I need help finding an alternate mobo & vid card

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deadamc

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Hey guys,

I bought all of the following parts below, but I received an email saying that the motherboard/video card combo that I bought was out of stock!

I am looking for a similiar combo or seperate peices that will cost $400 or less. If you guys could help me find some good ones for this price range that will be compatible with my parts listed below, I would appreciate it.. Here is the one I was going to get...

eVGA GeForce 7800 GT 256MB PCIe Video Card w/ Free eVGA 133-K8-NF41 Motherboard (Total Price after shipping and tax - $398)
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?sku=E145-7810



Here are all the parts I have already ordered.. Thanks!


COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Computer Case - Retail $28.99 $16.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811145047

Superflower 550W TT-550SS (+3.3V@35A, +5V@50A, +12V@30A) $54.99 $10.00
http://www.directron.com/tt550ss1.html

Crucial Ballistix 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM System Memory - Retail $89.99 $4.81
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820148007

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1GHz FSB 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor - Retail $201.00 $0.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103603

Thermal Coolant $29.99 $4.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835106068

Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 250GB 3.5" Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM $86.00 $4.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148065

SONY 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Beige IDE Model DW-Q30A - OEM $36.99 $4.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16827131010
 
Thanks...

The graphics card looks good, but the motherboard doesnt cost $106 like you said... It costs $159, and that is a bit more over budget...

Also, I think I know the answer to this, but I want to ask it just to make sure... I noticed that the plugs on the graphics cards are what they call Dual DVI & Vivo, but how do you plug a regular monitor into this? Do the graphics cards come with a convertor plug or something?

One more thing, if any one else has some recommendations for my situation, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!

Regards,
Adam Murray
 
Thanks for getting that link for me...

It is a little above my price limit still because I have already gone over a little on the other parts. I like the graphics card for $309.. but I need to find a motherboard for a little bit cheaper. What do you guys think? Will the motherboard work good with all my parts if its a little cheaper? Let me know what you would suggest. Thanks!

-Adam
 
Nope, sorry, I cant find a cheaper motherboard that is any good.... Seriously, that mobo is very very cheap at the moment, you could always go back down to a 7800gt to save cash.
 
But for the extra $10 you get a card from XFX. Mmmmmm double life warranty.

And.......

Wooooooo 1000 posts! :D :P
 
Hey guys...

The XFX & Biostar are both out of stock right now...

I'm trying to find some good ones but I'm not having too much luck. Could you please see if you could find a good one that is in stock? Thanks!
 
pbdr said:
If your not planning to run dual video cards this MOBO: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131569
is pretty good. Similar to the SLI, but cheaper and without dual GPU capability; but with a 7900 you shouldn't have any problems..
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I was actually going to suggest that one myself. There are a few compromises as it's based around the NF4 chipset, but the price is right.

The A8N-E is another great choice - almost identical to the A8N-SLI, but without the SLI.
 
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