Hey there, I'm trying to find a new mobo and CPU around the $250-$300 price range. I've been trying to find a good match on newegg for a while, but all I get is a headache from looking at all the cards and everything just to find out the one I've been looking at is only supported on one mobo. Can anyone help me find a match that actually works together and is about 2.6 ghz and up?
I would prefer a PCI Express slot in the mobo so I can upgrade my video card to something a bit higher down the road.
I'd appreciate any helpful suggestions and the like,
Thanks
Edit: I don't have the game yet so I can't post in the official EQ2 tech forum, but if anyone is super cool I wouldn't mind you copy+pasting this into a new thread over there to get a few more replies.... =)?
Edited, Tue Nov 30 22:55:47 2004 by Pillfiszill
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I recommend you check out www.pricewatch.com they usually have pretty decent deals on Mobo/CPU combos. Procewatch is a site where online computer companies such as Newegg.com advertise their deals. Just make sure you do a little bit of research on the company before you buy - they are pretty good about weeding out the companies that try to ***** customers over, but every now and again, one slips through. Good Luck!
PS - I personally recommend an Asus Mobo and P4 processor. ^_^
PS - I personally recommend an Asus Mobo and P4 processor. ^_^
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Well if you want PCI express, you dont have to checkout any AMD combos since its not supported yet on their CPU's.
ummWillPrince wrote:
Well if you want PCI express, you dont have to checkout any AMD combos since its not supported yet on their CPU's.
Not quite yet, but they should be coming within the month or so. There's at least the nForce 4 family (SLI, Ultra, and whatever they're calling the base version). The only hitch is that they only support the Athlon 64 with the latest socket. No PCI-E goodness for 32-bit Athlon processors or older, low-end A64s, so the budget would probably be busted on that side of the fence.
Scholar
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check out www.tigerdirect.com very good company and usually have some of the best prices around. If your willing to give up the PCI slot you might check out their barebones systems as well (for the price range your talking about).
Scholar
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I got this one recently-
http://www.mwave.com/mwave/Viewbag.hmx?scriteria=&UpDepts=BUNDLE.hmx&DName=Motherboard%20Bundles-%20By%20MB&Back=MBBUNDLE-GIGABYTE&Bname=GIGABYTE%20BUNDLES&cookie=
GB makes good motherboards, and gives a bit more for the money compared to MSI, also a good choice. No PCI express, but that isn't a big deal for boards bought now, since AGP will be around for a couple years at least, and there is no compelling reason to get PCIX over AGP at present. By the time there is, you will upgrade to a new board anyway.
Slap a gig of ram in there, and you too will zone faster than anyone you group with, like I do :).
My $.02
http://www.mwave.com/mwave/Viewbag.hmx?scriteria=&UpDepts=BUNDLE.hmx&DName=Motherboard%20Bundles-%20By%20MB&Back=MBBUNDLE-GIGABYTE&Bname=GIGABYTE%20BUNDLES&cookie=
GB makes good motherboards, and gives a bit more for the money compared to MSI, also a good choice. No PCI express, but that isn't a big deal for boards bought now, since AGP will be around for a couple years at least, and there is no compelling reason to get PCIX over AGP at present. By the time there is, you will upgrade to a new board anyway.
Slap a gig of ram in there, and you too will zone faster than anyone you group with, like I do :).
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I would prefer a PCI Express slot in the mobo so I can upgrade my video card to something a bit higher down the road.
If you buy a PCI-E mobo you'll have to upgrade your video card at the same time. There is no board that supports both AGP and PCI-E afaik.
Paegan wrote:
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I would prefer a PCI Express slot in the mobo so I can upgrade my video card to something a bit higher down the road.
If you buy a PCI-E mobo you'll have to upgrade your video card at the same time. There is no board that supports both AGP and PCI-E afaik.
There are a few out there, but performace takes a major hit with them. They usually start off with a so-so motherboard/chipset and tack on an AGP port using a bridge chip to run it off the PCI-E bus. Unfortunately, the AGP takes a performance hit as a result, making it not all that worthwhile. If you can swing it, save up a bit more and go all-out with PCI-E, replacing the mobo and the video card at the same time. Otherwise, hunt up an AGP-based mobo and stick with that. Better to go with one or the other than to try to mix the two and getting a setup that doesn't live up to either one.
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