Picking a motherboard

[cooldude3552000]

Hi, last year I was going to build a PC and had all the stuff picked out but at the last minute I bailed on that and bought a dirt bike (never regretted that decision, the dirt bike's so much fun )

Anyway. I am building one now

I plan to use this processor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819103533 but need help picking a mother board. I would like to use 1gb of ram. As I remember from last years research, the on-board sound is sufficient. Although I would like to use a graphics card(I think I need an AEG slot for that). I would like it to be under $120(USD). I will be using the PC for homework, surfing the web, streaming videos and downloading music for my ipod. Also probably some light video editing and maby occasionally a game, but I am not really into PC games.

Thanks,
Colin

 

[Elite]

Hmmm....

Have a look at this site: http://www.giga-byte.com/Motherboard/Products/Products_Socket+939.htm

 

[cooldude3552000]

thanks for the reply, but I would really like to buy all my stuff through new egg. Anybody else have any suggestions?

 

[Rick G]

Try this, not high powered but more than adequate for your purposes.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813127215
Also pay attention to the video card slot. There is no AEG unless you meant AGP.
This board has the newer standard PCI-E which means a slightly cheaper vid crd compared to AGP.

 

[cooldude3552000]

sorry I meant AGP. That one seems OK but got some less that impressive reviews and I think I can afford a little better, or do you think that's plenty good enough for my use? Also it uses DDR ram and someone told me that was no good, is that true or was I misinformed?

Is PCI-express better than AGP for video cards?

 

[Rick G]

DDR ram is pretty much the current standard with DDR2 coming up. Nothing whatsoever wrong with DDR.
Yes PCI-E is a better choice because of price, performance and future upgrades.
Check this mobo, Praetor and others recommend it as one of the best for the money.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813130484

 

[Praetor]

sorry I meant AGP. That one seems OK but got some less that impressive reviews and I think I can afford a little better, or do you think that's plenty good enough for my use? Also it uses DDR ram and someone told me that was no good, is that true or was I misinformed?

How much exactly can u afford?

Is PCI-express better than AGP for video cards?

Theoretically? Yes (twice the bandwidth). Realistically? No (since AGP8X bandiwdth is barely realized the extra bandwidth PCIE doesnt really matter all that much). Practically? Yes (agp is on its way out; well at least for the high end market)

Yes PCI-E is a better choice because of price, performance and future upgrades.

Wel price only matters if you're dealing with NativePCIE cards ... take a natively AGP card and sell the PCIE edition of it ... it'll cost more.