Motherboard suggestion...

shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
edited April 2004 in Hardware
I need a mobo with the following:

SATA headers (don't really need, but it would be nice)
decebt onboard sound
Socket A...preferably 200 FSB compatible, minimum 166
<100$

little to no o/c features req'd. I'm not partial to any specific brands, so suggest away

Comments

  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited April 2004
    NF7. IF the NF7-S is less then $100 go for that.
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    nf7 doesn't have sata headers.


    also, what's the verdict on the kt600 chipset...worth looking into for this motherboard?
  • SputnikSputnik Worcester, MA
    edited April 2004
    gotta agree with marc on this one, nf7-s all the way: http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=669073/search=nf7-s/ut=82d7e2d51bbd0777
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    ok....lower the max price to $75...any suggestions then?

    I've been looking at the MSI KT6V-LSR...user reviews are decent @ newegg.
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited April 2004
    shwaip wrote:
    ...I've been looking at the MSI KT6V-LSR...
    MSI have been the easiest and most stable boards I have used. I have put four of them into computers for family members without a hiccup. Not always the best overclockers, but since you mentioned "little to no o/c features req'd" I'd consider them as a reliable basic board.
  • rykoryko new york
    edited April 2004
    the albatron kx18d pro is cheap @ $62 from newegg, but it doesn't have any SATA ports. It's an nforce 2 board though.........
  • Omega65Omega65 Philadelphia, Pa
    edited April 2004
    shwaip wrote:
    I need a mobo with the following:

    SATA headers (don't really need, but it would be nice)
    decebt onboard sound
    Socket A...preferably 200 FSB compatible, minimum 166
    <100$

    little to no o/c features req'd. I'm not partial to any specific brands, so suggest away

    Epox 8RDA3+ $90 shipped @ Newegg

    :kneel:
  • dobunnsdobunns Belem, Para, Brasil
    edited April 2004
    Pay the little extra for a stable and very reliable board, sound is excelent and you will have the option to OC in the future if you change your mind. Abit NF7-S everytime :)
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited April 2004
    There is an OEM version of the NF7-S at Newegg for $77.
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    then I'd need to buy all the cables and other stuff...
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited April 2004
    Well I figured you had them with the SATA drive I thought you already had.:)
  • dobunnsdobunns Belem, Para, Brasil
    edited April 2004
    The retail NF7-S comes with a SATA cable and also a PATA to SATA drive converter so if you have 1 SATA drive and a PATA drive of the same capacity you could run them in a raid setup.
  • Straight_ManStraight_Man Geeky, in my own way Naples, FL Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    Yes, that particular board is quite stable overall, and Abit makes good hardware for the most part. The NF7-S is one of their best efforts. One of the things to note, is that buying a motherboard that has capabilities you cannot afford to fully use now, lets you upgrade the OTHER pieces later.

    Mainboard is a big part of system, and how you buy THAT will determine how long you keep it-- getting a very good mainboard (aka mobo, aka motherboard) is worth the money over not only the immediate time but over a longer time when you find you can upgrade parts and make system better and better without making major motherboard replacement spending decisions.

    Serious techs who want to become pros or who are pros learn that buying motherboard, case, and PSU for overcapacity now pays in long run for certain boards. The NF7-S is one such, so is the IC7-Max3 for the other brand of CPU. Curious thing, Abit makes BOTH boards, and both have dang good track records. :D

    Mainboards that are real good hold thier value surprisingly well also, more than CPUs or RAM. CPUs will drop in price over long term (then as they become rare they will actually increase in price from low price for a short time), just as RAM of same kind will drop for a while until it becomes so rare that prices trend upward again for a while, then plunge as almost no-one wants that RAM type anymore.

    John D.
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