Re: What is the best ASUS MB to upgrade to




wannabetech@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
I want an Athlon 64 CPU but don't know which MB to get. I don't want
to spend a lot of money ( not over $150) for the motherboard. It
would be nice if there is a slot for either a AGP or PCI-E video card.
We won't be doing any Raid so I'd like IDE on the MB.

Other than the above I really don't care.

Also which AMD cpu is the best. Our budget is around $300 to $350.
All I need is CPU, Memory, P.S., & MB. A video card if there isn't
one onboard.

Thanks

The only board i know of that has AGP and PCI-E on the same board is an
asrock http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2524
Its relativley cheap and has both ide and sata, you cant really get a
64 bit system without sata.

As for the cpu seeing you only want to spend 300, i'd suggest a 3000+
amd 64 bit 939 as its the cheapest.

.



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