What kind of motherboard should I get?

[kite]

what kind of motherboard whould i get it needs to be able to do duron 500mhz to 1ghz and i will play some games on it and it needs to be atx and be able to do dvd and cd-r would you suggest anything please reply

[elroy]

I have an Epox 8KTA3 and am real happy with it. It is very stable and easy to set up too.
newegg.com has them for $90 + 10 shipping.

[HotRod9mm]

Kite...

I would have to agree with elroy. I purchased the EP-8KTA2 (http://www.epox.com/html/english/products/motherboard/ep-8kta2.htm) (NOT the "L") at Newegg (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=manufactory&catalog=22&manufactory=1318) for $80+$5 shipping, just for the ISA slot, for a friend. Everything set-up and runs smooth. http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

Hope this helps....

[VERT]

if you want something budget get on with the KM133 chipset, these come with savsge pro graphics and sound.

[linux_guru]

There are so many to choose from:

Abit, Asus, AOpen, Epox, Gigabyte, Soyo, Fic, etc. Any one of these will do the job.

[Hellmund]

Could you give a little more info kite?
Do you already have a case, video card etc.. What kind of pricerange do you want to spend?

[voogru]

Duron 500?

Are you sure this isnt an AMD k6-2/3 500?

As for a motherboard i recomend anything by Asus or Abit (I have an Asus A7V and very happy with it)

hope this helps.

-voogru

[kite]

sorry ummmm i want it to be under $150 (but i will pay more)and it needs to be able to run a 500 to 1ghz doron. I need it to have sound and video onboard but i want the sound and video to be good quility i need it to hold at leats 64mb of ram it has to be atx and i would like it to have 56k modem with it but i can get that later if that doesnt work out. Tell me if you need any more things to know. oh yea i got a 20.4gb
seagate 5400rpm hard drive if you need to know that. I probably want overclock it.

Kite

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[randy48]

An extremely good quality inexpensive mainboard with sound and video is the ECS K7VMA they go for $80-90 shipped, setup easy, use 8MB of your RAM for the video, but for the price, you can afford to add a 256MB stick of PC133 and still be within your budget!
Axion has them for $74 plus shipping

On Sale: $54.95 Product Code: MESI256PC133 Buy | Info
INFINEON:256MB PC133, 256MB PC-133, 7.5NS, CAS3, 168, GOLD CONTACTS, LIFETIME WARRANTY
http://www.axiontech.com/

Axion is a good company to deal with! As far as the mainboard, I've built over 30 machines with this board, never a problem, never a complaint!

[DanU]

"Integrated video & sound" and "good quality" are sadly often mutually exclusive. They're great if all you use are mostly business and internet applications with some light gaming. However, since you specifically stated that it's for game playing, go with a separate video and soundcard.

Integrated video usually steals some system RAM and also competes with the CPU for RAM access. Separate video card have their own RAM and don't put this burden on the system's memory. Plus it's easy to upgrade the video card at a later time.

Integrated sound is usually just an on-board audio codec. All of the sound processing is done by the CPU, causing an overall system slowdown. A separate soundcard, even a cheap one, does most of it's own sound processing, freeing up the CPU to do other tasks.

Since you'll be spending about $100 on the motherboard, that will leave you with about $50 for the video and sound. You can get a no-name Geforce2MX card for a little over $50. This will run circles around ANY integrated video solution.

Uh oh... there's no more left for your soundcard http://www.sysopt.com/forum/wink.gif! Well... beg, borrow, or steal for a few more bucks. I happen to like my Phillips Rhythmic Edge that I bought for $30.

[kite]

Thank you a bunch danu but i found out that i may be able to free up a little more money. I will use the computer for some gaming but mostly surfing the web and just maybe playing some games on the web. What do you think i should get now.

Kite

[DanU]

Since your needs aren't very demanding, then an integrated mobo should be fine.

Don't settle for 64MB. Ram is so cheap now that you should get at least 128MB.

[kite]

well could you change out some intergrated sound and video

[Hellmund]

Nah that integrated video is in there for good and you don't get an AGP slot, you could put a PCI Vidcard in later but it won't run as fast as it's AGP equivalent and they tend to be a bit more expensive too. I'm not sure whether you could disable the integrated sound and put another card in, although I used to use a ISA SoundBlaster 16 when I had an integrated board and to use that instead of the built-in thing. You could also pick up some cheap older soundcards at computer fairs as well, I got my mom a SB16 and it cost me $5(Australian) which is roughly $2.30 Us.

[Brangwen]

From Duron 500MHz to Thunderbird 1.5GHz and higher, get the Iwill KK266 Socket A board with excellent on-board audio. It will cost about $120.00 but will las a long time as it's very upgradable <u>and</u> a great overclocking board.

Brangwen http://www.sysopt.com/forum/wink.gif

[kite]

thank you but where would you get that motherboard Brangwen.

Kite

[Imperion1]

Try www.pricewatch.com (http://www.pricewatch.com) and do a search for the Iwill KK266.

[kite]

i just wanna say you guys are the best thanks alot all of you but still leave some comments

Kite

[kite]

what do you guys think of this http://www.micropro.com/main.cgi?COMP=COMPONENTS
i can get it for $107 and shipping is $5
tell me what you think

Kite

[Pollux]

Kite,
I can't find the motherboard you are talking about in that link. Could you be a little more clear? Also, about how much money are you working with total now? We could probably get you a motherboard, sound card, and video card for about $200 that would be a lot better than an all-in-one integrated motherboard for $150.
-Pollux

[NavyDood_ F/A18_Mech]

The Iwill KK266 seems to be the hot thing right now. http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=manufactory&catalog=22&manufactory=13 10 (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=manufactory&catalog=22&manufactory=1310)

$112 shipped

Jim

[This message has been edited by NavyDood_ F/A18_Mech (edited 06-08-2001).]

[kite]

Pollux First look under kk266 and I probably could beg for some more money and probably get $200 but that is tops that I can get

Thanks alot for all the help I am still looking for some comments

Kite

[Roy]

My only comment here is that the Motherboards Forum is a better place to look for input about these things.

[kite]

Roy, I did post there no one answered my questions and I got better response here.
(still looking for comments tell me what you think is best in your opinion for $200)

Kite

[socalgal]

kite, see my reply here (http://www.sysopt.com/forum/Forum5/HTML/006638.html)

Moved to the Motherboards forum.

[kite]

I still want some more comments.

Kite