amd 5000 be

[jeffyman1]

i want a budget board the uses ddr2 800 for light gaming and overclocking,I also just got a xfx 9600gt,any suggestions?

 

[Heidfirst]

abit AX78 is good & cheap.
pretty much guaranteed 3.1-3.2GHz on a 5000+BE with decent supporting components.
Only drawback is that the AMD SB600 isn't stunning.

 

[Sylvanas]

For the price of the Abit AX78 you can get this Biostar 790GX which features the SB750 and a better layout (140w Phenoms supported) and Bios.

 

[Heidfirst]

SB750 is an advantage, agreed but I would expect an AX78 to be cheaper (should be ~$75).
layout isn't really that different but the AX78 does have some nice touches (external clearCMOS switch, LED POST reporter) - all down to OP's needs & preferences as to which is better I guess.
AX78 supports 140W (Phenom 9950) CPUs as well.

 

[jeffyman1]

I have the biostar BIOSTAR GF8200 M2+ AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 8200 ,not sure if its good or my lack of knowledge here,running vista for the first time,many lockups here.

 

[Christobevii3]

Get an amd 790fx board if you can. I went from a 570sli which restricted overclocking abilities. That board wouldn't let me get higher than 2.8GHz because the northbridge was so god damn hot. The board after a year and a half died on me because of it too.

I bought a 790fx with a sb600 and it will get the processor upto 3.2GHz (lots of cooling) and probably would even higher but it isn't stable because of heat.