Help with Build Please

[ibdavid1]

Ok here is my proplem. I recently upgraded to a x1950 pro agp card and antec 500w psu. then my os crapped so I added 2 250gb ultra ata 100 HDD's. I have 2 gb of matched corsair ddr 400.

Well my old A7N8Xe-Deluxe mobo and xp3200+ is bottlenecking me bad so I need a mobo & processor to hold me about a yr till I do a complete rebuild. I've been looking at socket 939 with agp and amd 64 x2 processors. Kinda at a loss now any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

with the $$$ I have spent I should have probably went to pci-e but it still would have been more and when I rebuild I want what I want ya know so my cash has to be right.
Help :?

 

[alcattle]

This MB will take all your legacy parts. Not much as an overclocker, but this and a cheap CPU will get you going

ASUS P5PE-VM LGA 775 Intel 865G Micro ATX

 

[ibdavid1]

I need somthing a lil more beefy and full atx...Big Case

 

[alcattle]

This fits all your needs

ASRock 939Dual-VSTA Socket 939 ULi M1695 ATX

Real limited choice when you keep the AGP and DDR400 RAM

 

[ibdavid1]

I looked at that Mobo but they are not supported anymore and my corsair mem is not compatable Thatks for all the fast reaponces guys I get my Bonus from work next week ... with the mobo and cpu I would like to stay below 500 bucks if I could. I can't say oc'in is not an issue cause knowing me what ever I get will be overclocked. :lol:


This might be a good subject for Tom to explore.. as I like alot of people dont want to go spen a ton of cash and a new cpu,dual,quad, hardware in general will come out and make it immediatly obsolete. with AMD and Intel having a war I expect great things in the next year just wanna ride it out till it cools down some.

 

[alcattle]

This one looks good

Asus A8V-MX

 

[ibdavid1]

That actually looks great but a micro atx board wont fit my case.

 

[alcattle]

Sorry miss that part, good catch

 

[Knighty]

Hi there,

I have had good experiance with the Gigabyte K8 Series and i currently have a K8N-Ultra, which is a great motherboard (not too sure about overclocking haven't tried ), so this one i would recommend as its the only K8 series i can find with AGP

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128307R

I run my K8N with an 939 AMD 3500, but if you are willing to splash a bit more out this looks a good cpu

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103562R

 

[ibdavid1]

Looks like all the AGP want an intel processor.... It looks like it's going to be hard to find a decent socket 939 and an AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ or higher to fit it... I'm dying here. Thanks for all the help keep em coming and stay below 500 bucks

 

[ibdavid1]

well after much googling and general frustration I decided to go with :

ASRock 775Dual-VSTA LGA 775 VIA PT880 PRO ATX Intel Motherboard

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600 - Retail

ZALMAN CNPS9500 AT 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink - Retail

It's a cheap mobo I know but I got my cor2duo processor and I can still use my X1950 Pro AGP card and my Corsair ddr400 mem till I finish my build. It's a great in between board even supports ddr2 mem and has a pci slot.. I'll let ya know how it works.
Thanks
ET2
aka: EvilTwin2

 

[alcattle]

Nice find on the MB, You notice Newegg does not even list a Core2Duo CPU on this spec sheet. I might have to look more at that as I have an old AGP I might use in something

 

[ibdavid1]

Pros: This board did exactly what I expected to do; it got me int the C2D word without building an entire new rig. It worked fine with my E6300. Performance was not stellar at the 300 MHz OC I achieved without much problem. Now I am moving on to build a rig where I can properly overclock the little beastie. The mother board worked fine and I will pass it on to someone else.

Cons: None. It is a modest motherboard but everything worked fine right out of the box.

Other Thoughts: I wish someone had produced a AGP/DDR/C2D motherboard that had a higher OC capability. I believe there is a good market for such a board since AGP DX10 video cards will be produced.