Well I'm finally looking for a new motherboard.

What mother board should I get?

I want to be able to use my P3 600mhz cpu, but be able to upgrade to at least a 1.7ghz P4. Right now I'm just using old pc133 memory. I would like a mother board that is faster. I will need to buy memory for it as well. I need all the basic features. I'm not looking for top of the line. How much $ do you think I should spend on one? I can already get a geforce for free. How about a sound card? So I already have the processor, hard drive, the case, and the grahpics card. And of course a burner and cd-rom drive and the monetor.

Anyone have any good ideas? I am missing anything? A little tired right now.

Thanks,
Will

PS: Thought more people would see it here but move it to Hardware Support if you feel that is needed. :)

i understand war, i'll leave it here since it probably will get more views.

as far as helping you, i don't have a clue.

ok cool

Ain't happen. P3 and P4 are 2 different generation of CPUs. You can't use PC133 on the newer P4 Northwood chips. It's is very hard to find the older P4 Will chip match up with a older mobo which accept PC133.

yea i know

thats why i said: "I will need to buy memory for it as well."

lol i think i found what i'm looking for

getting all this for free lol:

512mb of ddr memory - 333mhz

anyone have any info on this one:

model # GA-7VRXP
gigabyte
VIA KT333 AGPset
Socket A FSB 200/266 CPU
3 DDR DIMM / ATX
5 PCI / Creative CT5880 / ATA 133
Realtek 8100 / RAID 0,1 / USB 2.0
Dual Bios
1 agp slot
5 pci slots
2 ide controllers + ide3 and ide4
4x USB 2.0 by cable (comes with the cable)
1 irda connector
creative CT5880 Simatel 9721T CODEC
On-Board RAID
On-Board LAN
On-Board USB 2.0
BIOS - high/low speed selection 100mhz/ 133mhz

That is an AMD mobo. I have heard good things about this mobo and you won't go wrong with it

I'm an AMD guy. but I would highly recommend Asus. I'm using one know and have had no problems. Also I did quite a bit of research a while back and they seemd to have very good reviews.

Gigabyte is also supposed to be very good. I've never used them personaly but I know serveral people who swear by them.

ok cool

yea i'm going with it then

shit i'm getting it for freeeeeeeeeeeeee :)

damn i have to get a proccessor though lol

what should i get

i dont have a damn clue



Last edited by war59312 at Today at 12:10 pm

I'm running a Soyotek Dragon Ultra Black and it is rock solid. It's an AMD board. I have never had good luck with Asus.

For the money, AMD is by far the better processor.

so whats the name of the processor

model #? pic info anything? anyone?

that's my mb

It's running an Athlon2100 xp with 512Mb 2700ddr ram and a geoforce4 4200/128mb video card

Is that the new southbridge that is replacing the defective 686B or is it the pseudo only partly fixed and renamed 686B?

Hey Harytoole that is a nice MOBO - Now if it did'nt have onboard sound it would be even nicer ;)

so what should i get?

1.) Athlon2200XP

2.) Athlon2600XP

3.) Athlon2400XP

Price:

2600: $297
2400: $193
2200: $183

Um is it worth it:



Just saw this:

(The AMD Athlon XP processors 2600+ and 2400+ are based on AMD?s state-of-the-art 0.13 micron technology, the processor core previously code named ?Thoroughbred.?)

Sweet:

http://tw.giga-byte.com/products/7vrxp.htm

So my board can handle everything so far:

http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/Produc...20_3_XP,00.html



Last edited by war59312 at Today at 1:53 pm

Why not get a good cpu cooler beter faster Intel, he he sorry i could not help myself.
All the best jtk

Here is a pic:

it's an amd board and i'm getting it for free thats why ;)

well if you have the money get the Athlon2600XP it would be the fastest :D. although you can get the 2000+ for $107.00 retail or $97 OEM, from newegg.com. I don't see the 2600+ on there.

EDIT:

just found the 2200+ OEM on newegg for $156.00. You might not want to get OEM though. Because OEM doesn't come with a fan or documentation. and I don't think it has a warrenty, not sure about that though.



Last edited by RadiationBoy at Today at 7:00 pm

I would go for the 2100. For almost 50 $ cheaper than the 2200. The 2600 is still too much $. There is a 2700 coming out in October.

I'm shopping too. Maybe a Lian-Li ATX box and ASUS A7V333 board. I found this link interesting for guys like me who have always used off the shelf pc's.

hxxp://arstechnica.com/guide/system/index.html

Well guess I'll go with the 2400+ just becuase it has the new state-of-the-art 0.13 micron technology, the processor core previously code named ?Thoroughbred.?

It's only $19 more than the 2100+. You think I should?

My cousin has the 1900+ and its damn sweet.

How fast is the 2400+? Have not seen speed or anything.

Thanks,
Will

I have a lian-li pc60 case with an asus a7a266 board - It's pretty nice, I'm in the process of building another one. Having a hard time deciding what I want - It will def be an AMD system, Intel SUX !! :D

I agree with Harry. 2100 for around $115. (Check pricewatch) The faster CPU just isn't worth the cost vs performance in scale. 2200 is nearly $50 more and you only get about 5% gain in performance IF that! The chart above clearly shows only a 10% gain between 2000 and 2400 AMD's.



Last edited by Darkwolven at Today at 9:20 am

ok thanks for the feedback guys

i'll make a choice in a week or so then start shoping for the best price

i'll check pricewatch too :)

Hi man !!

I just have Buy ( 2 days ago ) A mboard Asus A7V333
http://usa.asus.com/mb/socketa/a7v333/overview.htm

Running A AMD tbird 1.4gig !!

Got some prog... but now fixed .... !!

I pretty like it !!

Here the specs

Processor
Socket A for AMD® Athlon XP/ Athlon/ Duron 600MHz ~ 2GHz+

Chipset
North Bridge: VIA® KT333
South Bridge: VIA® VT8233A

FSB
266/200 MHz

Memory
3 x DDR DIMM Sockets
Max. 3* GB unbuffered PC2700/PC2100/PC1600 non-ECC SDRAM Memory

Expansion Slots
1 x AGP Pro
5 x PCI

IDE Ports
2 x UltraDMA/133/100/66

IDE RAID (Optional)
Promise 20276 ATA133 RAID controller support RAID 0,1

Audio (Optional)
C-Media 8738 6-channel PCI audio controller

USB 2.0
VIA VT6202 USB2.0 controller
4 USB 2.0 ports

IEEE-1394 (Optional)
TI controller
1 x 1394 port

Special Features
Power Loss Restart
ASUS JumperFree?
SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)
Support Smart Card/MS/SD reader
ATA133 RAID 0, 1
Support ASUS iPanel
Support S/PDIF in/out interface (on audio model only)
ASUS POST Reporter?
ASUS MyLogo?
ASUS C.O.P. (CPU Overheating Protection) for Athlon? XP only

Back Panel I/O Ports
1 x Parallel
2 x Serial
1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x PS/2 Mouse
1 x Audio I/O (on audio model only)
2 x USB 1.1
2 x USB 2.0

Internal I/O Interface
CPU/Power/Chassis FAN connectors
20 pin ATX power connector
IDE LED connector
Chassis Intrusion, SM Bus, SIR
Smart Card/MS/SD reader connector
Game port (on audio model only)
S/PDIF in/out connector (on audio model only)
CD/AUX/Modem audio in (on audio model only)
Front panel audio connector (on audio model only)
1 x 1394 port (optional)
ASUS iPanel connector
1 x USB 1.1 connector support additional 2 USB 1.1 ports
1 x USB 2.0 connector support additional 2 USB 2.0 ports

BIOS Feature
2Mb Flash ROM, Award BIOS, TCAV, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, BIOS 2.3

Industrial Standard
PCI 2.2, USB 1.1, USB 2.0, WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0

Manageability
WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL, WOR, Chassis Intrusion, SMBus

Accessories
User's Manual
Support CD
UltraDMA 100 / 66 cable
FDD cable
2-port USB bracket
I/O shield
USB 2.0 cable
Game port cable
1394 cable (optional)

Board Size
ATX Form Factor
12" x 9.6" (30.5cm x 24.5cm)

Note: * Use only the tested and qualified PC2700-DDR333 DIMMs listed below.
Other DDR DIMM manufactured by other vendors may not be suitable for this motherboard.




Last edited by Alpine at Today at 2:31 am

You could also try the Abit KX7-333 or the KX7-333r. The R stands for teh RAID. I'm running the KX7-333 with the 2100+ on Win2k and 512 megs of DDR. Very fast and very stable!! :ph34r:

the 166MHz FSB version of the Athlon XP is coming out in a few months (i think), maybe it's best to wait for that. Or better yet, wait till next year.... by then you could get a ClawHammer :P :D :lol:

Athlon XP 2200+ and above is the best choice as of now, it has the newer codename b/c of its smaller .13 core.

For Mobos, you can't go wrong with ASUS or GIGABYTE.

all right cool thanks guys

anyother sites to check out for prices?

All right guys the best price I found so far for GA-7VRXP is $95.00.

http://www.fticomputer.com/cgis/detail.cgi...RXP&ses=&cat=MB

I got this from price watch. Anyone got a better price?

Must come with 4xUSB2.0 with Cable and a 2 yrs MFG warranty.

thanks,
will



Last edited by war59312 at Today at 9:39 pm