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plecofish

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I know I will build an AM2 system. Do you have any suggestions for AM2 motherboards? I am looking to spend $75-90.
 
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myocardia

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If you aren't wanting to overclock, any AM2 board will be fine. Just get one with the features you want.
 
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Bobthelost

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NOT a DFI imo, if you're not an overclocker i wouldn't touch them with a barge pole. Good boards but tend to be picky (although this is based upon the 939 boards may be wrong on AM2 i suppose) and rather unpredictable. If you're overclocking then the advantages are worth the risk, if not then why risk it at all?
 
myocardia

myocardia

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DFI's are the best motherboards made, as long as you're willing to spend the time they require being setup to be stable. I personally wouldn't buy one, if I were planning on not overclocking, though.
 
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corsa

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I will use for multimedia and experimenting. If I do OC, then it will be slight.
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Slight OC huh, yeah then u hear...why wont mine run @2800Mhz :confused:
...so what board would u suggest Bob? ....I dont think I would recommend Asus M2E judging from the issues people are having on this forum, the DFI board seems to be getting very good reviews.
 
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Bobthelost

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MSI k9n platinum is one of the main competitors to the M2N E, but i'd just get a decent mATX board instead if the main use is going to be mulitmedia (hell i did). I get the feeling this is another build that would benifit from scrapping and starting from scratch myself.
 
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Boyo

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The Asus M2N-SLI is a great mobo with suberb reviews. I always trust an Asus mobo, and you can easily OC it.
 
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Everybody thinks the Asus Crosshair gives alot a problems..... I have had it for a month and it rocks

Sean
 
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plecofish

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Look, I've made a decision. MSI K9N Platinum. Looks like the best board for me.
My new rig:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Windsor 2.0GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Dual Core Processor - Retail 153.99
MSI K9N Platinum 104.00
Geforce 6600 51.99
G.SKILL 512MB DDR2-800 64.99
Thermaltake PSU 39.99
Hitachi 80GB SATA Hard Drive 42.99
Windows 89.99
DVD burner 28.99
fan 2.49
FDD 5.00
 
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Bobthelost

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Bad build.

1GB and 667 or 533 minimum RAM, single core CPU, cheaper motherboard FSP PSU. If it's for gaming then you need more GPU, if it's not for gaming then get IGP.
 
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AM2 is also a dual channel DDR2 platinum, meaning it needs two DDR2 sticks to operate at max speed. You'll have to stick in two DDR2-800 sticks to acheive peak performance. DDR2-667 and 533 will work, but you will take a noticeable performance hit in a lot of apps.

But, if you're going to stay with the GF6600, you might as well save some more money and go with the 667 or 533 RAM. X1900XT 256Megs are around 250 USD. Nvidia flavors can be found for less, a 7600GS is around 90USD and a 7600GT is around 140 USD. Any of those cards will outperform the 6600, with the X1900XT obviously giving the greatest amount of headroom.

Just a heads up, I have the MSI K9N SLI Platinum board. MSI puts a tiny little heatsink on the northbridge, which gets very hot in a very short amount of time.

It hasn't effected my stability at all, but its something to be aware of.

It would help to know what you're going to use the system for.
 
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BIOSTAR TFORCE 550 Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 550 MCP ATX AMD Motherboard

if you use alot of pci, and dont plan on using sli, costs 80$
 
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