help: Cheap mobo for Duron

[wjones]

Is there any cheap mobo (less than $100) for Duron 650Mhz w/ built-in sound (better built-in video)?

From the review here
The Chaintech CT-7AIV2 Socket-A KT133 microATX will just do it (built-in sound and video) but I can't find where to buy it. If you can find a place to buy, PLEASE post it here. Thanks!

Other than the Chaintech one, any other advises?

 

[Peter]

VIA's KM133 chipset isn't shipping yet, so I'd be surprised if Chaintech had shipping product using that ...

First out with an all-in-one for Duron/Athlon seems to be ECS/PC-Chips with their (SiS 730S) K7SSM aka M810LR board. Graphics, sound, LAN, AMR slot. They even bundle an AMR modem card with it.

Regards, Peter

 

[DaddyG]

Biostar has an inexpensive mobo, pretty sute that it does not have video but probably sound.

 

[wjones]

Peter, do you know the price and where can I find the M810LR?
I only found the M805LR for around $80

 

[Peter]

The ECS/PC-Chips identical twins K7SSM/M810LR have just been announced available at Comdex. That usually means about two weeks until you can buy them.

The 805LR aka K7VZM is readily available everywhere, yet doesn't have integrated graphics.

Regards, Peter

 

[voogru]

One thing...

You get what you pay for you goning to REGRET buying a Product from...PCCRAP

Trust me I tried the Cheap way and it I lost about $6000 in sales If I would have payed about $30-$50 more I would be better off now.

 

[wjones]

Not that I don't want a good mobo. My friend asked me to build a SIMPLE and BARGAIN system for him just to catch up the stock market.

 

[Peter]

voogru,

tell the whole story. You got ripped off by your dealer. Nothing wrong with the ONE (!) PC-Chips mainboard you used.

I've gone through dozens and dozens of their mainboards, all of them still running on friends', relatives' and co-worker's home and office desks. Erm, well, no, our apprentice toasted one during assembly

If you want end-user support and verbose manuals, buy ECS retail box - if you know your way around building a system, save a few bucks and buy the same board from PC-Chips OEM "naked" style.

Regards, Peter

 

[hans007]

there is a supposed to be a new gigabyte ga-7zrm or something. Same as the ga-7zm but with km133. Ga-7zm is one of the most stable boards out there, so i'd assume the ga-7zrm will be good too, probabyl will have a ga-7zrx for full atx too.