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On the 101 there is a blacklist.
It says to stay away and not to buy the following MOBO's.
AOpen----BIOSTAR----Intel----ASRock----ECS----PCChips
The 101 stated that these brands are made w/ cheap parts.
Are they really that bad..........................................

Now my original pick is Foxconn and if it passes this test, I'll stick with it.

PICK ONE FROM BELOW ?
They all have DDR2 800 Memory Standard.

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ECS $56
Model GeForce6100SM-M (1.0)
Onboard Video Chipset NVIDIA GeForce6100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135039
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BIOSTAR $46
Model K8M800 Micro AM2
Onboard Video Chipset S3 Graphics UniChrome Pro IGP
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138038
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Foxconn $51
Model MCP61VM2MA-RS2H
Onboard Video Chipset NVIDIA GeForce 6100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186105
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Is there anything better on Newegg under $60
This is my CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Brisbane 1.9GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819103036

Thanks
 
Your whole system is based on the motherboard. If you are willing to start with cheap parts you will wind up with.......:confused:

with my Gigabyte I have prolly a year at least before something major developes to get me to update,and I will be a good scout and be prepared. Think it over
 
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I would if I had the money.
My current computer sucks so bad, and I am satisfied with it.
So I'm sure my new build, (cheap dual core) will be great.
What do you think.
Will I notice a difference from my current 99 DELL P4, 1.7ghz
Towards my new dual core build
Let me know

Pick one of the ABOVE ......
 
Yeah if it really makes a difference I will spend $10 more and get that one.
Here let me post the specs and see what people think.
They both are Socket AM2 and have........
Memory Standard DDR2 800
Maximum Memory Supported 4GB
Dual Channel Supported Yes

-------------------PICK ONE-----------------------

MSI Model K9VGM-V $61

North Bridge VIA K8M890
South Bridge VIA VT8237 A

Memory Slots 2×240pin

Expansion Slots
PCI Express x16 1
PCI Express x1 1
PCI Slots 2

Storage Devices
PATA 2 x ATA100 up to 4 Devices
SATA 1.5 Gb/s 2
SATA RAID 0/1

Onboard Video Chipset VIA Chrome9
Audio Chipset Realtek ALC883
Audio Channels 8 Channels

LAN Chipset Realtek 8201CL PHY
Audio Ports 6 Ports
Onboard USB 4x USB 2.0


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Foxconn Model MCP61VM2MA-RS2H $51

FSB 1000MHz Hyper Transport (2000 MT/s)
North Bridge NVIDIA GeForce 6100
Number of Memory Slots 4×240pin

Expansion Slots
AGP Slots None
PCI Express x16 1x PCI Express x16 (signals at x1)
PCI Express x1 1
PCI Slots 2

Storage Devices
PATA 1 x ATA100 up to 2 Devices
SATA 3Gb/s 2
SATA RAID 0/1

Onboard Video Chipset NVIDIA GeForce 6100
Audio Chipset Realtek ALC861
Audio Channels 6 Channels

LAN Chipset Realtek PHY
Audio Ports 3 Ports
Onboard USB 2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 ports

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Which one is better ?
Is the MSI really worth spending $10 more ?
Thanks
 
How about this Foxconn ? But first pick one of the 2 up there.....
Is this one any good ?
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Foxconn Model A690GM2MA-8KRS2H $64

CPU Socket Type Socket AM2
CPU Type Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64
FSB 1000MHz Hyper Transport (2000 MT/s)
Chipsets
North Bridge AMD 690G
South Bridge ATI SB600

Number of Memory Slots 4×240pin
Memory Standard DDR2 800
Maximum Memory Supported 8GB
Dual Channel Supported Yes

Expansion Slots
AGP Slots None
PCI Express x16 1
PCI Express x1 1
PCI Slots 2
Storage Devices
PATA 1 x ATA100 up to 2 Devices
SATA 3Gb/s 4
SATA RAID 0/1/0+1

Onboard Video Chipset ATI Radeon Xpress 1250
Audio Chipset Realtek ALC883
Audio Channels 8 Channels
Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset Realtek 8110SC
Max LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps
Rear Panel Ports
PS/2 2
LPT 1
Video Ports D-Sub + DVI
USB 4 x USB 2.0
Audio Ports 6 Ports
Onboard USB
Onboard USB 6x USB 2.0
 
Depending on what setup you are running, fork out a little more and get a good solid board like Gigabyte, DFi or Asus or something!
 
Is this GIGABYTE better then the 3 MOBO's Listed above? If so why ?
Please don't tell be because of the name brand..
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128045


Brand GIGABYTE $60
Model GA-M61SME-S2
Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type Socket AM2
CPU Type Athlon 64 / Sempron


North Bridge NVIDIA GeForce 6100
South Bridge NVIDIA nForce 405

Number of Memory Slots 2×240pin
Memory Standard DDR2 800
Maximum Memory Supported 8GB
Dual Channel Supported Yes
Expansion Slots

AGP Slots None
PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x16(with PCI Express x8 mode)
PCI Express x1 1
PCI Slots 2

Storage Devices
PATA 1 x ATA100 up to 2 Devices
SATA 3Gb/s 2
SATA RAID 0/1/0+1

Onboard Video Chipset NVIDIA GeForce 6100
Audio Chipset Realtek ALC883
Audio Channels 8 Channels
Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset Realtek 8201 PHY
Max LAN Speed 10/100Mbps
Rear Panel Ports
PS/2 2
COM 1
LPT 1
Video Ports D-Sub
USB 4 x USB 2.0
Audio Ports 3 Ports
Onboard USB
Onboard USB 2 x USB 2.0 connectors support 4 ports
 
Can you pick just one MOBO of all the ones listed ?

Guys help.
If this GIGABYTE is better than all the MOBO's listed above, I will buy it.
I need to make my final decision on the MOBO already.



Is this GIGABYTE really better, & not because of the brand, but by features ?
 
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MSI and Gigabyte are both good companies for mother boards. If you can afford them go for one of those too. I have never personally dealt with gigabyte, but have heard good things. On the other hand I have used MSI with a few different mother boards and I can say from experience they are good.

When looking at the boards up close the MSI will let you use 4 PATA devices and 2 SATA at 1.5 and the gigabyte has 2 SATA at 3.0 but only 2 PATA devices. I don't know how many PATA vs SATA devices you are bringing from your old dell but you might want to keep that in mind.
 
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