Looking For New Mb Combo +ram.

[mogadishu]

Im looking for a new mb with processor and ram. Since i dont want to spend more than 250, im probably looking at an athlon xp. Im willing to sacrifice processor speed if it means i get a better quality motherboard. I've looked around and a lot of the motherboards only support up to say.. 2.25ghz. now, i may not get a socket a processor that is that fast, but i still want the option to upgrade without having to get a whole new mb again. Thanks for any help.

Mogadishu.

im really askin you guys cus im not sure where to get them from, as ive never bought parts online. Thanks.

[mogadishu]

bumidy bump bump bump... dun dun..

[Wolfmight]

Under $250 eh? you can allmost get the best one for about $200.
Make sure it has:
8x agp
USB 2.0
supports AMD Althon XP, or Intel P4.. Big difference.. whichever proccessor u like.
DDR Ram.. Trust me, it's worth buying new DDR ram if u only got SDram.. 256mb DDR runs the same as 512mb sdram pretty much.

Make sure the brand is Soyo Dragon, Gigabyte, or Asus

If u goin for intel board.. make sure it got support for 800mhz FSB.. u may already or end up getting they're CPU with 800mhz fsb. (normally most people got like 200mhz fsb on 1.0ghz+ cpu or so)

[mogadishu]

Originally posted by Wolfmight@14 September 2003 - 20:47
Under $250 eh? you can allmost get the best one for about $200.
Make sure it has:
8x agp
USB 2.0
supports AMD Althon XP, or Intel P4.. Big difference.. whichever proccessor u like.
DDR Ram.. Trust me, it's worth buying new DDR ram if u only got SDram.. 256mb DDR runs the same as 512mb sdram pretty much.

Make sure the brand is Soyo Dragon, Gigabyte, or Asus

If u goin for intel board.. make sure it got support for 800mhz FSB.. u may already or end up getting they're CPU with 800mhz fsb. (normally most people got like 200mhz fsb on 1.0ghz+ cpu or so)

when i started reading it i got so excited.. but.. im looking for a motherboard, cpu, and memory under 250. i know i can get the best mb on the market for 180 or something, but leaves nothing for memory and cpu.

[Wolfmight]

oh.
Well you can get an AMD Althon XP 2400 2.0ghz cpu for $70
A Gigabyte Mobo with 8x Agp 2.0 usb etc for $100
256mb DDR ram for $30-$40
check http://www.Pricewatch.com

I use the AMD Althon XP 2400 2.0ghz, I dont care if it's not some 3.0ghz p4.. It's fast as hell.. Runs XP like a charm

[bigdawgfoxx]

spend an extra 30 bux on getting 512MB of ram...you'll notice the difference!...everything else looks good

[mogadishu]

yea i used pricewatch.. always use it. i pretty much found what you mentioned.. but the ram was what would make it cost more than 250.. i eventually want 1 or 2gb of ram.. but atleast 512 for now.

[kazaaliterock]

y can get a stick of 512mb of ddr ram for 50 bucks at price watch and like said
"Well you can get an AMD Althon XP 2400 2.0ghz cpu for $70
A Gigabyte Mobo with 8x Agp 2.0 usb etc for $100" and along w/ the 512mb of ddr ram that total up to be $220. throw in 30 for shipping and u got those for $250

[mogadishu]

Originally posted by kazaaliterock@14 September 2003 - 23:05
y can get a stick of 512mb of ddr ram for 50 bucks at price watch and like said
"Well you can get an AMD Althon XP 2400 2.0ghz cpu for $70
A Gigabyte Mobo with 8x Agp 2.0 usb etc for $100" and along w/ the 512mb of ddr ram that total up to be $220. throw in 30 for shipping and u got those for $250

my only thing.. is the mobo. is it a quality one?

[johnboy27]

Gigabyte boards are nice,I had an older board and I loved it.Very easy to over clock (if that is your thing) because you get a windows based overclocking utility with your board.I had an 800mhz Duron on my old board and I had it overclocked to 950mhz for nearly a year and never had a slight problem with it.