motherboard upgrade

Queeg · 01-01-2008, 12:38 AM

Hello all,

I am going to update my cpu. It's an old athlon xp 2700+, so therefore going to a newer processor will be a new chipset so I'll need a new mother board also. I have 2 gigs of corsair ddr2 and an agp 7800gs.

What I need is the best agp motherboard out there with the fastest possible processor ability. I know some will say agp is obsolete now, but I love my card

. Also, I don't really care about staying with amd, so intel chipsets will work too.

Garethman!!` · 01-01-2008, 12:45 AM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813138038

I recommend that motherboard, Socket AM2 with AGP.

Queeg · 01-01-2008, 12:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Garethman!!`

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813138038

I recommend that motherboard, Socket AM2 with AGP.

Is biostar a good manufacturer? I'm always sceptical because I've had some duds in the past.

Also, what's the fastest cpu that will fit this board? Sorry, I know nothing about cpu and motherboard Combining.

Raise109 · 01-01-2008, 12:59 AM

ASRock 4CoreDual-SATA2 -PT880 (Quad Core/Core 2 Duo) AGP8X/PCI-E Socket 775

Will allow you to use your AGP card and also has a PCI-E slot for a future upgrade of Graphics card. It also supports Core 2 Duo's and quad core if you like. Down side is that it only has a max of 2 gig of memory and its likely to be a jack of all trades solution hence its backwards compatibility, but supports quad core so its wont exactly be slow lol.

Queeg · 01-01-2008, 02:32 AM

I'd rather go for the cheaper board with no pci e because when I do build a new computer I'll be buiding it with entirely new components. The first recommended board ooks good to me with it's two ide slots.

Now, I'm pretty sure I'm going with the first recommendation
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813138038

What is the fastest processor I could run efficently on this motherboard?

Garethman!!` · 01-01-2008, 03:38 AM

Biostar are a good motherboard manufacturer.

Raise109 · 01-01-2008, 03:54 PM

Its your call, but considering core 2 duo's are similarly priced to the am2 variant and are noticeably more powerful and energy efficient. The saving of $20 doesn't make sense. If like you say you are going to do a build from new in the future you could drop a decent core 2 duo in or even quad and use it in your new build! Just my 2 cents i am no expert, go with what you think will serve you best.

good luck with the build!

ps both of the boards have 2 IDE slots.

Queeg · 01-02-2008, 04:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raise109

Its your call, but considering core 2 duo's are similarly priced to the am2 variant and are noticeably more powerful and energy efficient. The saving of $20 doesn't make sense. If like you say you are going to do a build from new in the future you could drop a decent core 2 duo in or even quad and use it in your new build! Just my 2 cents i am no expert, go with what you think will serve you best.

good luck with the build!

ps both of the boards have 2 IDE slots.

Yeah the 2 ide ports was a big factor. Now if I did choose this board, what is the intel equivalent to the am2 6400+ windsor? Also, what do I have to watch out for in terms of the motherboard bottlenecking the cpu?

2048Megabytes · 01-02-2008, 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Queeg

Yeah the 2 ide ports was a big factor. Now if I did choose this board, what is the intel equivalent to the am2 6400+ windsor? Also, what do I have to watch out for in terms of the motherboard bottlenecking the cpu?

You would have to get a different motherboard that is Socket LGA775 to use an Intel Intel Core 2 Duo processor. But I am curious also. Is the Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 Allendale (2.4 gigahertz) equivalent to the AMD 6400+ Windsor?

addy999 · 01-03-2008, 02:31 PM

well if u want an good motherboard then you should go for Asus motherboard with Amd 5400+ processor with 1 Gb ram and 250 Gb hard disk.....................

01-01-2008, 12:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
Queeg Bronze Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 37	motherboard upgrade Hello all, I am going to update my cpu. It's an old athlon xp 2700+, so therefore going to a newer processor will be a new chipset so I'll need a new mother board also. I have 2 gigs of corsair ddr2 and an agp 7800gs. What I need is the best agp motherboard out there with the fastest possible processor ability. I know some will say agp is obsolete now, but I love my card . Also, I don't really care about staying with amd, so intel chipsets will work too.

01-01-2008, 12:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
Garethman!!` Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: UK and USA Age: 18 Posts: 1,340	http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813138038 I recommend that motherboard, Socket AM2 with AGP. __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 / AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 1.70GHz RAM : 8GB DDR2 PC6400 / 2GB DDR2 PC5300 HDD : 750GB SATA Seagate Barracuda/ Hitachi 120GB 5400RPM SATA GPU : Radeon HD2900XT 512MB / Radeon Xpress 1150 128MB OS : Windows Vista Ultimate x64 / Windows Vista Basic PSU : Hiper 730W ATX / 80W Dell Laptop Power Brick

01-01-2008, 12:59 AM	#4 (permalink)
Raise109 Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: UK Age: 24 Posts: 95	ASRock 4CoreDual-SATA2 -PT880 (Quad Core/Core 2 Duo) AGP8X/PCI-E Socket 775 Will allow you to use your AGP card and also has a PCI-E slot for a future upgrade of Graphics card. It also supports Core 2 Duo's and quad core if you like. Down side is that it only has a max of 2 gig of memory and its likely to be a jack of all trades solution hence its backwards compatibility, but supports quad core so its wont exactly be slow lol. __________________ SYS ONE Q6600 G0 @3.4 GA-EP35-DS4 XFX 8800GTS XXX 4 x 1GB Crucial 8500 dominator XFI platinum x2 500GB Hitachi 750W Storm modular PSU Vista HP VM04= WinXP32/Fedora/Mandriva/Ubuntu

01-01-2008, 03:38 AM	#6 (permalink)
Garethman!!` Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: UK and USA Age: 18 Posts: 1,340	Biostar are a good motherboard manufacturer. __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 / AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 1.70GHz RAM : 8GB DDR2 PC6400 / 2GB DDR2 PC5300 HDD : 750GB SATA Seagate Barracuda/ Hitachi 120GB 5400RPM SATA GPU : Radeon HD2900XT 512MB / Radeon Xpress 1150 128MB OS : Windows Vista Ultimate x64 / Windows Vista Basic PSU : Hiper 730W ATX / 80W Dell Laptop Power Brick

01-01-2008, 03:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
Raise109 Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: UK Age: 24 Posts: 95	Its your call, but considering core 2 duo's are similarly priced to the am2 variant and are noticeably more powerful and energy efficient. The saving of $20 doesn't make sense. If like you say you are going to do a build from new in the future you could drop a decent core 2 duo in or even quad and use it in your new build! Just my 2 cents i am no expert, go with what you think will serve you best. good luck with the build! ps both of the boards have 2 IDE slots. __________________ SYS ONE Q6600 G0 @3.4 GA-EP35-DS4 XFX 8800GTS XXX 4 x 1GB Crucial 8500 dominator XFI platinum x2 500GB Hitachi 750W Storm modular PSU Vista HP VM04= WinXP32/Fedora/Mandriva/Ubuntu Last edited by Raise109; 01-01-2008 at 03:57 PM.

01-01-2008, 02:32 AM	#5 (permalink)
Queeg Bronze Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 37	I'd rather go for the cheaper board with no pci e because when I do build a new computer I'll be buiding it with entirely new components. The first recommended board ooks good to me with it's two ide slots. Now, I'm pretty sure I'm going with the first recommendation http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813138038 What is the fastest processor I could run efficently on this motherboard?

01-03-2008, 02:31 PM	#10 (permalink)
addy999 Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 84	well if u want an good motherboard then you should go for Asus motherboard with Amd 5400+ processor with 1 Gb ram and 250 Gb hard disk.....................

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