MOBO brand question

[vfluckey]

I'm looking to match a motherboard up w/ an athlon XP 2500 (or so)

1) first, which is the best core barton/throughbread?

2) what are good brands of MOBO's/chipsets

3) best memory for above match for speed/stabil. (512M)

I'm putting this machine together for a friend of mine, he plans to use it for showing real estate.

[DiGiTaIErRoR]

So you're going 333 FSB?

Well, there's

http://www.abit-usa.com/products/mb/...es=1&model=125

Serial ATA, USB 2.0, AGP 8X, VIA KT600, and softmenu overclocking with OC protections. Also abit MAXFid, which lets you adjust the athlon XP CPU clock, as well as the FSB clock. Vapochill overclockability.

I have an Abit 1600+(@default 1.4Ghz), with 256mB of Micron Crucial RAM (tweaked timings), and a Radeon 9000 pro(128MB DDR).

It runs nicely. Although Corsair, or Mushkin memory is just as good, if not better.

[Edneeis]

Originally posted by vfluckey
I'm looking to match a motherboard up w/ an athlon XP 2500 (or so)

1) first, which is the best core barton/throughbread?

2) what are good brands of MOBO's/chipsets

3) best memory for above match for speed/stabil. (512M)

I'm putting this machine together for a friend of mine, he plans to use it for showing real estate.

1)Barton.

2) Abit, MSI

3) Corsair is the best but others can be good too.

[VisionIT]

Gigabyte 7NNXP Special Edition.

The best motherboard you can get, IMHO. Stable, unbelievably quick... and has won loads of awards.

Can't fault it!

Not a fan of Corsair, prefer Kingston. They are industry leaders in memory manufacture, and are well known for their quality of workmanship.

Barton is far better BTW

[CyberSurfer]

I must agree, the 7NNXP SE is a delight Just wish I could afford one

[Admiral Michael]

Originally posted by CyberSurfer
I must agree, the 7NNXP SE is a delight Just wish I could afford one

Me TOO!!!!!

[vfluckey]

thanks guys!

any opinion on these brands (MOBOs)

1) DFI

2) Aasus

3) Soyo (Dragon)

4) XFX

5) Mach Speed

[VisionIT]

Originally posted by vfluckey
thanks guys!

any opinion on these brands (MOBOs)

1) DFI

2) Aasus

3) Soyo (Dragon)

4) XFX

5) Mach Speed

DFI - Never heard of them, so they can't be any good
Asus (SP?) - Crap
Soyo - Crap
XFX - Again never heard of them
Mach Speed - Never heard of them

Stick to a well-known brand name, and you won't go wrong. Some people say Asus are pretty good, but they are wrong

Give the 7NNXP a try... you won't be sorry.

[vfluckey]

Stick to a well-known brand name, and you won't go wrong.

problem is, I dont know which ones are "well-known"

a few more, since I'm at it

FIC? (First somthin' somthin')

BioStar?

Give the 7NNXP a try... you won't be sorry

The price is the only killer w/ that one, but I might bite anyway.

[VisionIT]

Biostar are the cheapo end...

The 7NNXP may be relatively expensive when compared to other so-called "rival" manufacturers, but it's the heart of a good PC, so doesn't it make sense to spend the most money on it?

If you fit a cheap motherboard, and top-quality CPU/MEMORY/HARD DRIVES/GFX/SOUND... they are all only as good as the motherboard allows them to be.

Trust me, Gigabyte are well known for quality... and I litterally wouldn't put anything else in my system.

I can't stress enough just how important a good PSU & motherboard are to a reliable PC... it'll save to time and money in the long run!

The cheapest I can offer for the 7NNXP is £150 Inc VAT. But you need to spend at least £200 to get a good motherboard and PSU combination...

Hope this helps.

[DiGiTaIErRoR]

Epox is well-known for cheap -yet quality boards.

[iKwak]

Originally posted by DiGiTaIErRoR
Epox is well-known for cheap -yet quality boards.

Epox is a great mobo. No problem at all.

[VisionIT]

Originally posted by iKwak
Epox is a great mobo. No problem at all.

Hmm... still not keen

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