Crashman]

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For those of you who need a cheap upgrade

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[PCrFLAVIUS]

Under 'Supported Processors' they did not specifically mention Athlon 64. Does this board like the 64?

Is Athlon 3200 over-kill? (the most demanding app will be gaming) because I want to get nVidia 6800 (so many choices there too, but I realize some choices are designs for PCIe (and so many choices in brands. any recommendations? any to steer clear of?

 

[Spitfire_x86]

I'm concerned about Chaintech reliability, since I have no experience with them. Are they as good as ABIT, ASUS and other leading brands in terms of reliability (without OC'ing)?

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[Spitfire_x86]

nForce2 chipset isn't for Athlon64. This mobo supports all socket A processors (Athlon, Athlon XP, Duron, Sempron)

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[Crashman]

It's Socket 462 for earlier processors.

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[Crashman]

I haven't had any problems with their boards.

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[mozzartusm]

I havent ever owned an Athlon and dont know anything about them. This motherboard sounds cheap enough to give me an excuse to jump in feet first. I think I have most of the hardware (CD-Writer, PSU, Hard Drive, Floppy). I should just need memory and a CPU. Can anyone give me a rough price range on CPU's that would work with this board?

Thank for the help!

 

[Crashman]

$30-$150.

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[endyen]

There really are only 2 chips that can be put on nforce2 boards. They are xp-m2400+ and xp-m2500+. They are pretty much the same. They sell for around 80 bucks.

 

[mozzartusm]

Thanks guy's