What motherboard for E5200 ?

[pablobaluba]

hi. i would like to buy a motherboard for an Intel e5200. if possible without any need of bios update. i'd prefer an ASUS, but a Gigabyte would be also fine.
something below 90$
thanks

 

[col-p-todd]

You almost always need a bios update, atleast it is recommended some Asus mobo's has bios flash 2 and that makes it really easy to flash your motherboard real easy. But not all asus mobo's have this function.

 

[pablobaluba]

ok then..let me know a model or two. i said no update, cause i never did it...but i can learn

 

[chuckm]

You haven't mentioned any other features you need, but spead a little more and get this;
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128359

 

[pablobaluba]

hmm...i'm not a big gamer. as i said i'd stay with an integrated video for the moment.
i would like the MB to have 4 slots for ram, as i plan on running a vista x64 bit system. so it has to be x64 compatible.
i think that's all. so mostly office application
thanks for suggestions.

ps-sincerely i don't know much about motherboards and i don't see the advantages of a more expensive MB (except overclocking, which i'm not interested in)

 

[bigredox]

Hold up. Asus doesn't list any of the suggested boards for the e5200.

 

[bigredox]

Sorry, my bad. They snuck it in at the bottom of the cpu list. Now I know.