Budget AMD Board

[Year-Zero]

Hi,i've been looking for a cheap AMD Motherboard for a cheap PC i'm planning on building,i don't need SLI or anything fancy,just need something that'll work,i was thinking on something like this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813186165

Is there a superior board in that price range?

 

[jbbrown]

This board looks pretty good for the price, though I don't know how cheap it would be once you add the CPU and memory.

 

[wwswimming]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128394

"GIGABYTE GA-MA785GM-US2H AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard"

it's good - uses DDR2 though.

 

[wwswimming]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128394

"GIGABYTE GA-MA785GM-US2H AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard"

it's good - uses DDR2 though.

 

[Year-Zero]

I heard that theres no point in going with a non-DDR3 board,but is there a new line of AMD CPU's that won't be compatible with a DDR2 board coming out anytime soon?

 

[jbbrown]

I don't know much about what AMD is coming out with in the near future. I guess it just depends on what you are willing to spend. Obviously, if you are wanting a DDR3 board, it's going to cost you a little bit more. Did you have a budget in mind for building the computer? Are you building it from scratch - do you need a case, power supply, video card, etc?

 

[Year-Zero]

Around 400-450 Tops,i ain't gonna play/run anything demanding,things i have are a monitor and a copy of Windows XP,everything else is new.

 

[jbbrown]

You will probably have to go with a DDR2 board. Here is an option:
Motherboard - $65
CPU - $102
Memory - $53 (this is for 2GB, if you want 4GB, it would be about $100)
That's about $220 right there, that leaves the rest for a case, power supply, hard drive, DVD/CD Drive, Video card, mouse/keyboard.

 

[tcsenter]

I would go with the slightly improved 785G over 780G, since they're essentially the same price within a few dollars.

 

[Year-Zero]

For The Motherboard,would this work? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130237

And any reason in paticular to go with that X2 550? Considering the price/performance vs X2 240: http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3663&p=8

 

[jbbrown]

For The Motherboard,would this work? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130237

Yes, that would work as well. I would look over the reviews since only 48% of the people gave it 5 eggs.

And any reason in paticular to go with that X2 550? Considering the price/performance vs X2 240: http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3663&p=8

There was no reason in particular, if you don't need the extra speed and want to keep the costs down even more, the X2 240 would be a good choice.

 

[jbbrown]

For your reference...an article describing the difference between Athlon II and Phenom II - http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/57208.aspx

 

[lopri]

Unless you have DDR2 sticks lying around, DDR3 is the way to go.

 

[Year-Zero]

Well,it seems like i can get a DDR3 Board + RAM for about the same price....

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...67&Tpk=TA785G3

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820148221

Would that work ok?

 

[jbbrown]

Good find - yes, those would work.

 

[Wogdog]

I am using the Foxcomm board that was originally posted. Running Phenom II 955BE. Had to upgrade bios, using as a stop gap until I get cash for a Xfire motherboard and some DDR3. I probably should of just saved for the new setup, but this works okay.