Looking For A Mobo To Match My 9800 Xt

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03-21-2004, 02:55 AM
QazQaz007

ok as most of you know i fried my mobo and cpu
Here
so now i took it on myself to just build a new comp
so far i have
modem
network card
ram-to be decided when i get a mobo
cpu- to be decided when i get a mobo
video card- Radeon 9800 XT!!!
case
keyboard/mouse...bla bla bla

so my question is what mobo should i get?

i want to have lots of room to upgrade and overclock

i am leaning toward the amd xp for the cpu
dont want to go with the 64's yet cuz there to expensive
about as much as my video card

i would like to have at least 400mhz fsb and the fastest ram

amd xp mobo only please

thank you
03-21-2004, 03:03 AM
kaiweiler

if your not in a huge rush i'd wait fro the next set of updates to come out, ie pci express before building a new comp
03-21-2004, 03:18 AM
QazQaz007

whats pic express? when is coming out?

and i am in a rush

i do not have a comp right now
this thing that i am on now is my moms its
slow as hell!

i need my games and movies!
:D
03-21-2004, 03:25 AM
peat moss

Quote:

Originally posted by kaiweiler@20 March 2004 - 19:03
if your not in a huge rush i'd wait fro the next set of updates to come out, ie pci express before building a new comp

Lucky you, I wish take your time look around .

PCI Express http://www.pcisig.com/specifications/pciexpress

Motherboard
http://www.sharkyextreme.com/guides/MHGSBG...0707_3318821__3
03-21-2004, 03:34 AM
QazQaz007

crap thats fast when is it coming out? :blink:
03-21-2004, 03:36 AM
peat moss

Quote:

Originally posted by QazQaz007@20 March 2004 - 19:34
crap thats fast when is it coming out? :blink:

End of April here in Canada I think
Take Kai's advice wait just a bit longer I know its tuff :)
03-21-2004, 03:39 AM
QazQaz007

any idea of the price?
i already have a 9800 xt though
and thats agp so this time around i just want fast board
next upgrade though it well be with pci express
03-21-2004, 03:43 AM
peat moss

Quote:

Originally posted by QazQaz007@20 March 2004 - 19:39
any idea of the price?

Sorry if I worry about the price I remain 1 year behind everyone else :lol:
03-21-2004, 03:47 AM
peat moss

Quote:

Originally posted by QazQaz007@20 March 2004 - 19:39
any idea of the price?
i already have a 9800 xt though
and thats agp so this time around i just want fast board
next upgrade though it well be with pci express

I know just KIDDING look for a good board half your battle .
03-21-2004, 03:51 AM
QazQaz007

any other ideas for a mobo? the two that i saw the cpu
price was way to high so on second thought does anyone
know a good amd xp mobo (cpu much cheaper)
:lol:
03-21-2004, 04:42 AM
tesco

Quote:

Originally posted by QazQaz007@20 March 2004 - 22:51
any other ideas for a mobo? the two that i saw the cpu
price was way to high so on second thought does anyone
know a good amd xp mobo (cpu much cheaper)
:lol:

the asus A7N8X and the gigabyte 7N400L.

the gigabyte one is less expensive, and i personaly like it better because of the color of the board. but other people might not like it...oh and im not sure if the asus one supports dual channel memory, the deluxe version does for sure and -x one for sure doesn't. but teh gigabyte one i mentioned does support it.

oh yeah and buy an athlon xp 2500+ processor, it can easily be OC'd to the speeds of a 3200+ with stock cooling, but i recomend you buy some arctic silver 5 thermal compound instead of using the crappy thermal pad.
03-21-2004, 04:51 AM
peat moss

YA its what i tell my friends quote ROSSCO
oh yeah and buy an athlon xp 2500+ processor, it can easily be OC'd to the speeds of a 3200+ with stock cooling,

EDIT love computers but my next one is a AMD
03-21-2004, 04:53 AM
tesco

Quote:

Originally posted by peat moss@20 March 2004 - 23:51
YA  its what i tell my friends  quote ROSSCO
oh yeah and buy an athlon xp 2500+ processor, it can easily be OC'd to the speeds of a 3200+ with stock cooling,

:lol: i say that a lot on the forum sometimes i tell that to my friends lol. but i bet when i finally get one of these easily OCable processors I won't be able to do it lol.

Quote:

EDIT love computers but my next one is a AMD

what does that mean? u dissing amd?
03-21-2004, 04:59 AM
peat moss

Dissing AMD not at all I'v ouwned 2 or 3 in the past 10 years I have a P4 now
just looking at options for later
:lol:
03-21-2004, 04:53 PM
kaiweiler

The NF7-S from Abit is a great mobo, that's the one I have w/ no complaints!
Has the nforce2 chipset wich is great
HERE
03-21-2004, 10:52 PM
QazQaz007

Quote:

Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004@21 March 2004 - 04:42
oh yeah and buy an athlon xp 2500+ processor, it can easily be OC'd to the speeds of a 3200+ with stock cooling, but i recomend you buy some arctic silver 5 thermal compound instead of using the crappy thermal pad.

wow a 2500 to 3200!
i was going to buy a 3000 with the 400 fsb
what could i overclock that to? (safely with stock stuff)
03-21-2004, 11:35 PM
Virtualbody1234

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Originally posted by QazQaz007+21 March 2004 - 16:52--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (QazQaz007 @ 21 March 2004 - 16:52)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-ROSSCO_2004@21 March 2004 - 04:42
oh yeah and buy an athlon xp 2500+ processor, it can easily be OC'd to the speeds of a 3200+ with stock cooling, but i recomend you buy some arctic silver 5 thermal compound instead of using the crappy thermal pad.

wow a 2500 to 3200!
i was going to buy a 3000 with the 400 fsb
what could i overclock that to? (safely with stock stuff) [/b][/quote]
Not much more than the 2500+ if any.
03-21-2004, 11:53 PM
tesco

Quote:

Originally posted by QazQaz007+21 March 2004 - 17:52--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (QazQaz007 @ 21 March 2004 - 17:52)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-ROSSCO_2004@21 March 2004 - 04:42
oh yeah and buy an athlon xp 2500+ processor, it can easily be OC'd to the speeds of a 3200+ with stock cooling, but i recomend you buy some arctic silver 5 thermal compound instead of using the crappy thermal pad.

wow a 2500 to 3200!
i was going to buy a 3000 with the 400 fsb
what could i overclock that to? (safely with stock stuff) [/b][/quote]
probably only to 3200 maybe 3400 at most. the best deal out there, imo, is toget a 2500+ and oc that to 3200+ or higher if you've got good cooling.
03-22-2004, 01:00 AM
_John_Lennon_

The 2500+, 2800+, and the 3200+ are all based on the Barton core, along with the newer 2400+ barton, and the 2600+.

So technically, they all have about the same capabilities.

In tests, the 2800+ and 3200+ have been able to get a slightly higher overclock, with less effort, but the price ratio is not worth it compared to the 2500+.
\
As for the motherboard, if money isnt much of an option, and you want a SUPERB overclocker. This is the pretty much only choice.

DFI -LANPARTY NFII ULTRA B - 146$

Its about the most expensive package around, but its a very complete one, and with that board, the sky is the limit with overclocking. I know people that have gotten 280FSB on that board, stable too. FSB is one of the main things we use to overclock, and if your board cant handle high FSB's you wont be able to get a very good overclock.

If your budest is lower than that, then I would like to reccommend my board.

Epox 8RDA3+ 89$

For that 89 dollars, you get a board that is a great overclocker, more than that of a company of Chaintech, or even ASUS. And you also get a package that you would often have to pay atleast 100$ to recieve with your motherboard, like Rounded IDE cables, S-ATA power and S-ATA cables, along with the rare Southbridge heatsink to keep the southbridge cool.

I wrote a review on newegg for the 8RDA3+ recently, its near the top for the review on that board, my name I used is Mufasa.