Need a new AMD board, but can't seem to find the right one...

Damascus · 06-29-2009, 10:20 PM

I'm looking around for a motherboard for a gaming rig for a friend of mine, and I need to keep it cheap... He already has his mind set on a GTX 260 C216 for it, and wants to keep the price of the motherboard under $115... if possible.
I've been looking around zipzoomfly.com (my preferred site), and a little on newegg, and I can't seem to find what I'm looking for...
I've decided to go AMD, since they're CPU's are a tad cheaper, and this is going to be a budget gaming system, but all the ones that I've found that seem to be in the right price range all have onboard graphics!!!
I know I can disable the onboard VGA, but I prefer to buy a board without onboard graphics... anyone know of any boards for this???
The specs I need to meet are:
**Needs to support quad core AMD, or at least X3
**Needs to have PCI-E x16 2.0
**Needs to have SATA 3.0
**Preferably ATX form factor, rather than mATX

Anyone have any suggestions for a good board??? I'm not against Intel, I'd buy an Intel board if theres a great deal on one...
As stated, I've been out of the system-building business since 2006, and all this new tech is much different from back in the day of the single core S939 Athlon 64's....
Also, other things for this board - The main concern is SPEED. I want the fastest chipset available, also, need it to support DDR2, not DDR3. Overclocking is not important, as he won't be OC'ing any. Quality, stability, and speed are my main concerns.
Thanx a MILLION for any quick help on this matter!

Fatback · 06-29-2009, 10:31 PM

Here are a couple I found for you

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128387
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128392
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131381

lawson_jl · 06-30-2009, 04:07 AM

I have and highly recommend the following board. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...?Sku=A455-2863
It's about as cheap as a full featured board can get and still have a low price. I realize it may be a little sort on connections only 2 SATA and 1 IDE. It has 4 built in USB ports and 3 USB headers for a total of 10 USB ports. It supports AM3 chips with a BIOS update. I've had the system for abotu a month now and it's been great on Windows 7 with AMD Athlon X2 5000+ CPU and 4GBs of RAM.

From Tigerdirect.com "The Asus M2N68-AM SE2 motherboard features the NVIDIA Geforce7025/nForce 630a integrated chipset, which combine multiple graphics solutions and highlight NVIDIA PureVideo technology that deliver the outstanding graphics performance. It supports the latest AMD socket AM2+ processors including the latest Phenom X4 Quad-Core processor. Memory compatibility includes up to 4GB of Dual-Channel DDR2 memory at speeds of up to 1066MHz."

StrangleHold · 06-30-2009, 04:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Damascus

I'm looking around for a motherboard for a gaming rig for a friend of mine, and I need to keep it cheap... He already has his mind set on a GTX 260 C216 for it, and wants to keep the price of the motherboard under $115... if possible.
I've been looking around zipzoomfly.com (my preferred site), and a little on newegg, and I can't seem to find what I'm looking for...
I've decided to go AMD, since they're CPU's are a tad cheaper, and this is going to be a budget gaming system, but all the ones that I've found that seem to be in the right price range all have onboard graphics!!!
I know I can disable the onboard VGA, but I prefer to buy a board without onboard graphics... anyone know of any boards for this???
The specs I need to meet are:
**Needs to support quad core AMD, or at least X3
**Needs to have PCI-E x16 2.0
**Needs to have SATA 3.0
**Preferably ATX form factor, rather than mATX

Anyone have any suggestions for a good board??? I'm not against Intel, I'd buy an Intel board if theres a great deal on one...
As stated, I've been out of the system-building business since 2006, and all this new tech is much different from back in the day of the single core S939 Athlon 64's....
Also, other things for this board - The main concern is SPEED. I want the fastest chipset available, also, need it to support DDR2, not DDR3. Overclocking is not important, as he won't be OC'ing any. Quality, stability, and speed are my main concerns.
Thanx a MILLION for any quick help on this matter!

If you not planing on running SLI

AM3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128392

AM2+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128376
Alittle more
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131381

G25r8cer · 07-05-2009, 10:27 PM

Those are all ati based chipsets! Can you use an nvidia card on those boards?

Yanko693 · 07-05-2009, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by g25racer

Those are all ati based chipsets! Can you use an nvidia card on those boards?

yes just not crossfire. (i believe if you do a little homework you can find some of the hacked drivers to make it work though)

StrangleHold · 07-05-2009, 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by g25racer

Those are all ati based chipsets! Can you use an nvidia card on those boards?

Yes you can run a Nvidia card, but you cant SLI on them. To SLI you would need a Nvidia chipset board with a 750a/780a or 980a.

G25r8cer · 07-05-2009, 11:32 PM

^^ Gotcha I dont plan to sli in the near future but, I have been looking at that first gigabyte board for a while now.

ganzey · 07-07-2009, 05:22 AM

try thi one

ECS A780GM-A

StrangleHold · 07-07-2009, 05:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ganzey

try thi one

ECS A780GM-A

Thats a pretty cheap lowend board. Still has some old liquid filled caps. Two old chokes and only a three phase power setup.

06-29-2009, 10:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
Damascus Bronze Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Mountains of western NC Age: 27 Posts: 73	Need a new AMD board, but can't seem to find the right one... I'm looking around for a motherboard for a gaming rig for a friend of mine, and I need to keep it cheap... He already has his mind set on a GTX 260 C216 for it, and wants to keep the price of the motherboard under $115... if possible. I've been looking around zipzoomfly.com (my preferred site), and a little on newegg, and I can't seem to find what I'm looking for... I've decided to go AMD, since they're CPU's are a tad cheaper, and this is going to be a budget gaming system, but all the ones that I've found that seem to be in the right price range all have onboard graphics!!! I know I can disable the onboard VGA, but I prefer to buy a board without onboard graphics... anyone know of any boards for this??? The specs I need to meet are: Needs to support quad core AMD, or at least X3 Needs to have PCI-E x16 2.0 Needs to have SATA 3.0 Preferably ATX form factor, rather than mATX Anyone have any suggestions for a good board??? I'm not against Intel, I'd buy an Intel board if theres a great deal on one... As stated, I've been out of the system-building business since 2006, and all this new tech is much different from back in the day of the single core S939 Athlon 64's.... Also, other things for this board - The main concern is SPEED. I want the fastest chipset available, also, need it to support DDR2, not DDR3. Overclocking is not important, as he won't be OC'ing any. Quality, stability, and speed are my main concerns. Thanx a MILLION for any quick help on this matter! __________________ \|Phenom II X4 955 B.E. \|ASUS M4A78 Plus \|4GB Gskill Trident DDR2-1066 2x2GB \|XFX GTX260 c216 \|OCZ StealthXStream 700W \|Xclio Windtunnel case. "A government big enough to give you what you want, is strong enough to take what you have." -T. Jefferson

06-29-2009, 10:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
Fatback Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Kannapolis, NC Age: 18 Posts: 2,387	Here are a couple I found for you http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128387 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128392 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131381 __________________ Display: 40" Polaroid LCD TV Mobo: ASUS M4A78-EM CPU:AMD Phenom X3 8650 @2.6Ghz RAM: 4GB OCZ Blade Series @908Mhz GPU: XFX HD 4850 512MB PSU: 400w Corsair HDD: OS:250GB Seagate 7200.10/Storage:WD Caviar Blue 320GB OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit/Linux Ubuntu 32bit Fatback Definition

06-30-2009, 04:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
lawson_jl Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Illinois Age: 30 Posts: 579	I have and highly recommend the following board. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...?Sku=A455-2863 It's about as cheap as a full featured board can get and still have a low price. I realize it may be a little sort on connections only 2 SATA and 1 IDE. It has 4 built in USB ports and 3 USB headers for a total of 10 USB ports. It supports AM3 chips with a BIOS update. I've had the system for abotu a month now and it's been great on Windows 7 with AMD Athlon X2 5000+ CPU and 4GBs of RAM. From Tigerdirect.com "The Asus M2N68-AM SE2 motherboard features the NVIDIA Geforce7025/nForce 630a integrated chipset, which combine multiple graphics solutions and highlight NVIDIA PureVideo technology that deliver the outstanding graphics performance. It supports the latest AMD socket AM2+ processors including the latest Phenom X4 Quad-Core processor. Memory compatibility includes up to 4GB of Dual-Channel DDR2 memory at speeds of up to 1066MHz." __________________ Any answears I give are free and without warrently. I answear questions from the point of view of a working computer tech because that what I am. Last edited by lawson_jl; 06-30-2009 at 04:11 AM.

07-05-2009, 10:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
G25r8cer Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Zeeland, MI Posts: 4,633	Those are all ati based chipsets! Can you use an nvidia card on those boards? __________________ My Rig Antec 300 w/Scyth Kaze Master Asus M4A785TD-V EVO Phenom II 955BE w/ CoolerMaster V8 2 x 2gb Gskill DDR3 1600mhz Ultra X-Finity 600watt psu Samsung F3 500gb and F1 750gb XFX 8600gt XXX will be 5850 soon Logitech G25, Illuminated, and MX Revo Team Stats FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND F@H Team 44358

07-05-2009, 11:32 PM	#8 (permalink)
G25r8cer Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Zeeland, MI Posts: 4,633	^^ Gotcha I dont plan to sli in the near future but, I have been looking at that first gigabyte board for a while now. __________________ My Rig Antec 300 w/Scyth Kaze Master Asus M4A785TD-V EVO Phenom II 955BE w/ CoolerMaster V8 2 x 2gb Gskill DDR3 1600mhz Ultra X-Finity 600watt psu Samsung F3 500gb and F1 750gb XFX 8600gt XXX will be 5850 soon Logitech G25, Illuminated, and MX Revo Team Stats FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND F@H Team 44358

07-07-2009, 05:22 AM	#9 (permalink)
ganzey Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: belvidere, Illinois Age: 16 Posts: 584	try thi one ECS A780GM-A __________________ When I walk through the shadow of the valley of death I will fear no evil, cause I'm the biggest son of a b*tch in the Valley

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