Help in choosing MB for new system

[EagleKeeper]

I/we have 2 test drive cards from Ford (via HD) that total $150.

Am planning on building a system that will have a AMD 1600 or 1700 CPU (seems best bang for the buck - no OC being done)

I can get a MB/CPU/Fan combo for $94+ on pricewatch.

NewEgg has refurbs on MB that can save $20+.

Should I grab a NewEgg refurb or get a combo?

Memory I can get via HD with no problem.

Case, drives and other items already exist in my misc bin.

 

[Legendary]

I've heard the Newegg refurbs are generally decent but YMMV.

 

[LemonHead]

You may want to try posting this in the hardware forum.

 

[Ryan]

First, you're gonna have to work on choosing the right forum

 

[EagleKeeper]

Going into HW and MB forums also

 

[EagleKeeper]

Any other leads?

 

[bGIveNs33]

If you aren't OCing... I would get a K7S5A from newegg. That thing is solid as a rock and you can pick one up for ~35 bucks. It takes both DDR and SDRAM... not at the same time of course

 

[EagleKeeper]

Originally posted by: bGIveNs33
If you aren't OCing... I would get a K7S5A from newegg. That thing is solid as a rock and you can pick one up for ~35 bucks. It takes both DDR and SDRAM... not at the same time of course

NewEgg shows as $56 - was your price just a off the wall estimate?

 

[bGIveNs33]

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper

Originally posted by: bGIveNs33
If you aren't OCing... I would get a K7S5A from newegg. That thing is solid as a rock and you can pick one up for ~35 bucks. It takes both DDR and SDRAM... not at the same time of course

NewEgg shows as $56 - was your price just a off the wall estimate?

That price was from a HD newegg refurb not to long ago. Newegg refurbs are a bit hit or miss... but if its DOA.. they swap it out no problem. I've never had a problem with them, but I've heard others that have.

 

[rutchtkim]

Originally posted by: bGIveNs33
If you aren't OCing... I would get a K7S5A from newegg. That thing is solid as a rock and you can pick one up for ~35 bucks. It takes both DDR and SDRAM... not at the same time of course

Eagle, do some more research about this board before you think about buying it, trust me, you'll thank me later

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: rutchtkim

Originally posted by: bGIveNs33
If you aren't OCing... I would get a K7S5A from newegg. That thing is solid as a rock and you can pick one up for ~35 bucks. It takes both DDR and SDRAM... not at the same time of course

Eagle, do some more research about this board before you think about buying it, trust me, you'll thank me later

hiya tk !

yes GH forum ty

 

[EagleKeeper]

Originally posted by: rutchtkim

Originally posted by: bGIveNs33
If you aren't OCing... I would get a K7S5A from newegg. That thing is solid as a rock and you can pick one up for ~35 bucks. It takes both DDR and SDRAM... not at the same time of course

Eagle, do some more research about this board before you think about buying it, trust me, you'll thank me later

Based on your comment, I will thank you now and still research it if theory about your comment hold.

 

[T2T III]

If you're interested, I have the following:

- Shuttle AK31a (rev. 3.1) motherboard. Very, very stable, but supports up to XP2100 CPUs. Original box is not present.
- 2 IDE cables, 1 floppy cable.
- Add-on card with 2 additional USB ports
- AMD Athlon XP 1500+ retail-boxed CPU (heatsink, fan, sticker) - I still have the box and the heatsink/fan was never used. 2 years remains on the warranty.
- Volcano cooling fan/heatsink - this is the one I've been using.

Price: $100.00 + shipping.

PM me if you are interested.

 

[TallBill]

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