Help choosing a new motherboard

[linkinparkks]

A few months ago my fx 5200 graphic card fried due to a faulty fan. Then a little later my mobo just stopped working, unlucky for me both were over the warrenty date.

So now all i have left is:

-Intel P4 2.4(socket 478)
-Geforce 7600 GT

So can anyone recommend me some good mainboards, or should i just get a new processor, if so which processor do u recommend and what board should i get to go with it(i don't mind if its amd or intel).

Also I only have $200 left to spend.

Thx for everyone's help in advance

[DMB2000uk]

Now would have been a nice time for you to upgrade, but due to your budget, it looks like you'll have to stick with a skt 478 mobo, because AM2 or 775 will require DDR2, unless someone can get you a DDR1 AMD setup for under that much.

Dan

[DMB2000uk]

or maybe try a deal like this:

Newegg

though i cant vouch for 'good' amd mobos as i dont know too much bout them.

Dan

[kenc51]

or maybe try a deal like this:

Newegg

though i cant vouch for 'good' amd mobos as i dont know too much bout them.

Dan

That's a great find Dan!
The Asus board would be a better choice......but neither will overclock

linkinparkks --> If you want to keep that P4 chip I would sugggest trying to get a second hand board with the Intel 865 or 875 Chipset. I done a quick search and can't find any for retail. IF you could find one you could overclock that P4 to ~3.4HGz --> But that AMD setup Dan linked to would still be a better choice IMO
Also you would still have cash left from your $200 budget.........use that to add more Ram!!!!

[linkinparkks]

wow, cool deal , but are the mainboards that are offered good, don't really have good experiences with free stuff..

maybe i'm just a pestimist..

hehe, just want a rig that plays most of the games on medium,

umm.... what would you do if you were my situation, just want to know ur opinion

[linkinparkks]

The board that broke was an Asus P4s800, and my graphic card was a fx 5200 agp version, after these two components broke i took out the cpu, hdd, and disk drives. I just left them around as spares, but this week my bro wanted me to build him a gaming rig which is able to play most games on medium, so i went out a bought a Geforce 7600 GT.

I think i'll buying a new box anyway so i not so worried about the power supply.

At the moment these are the components i already have:

- Geforce 7600 GT <---PCI-e
- P4 2.4 (socket 478)
- Samsung DVD/RW
- Seagate 250GB

I would like the new rig to have at least:

- a ddr2 ram (since he's using it for games)
- a mobo which would allow me to overclock and also one which would support pci-e for my Geforce 7600GT

My alocated budget is now $ 300, this is only for the cpu and the mobo.

I think i would like to trade in my cpu and get a Intel Core 2 Duo E6300

so now i would have about $120 for a mobo, know of any good ones for around that price.( its ok if its a bit over budget)

[linkinparkks]

someone recommended me the Gigabyte GA-965P-S3
know of any other boards which would work with a C2D cpu and would overclock well on a budget.

thx

sorry for asking so much

[Cypher]

If you're on a budget, you could always upgrade to a Pentium D.

You should be able to pick up a Processor and Board for roughly about $250.00. The Pentium D's are Dual-Core and 64bit, so not a bad price at all for them.

Or, you can go with the Core 2 Duo's. A 1.83Ghz C2D on NewEgg is $183, and you should be able to pick up a nice board for ~100.

That GigaByte Board doesn't look bad to me.

[linkinparkks]

thx

[dicecca112]

S3 is really your only choice for C2D for 120ish dollars. Next closest is the Abit AB9 for 130ish http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813127005.

But let me sell you on the C2D. I went from a 930 (Pentium D) to an E6400 and there was a noticeable at stock from the 930. It flew in everything I threw at it, ran worlds cooler, and overclocked like a beast. If the ambients weren't upwards of 85F all the time in this dorm room, I would have this clocked to at least 3.6 Of course I'm on water, but that's beside the point.

[linkinparkks]

hehe, yeah i know, remember u help me build my C2d rig a few weeks back, it rocks!!

But too bad this time this rig is for my bro and he's on a budget.
But i'll still try to get a C2d.

thx