939 mobo

jopache1 · 06-06-2005, 01:13 AM

i need help in choosing a new motherboard... i want to try and keep it below $120 i need AGP as i do not want to go out and buy another video card. i wil be buying a athlon 64 3000 w/ the venice core and plan on overclocking it(probly to about 2.0ghz)

there are many motherboards out there to choose from and i am kind of confused.... what will be the difference between a 90 dollar mobo and a 130 dollar mobo.. is it worth it to spend the extra money, any reccomendations?

-it has to be friendly to overclocking
-it has to have AGP.. i already have a video card i want to use and im not that big of a gamer anyways
-decent onboard sound(i want to do some tv tuner capturing i was reading one mobo review and it said the onboard sound was bad for capturing tv cant remember which though.. i do-nt know maybe they are all that way)

**Praetor** · 06-06-2005, 01:32 AM

MSI K8N Neo2 (platinum) ... about $90-$100 so you cant really go wrong

jopache1 · 06-06-2005, 02:01 AM

the platinums are going for 130+
how about this one...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130469

i have one bad experience w/ an MSI board, but i guess id be willing to give it a second try.

MSI K8T NEO 2-f (same as above link) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130469

GIGABYTE GA-K8NSC-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128286

SOLTEK SL-K8TPro
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813180064

ABIT AV8
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813127181

EPoX EP-9NDA3+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813123222

ASUS A8V DELUXE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131510

which one would you choose out of all of these? i noticed most of the above use VIA chipset. is it worth the extra money to get something w/ nforce3?

elmarcorulz · 06-06-2005, 02:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jopache1

which one would you choose out of all of these? i noticed most of the above use VIA chipset. is it worth the extra money to get something w/ nforce3?

yes it is worth it

**The_Other_One** · 06-06-2005, 02:36 AM

Aw geeze...you just had to keep AGP, didn't you -.-

I was going to suggest the AN8, but then I saw that...

jopache1 · 06-06-2005, 04:38 AM

yeah im running low on money and cant sacrifice teh video card... thats why the ones i posted are all entr level mobos... out of those which one would you choose.

**Praetor** · 06-06-2005, 05:54 AM

The ASUS board there. Crappy chipsets but its the best implementation out of the bunch. Next best is prolly the Abit one. After that you should prolly reevaluate your platform choice

**Archangel** · 06-06-2005, 07:03 PM

Board Elitegroup Nforce 4-A939 this ne mayb?

**Praetor** · 06-08-2005, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Board Elitegroup Nforce 4-A939 this ne mayb?

Not a chance.

06-06-2005, 01:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
jopache1 Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kentucky Age: 22 Posts: 26	939 mobo i need help in choosing a new motherboard... i want to try and keep it below $120 i need AGP as i do not want to go out and buy another video card. i wil be buying a athlon 64 3000 w/ the venice core and plan on overclocking it(probly to about 2.0ghz) there are many motherboards out there to choose from and i am kind of confused.... what will be the difference between a 90 dollar mobo and a 130 dollar mobo.. is it worth it to spend the extra money, any reccomendations? -it has to be friendly to overclocking -it has to have AGP.. i already have a video card i want to use and im not that big of a gamer anyways -decent onboard sound(i want to do some tv tuner capturing i was reading one mobo review and it said the onboard sound was bad for capturing tv cant remember which though.. i do-nt know maybe they are all that way)

06-06-2005, 01:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
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06-06-2005, 05:54 AM	#7 (permalink)
Praetor Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 19,954	The ASUS board there. Crappy chipsets but its the best implementation out of the bunch. Next best is prolly the Abit one. After that you should prolly reevaluate your platform choice __________________ ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, Q6600@3.7 / ASUS P5ND, E6400@3.8 4GB OCz Platinum XTC 8500 / 4GB CorsairXMS2 6400 5x500GB Seagate 7200.10 / 2x500 Seagate 7200.10 OCz 8800GTX 768MB @ 630/800 / 2x Galaxy 8800GT SLI

06-06-2005, 07:03 PM	#8 (permalink)
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06-06-2005, 02:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
jopache1 Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kentucky Age: 22 Posts: 26	the platinums are going for 130+ how about this one... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130469 i have one bad experience w/ an MSI board, but i guess id be willing to give it a second try. MSI K8T NEO 2-f (same as above link) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130469 GIGABYTE GA-K8NSC- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128286 SOLTEK SL-K8TPro http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813180064 ABIT AV8 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813127181 EPoX EP-9NDA3+ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813123222 ASUS A8V DELUXE http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131510 which one would you choose out of all of these? i noticed most of the above use VIA chipset. is it worth the extra money to get something w/ nforce3?

06-06-2005, 04:38 AM	#6 (permalink)
jopache1 Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kentucky Age: 22 Posts: 26	yeah im running low on money and cant sacrifice teh video card... thats why the ones i posted are all entr level mobos... out of those which one would you choose.

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