Decent mobo for a XP 2800+ Barton

[KaOTiK]

Hey guys, need some advice cause ive been out of the computer scene for a while now. My buddy is upgrading his computer and asked me to find out what he should get as far as a motherboard and RAM and even if he should get a different CPU. He ask me cause ill be putting it together but my knowledge for all the new stuff is around zip.

Anyways, he was planning on getting a AMD Athlon XP 2800+ "Barton", 333 FSB, 512K Cache CPU, should he be getting a different one and if so which one?
Which motherboard to get? He wont be doing any OC and it doesnt need onboard video/sound/nic (doesnt matter if it does though).
Thirdly, what RAM to get?

I really apprciate the help. I unforunatly do not have much time to research info like i did before so im at a lost now with all the new stuff (last time i was into PCs was when athlon 1.4s where the new thing to get if that helps ya any).

Thanks

Kao

 

[Corporate Thug]

since he is not ocing, a 2800+ will be better than the highly recommened 2500+

NF7-s is a great board

Corsair XMS, Kingston Hyper X, or mushkin are all good choices for ram

 

[HyperSonic934]

SOLTEK 75FRN2-L ain't bad either

 

[Bonesdad]

just about ANY of the NForce2 boards will do great. If he is budget minded, look at the Shuttle AN35N Ultra. The Abit NF7-S is good too. Really, you can't go wrong, just make sure it has the features he is interested in.

Check Buffalo Ram too...great RAM and great prices.

 

[pspada]

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