939 pcie motherboard - cheap

what you do is go to this magic site called 'newegg'(im assuming you're from america) and click on search it...like this:

Link

since you didnt give anymore details on what you need from the motherboard(a gazillion usb ports, firewire, sata-e etc) i've just given you the list of all 939 boards on newegg.

i agree with mpilchfamily^^ for saying 7600(should have added GS or GT) but dont agree with the x1600. If you can afford it then go for a 7600GT around $130, if not then a 7600GS arounds $90 i think.

get a dfi infinity or someting like that those are best for amd

Biostar TForce 6100/939. Has onboard video and will play games like medal of honor and lesser games. Has one pci-e slot. Will overclock quite easily if you do that sort of thing. Had one for a year and a half or 2 and a half, can't remember, but it's still going strong. About 70 bucks right now.

What board do you have now and why do you want to upgrade?

It all depends on which games do you want to play. I usually tell people to save their money and go for a 7 series Nvidia card if you really want good price/performance. I personally use a 7800 GT and, with certain games, I find that even that performance isn't what I would prefer.

ASUS A8N-E is a very good cheap 939 mobo.

I would buy one any time. The performance is similar to A8N-SLI but without the sli feature.

The Asrock one you linked to uses the ULi chipset and should be OK for basic use. It has an AGP slot so if you have an AGP card available it would make sense.

Check out some of the other motherboards with the ULi chipset, if you do not want a top end board with dual graphics then thay make sense.

There are some cheap motherboards with the ATI xpress 200 chipset, but the USB performance is poor. If slower data transfer over USB 2 is not a problem then this is a good chipset if you can find it on a cheap board. Some of the boards using this come with integrated ATI graphics, but I do not think they would be much good for gaming.


just my 2p worth.

Rob Murphy

what do you mean? thin link goes to a ASUS A8N-VM nVidia 6100 MicroATX 939 DDR400 Dual Channel SATA II PCI-E is it good?

That board is a bit expencive. i don't plan on overclocking. I ave never had any problem with asus or nvidia. whats a good sub $60-$80 board. It desn't need to have sli or any fancy overclocking features, but I want pcie.

Hi Impreza.

The only reason I mentioned the asrock board is that its one of the ones you linked to in one of your above posts. The link you used is:

http://supercheappc.biz/site/produ [...] ts_id=1596

I checked and as mentioned it has an AGP port. If you want PCIE then it will be no good.

Rob Murphy

I've had great luck with AMD and Asus boards. With that said, the latest machine I built is using the epox board. I think it's a bit harsh to say DO NOT pair something with something else, unless the combination will just flat out explode or cause birth defects, and lets face it, there is more to it than just performance, especially when you may only be talking about a few percentage points difference in performance.

That board paired with a 7600GT will play anything you want at 12x7.
The powercolor X800GTO would be cheaper but the 7600GT performs ~50% better so its worth the bucks.

Thanks but the epox boards don't seem to be avalible in nz, here are the boards i could get, http://www.pricespy.co.nz/cat_6.html#g174
which $100-$150 would you recomend?

So, you're talking just AM2, or are you talking about all platforms. I've had great luck with Asus over the years for all platforms I've used them with, but I'm sure there are others with just the opposite experiece.

I don't actually recall you telling me anything on the subject, but if you have, OK.

But, to the point, if one is interested only in stock speeds or perhaps limited overclocking, it may not be critical to try to avoid a particular product simply because hard core enthusiasts don't recommend it. As long as it fits the application and price range, then I don't think it's fair to berate it for it’s intended use.

With all that said, I just put a machine together with the epox 9np board and it seems very good and for the price it's a decent board.

the problem with epox is I can't find them anywhere in nz. is this good http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Li [...] d=72020285

About AM2 and s939:
If youre only interested in stock speeds and dont care about OCing then simply go with the cheapest board that has everything you need. Practically every brand would be good here, just dont get Asus because their price will be above those boards, therefore yould be simply getting scammed.

For 775:
Asus boards are actually recommendable here because they have alot (oftenly the best) OCing potential. In this case the premiun price is worth it.

I just got these to use to re-build a hp m7470n so that my 4200 x2 could be all it can be
I stripped out the cpu/ram/hd/tv card/
the new pc fired right up w/ no probs

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