Help! Need a basic, but reliable motherboard...

onesNzeros

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Hi all,

As the title says, I'm RMAing the Gigabyte GA-K8N51PVMT-9 GeForce 6150 motherboard as it's been nothing but problems. What would be the best way to go for a replacement board?

The system is basically going to be used for web browsing and e-mail with light gaming or multimedia on occasion, so it does not need to be a powerhouse. I have an Athlon 64 3200+ socket 939 CPU already so a 939 board is needed. Stability is the priority here so I'm really looking for something that will just be reliable for this one.

Are the GeForce 6150's still good bet, or are there other, more polished products that would be better for a basic system? I'd like to keep this around the $85 mark if possible but if a little stretch will make a worthwhile difference, I would consider it.

Thanks in advance!
 

Jhhnn

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You probably just got a dud... it happens.

I've personally done well with Asus and MSI boards, so look over the selection and features in the nvidia and ati flavors, take your pick...
 

Vette73

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Yea it seems the gigabyte 6150 board has problems. But the MSI and asus seem to get decent reviews at the egg. Also check to see if zipzoomfly.com has any as well.