Help picking an Athlon XP and Mobo!?!

[knucklebone04]

I am in the process of building a machine that will be used as a student computer for myself to run regular office products, but I also plan on doing some semi-heavy video editing.

I will not be playing any real graphic-heavy games, but my video editing will be a bit complex. I also might do a little overclocking, but nothing too extreme, as I am new at that.

I was looking at going with something around a 2500+, but am having second thoughts on whether or not it will be able to keep up. Not sure that I want to spend much over $100 for it though.

I am putting a gig of ram in there (planning on dual channel, but can be swayed), and am considering:

Abit AN7
Abit NF7M, NF7S, and NF7
Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe
Asus A7N8x
Gigabyte GA-72400 Pro 2 (or just pro)

Basically you can see the features I am interested in, and am looking for something around $100, give or take ten.

If you can reccomend a CPU, motherboard, or both, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT! HELP OUT A NEWB!

Thanks a million.

 

[mlt001]

For mobo I am using a Shuttle AN35 Ultra 400 (NF2) and I highly recommend it. It is cheap, stable and has fair overclocking capability.

For processor, the Mobile Barton 2400-2600+ is slight more expensive than regular Bartons but is more flexible for overclocking (FSB266/333/400) and, all else being equal, usually runs a bit cooler which reduces cooling needs. But you will not go wrong with either regular or mobile Bartons. If you look around the forums, overclocking to 3000+ is quite conservative for anyone.

Both items are well under $100.

 

[nick1985]

Originally posted by: mlt001
For mobo I am using a Shuttle AN35 Ultra 400 (NF2) and I highly recommend it. It is cheap, stable and has fair overclocking capability.

For processor, the Mobile Barton 2400-2600+ is slight more expensive than regular Bartons but is more flexible for overclocking (FSB266/333/400) and, all else being equal, usually runs a bit cooler which reduces cooling needs. But you will not go wrong with either regular or mobile Bartons. If you look around the forums, overclocking to 3000+ is quite conservative for anyone.

Both items are well under $100.

he said exactly what i was thinking.

 

[kponds]

While the Shuttle board is a great board, another alternative would be the Albatron KX18D Pro. My last three motherboards have been Albatron boards and you cannot beat the quality for the price in my opinion, Shuttle runs a very close second to Albatron in my opinion. The last price I saw from Newegg on the Alby board was $65 shipped and the board comes with a 3 year warranty - not that I have ever had to use it on any of the Alby boards I own.

I would also agree with getting the mobile CPU, especially if your going to overclock. Try to buy good quality high speed ram (PC3200 at least) and shoot for running the FSB at 200Mhz in dual channel mode. This will be very helpful in gaining performance in the video editing process.

 

[nick1985]

Originally posted by: kponds
While the Shuttle board is a great board, another alternative would be the Albatron KX18D Pro. My last three motherboards have been Albatron boards and you cannot beat the quality for the price in my opinion, Shuttle runs a very close second to Albatron in my opinion. The last price I saw from Newegg on the Alby board was $65 shipped and the board comes with a 3 year warranty - not that I have ever had to use it on any of the Alby boards I own.

I would also agree with getting the mobile CPU, especially if your going to overclock. Try to buy good quality high speed ram (PC3200 at least) and shoot for running the FSB at 200Mhz in dual channel mode. This will be very helpful in gaining performance in the video editing process.

your last 3 mobos have been albatron, but your sig says you have an eopx.

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: nick1985

Originally posted by: kponds
While the Shuttle board is a great board, another alternative would be the Albatron KX18D Pro. My last three motherboards have been Albatron boards and you cannot beat the quality for the price in my opinion, Shuttle runs a very close second to Albatron in my opinion. The last price I saw from Newegg on the Alby board was $65 shipped and the board comes with a 3 year warranty - not that I have ever had to use it on any of the Alby boards I own.

I would also agree with getting the mobile CPU, especially if your going to overclock. Try to buy good quality high speed ram (PC3200 at least) and shoot for running the FSB at 200Mhz in dual channel mode. This will be very helpful in gaining performance in the video editing process.

your last 3 mobos have been albatron, but your sig says you have an eopx.

Ooops!

 

[AWhackWhiteBoy]

i haven't heard anything bad about the DFI's or Abits, and Shuttle has always been a good choice.

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: nick1985

Originally posted by: kponds
While the Shuttle board is a great board, another alternative would be the Albatron KX18D Pro. My last three motherboards have been Albatron boards and you cannot beat the quality for the price in my opinion, Shuttle runs a very close second to Albatron in my opinion. The last price I saw from Newegg on the Alby board was $65 shipped and the board comes with a 3 year warranty - not that I have ever had to use it on any of the Alby boards I own.

I would also agree with getting the mobile CPU, especially if your going to overclock. Try to buy good quality high speed ram (PC3200 at least) and shoot for running the FSB at 200Mhz in dual channel mode. This will be very helpful in gaining performance in the video editing process.

your last 3 mobos have been albatron, but your sig says you have an eopx.

No, it says he has an Epox

 

[myocardia]

ROFLMAO

 

[Shimmishim]

the dfi infinity is another good choice as well!

 

[Soulkeeper]

you can't go wrong with abit

the nf7-s v2.0 and their newer nf2 board are great

 

[BlindBartimaeus]

For the cheap setup go with either of the Albatron or the Shuttle...both good boards. Just ordered the KX 18pro just cause it was so cheap but it went up 12 bucks overnight. Either one would be good.

The CPU is a little more difficult. I say go with the 2400 mobile at Newegg and get the Artic cooling HSF that is really quiet and cools up to 3400's for 20 bucks. I have it with a regular barton running 2.4 gig and it handles it...little hot 53 C under extreme load with a hot video card...but still manageable. I would prolly run about 2.3gig at 1.6ish volts and put the fan on a quiet setting and see how it shakes out.

That would be a pretty kick butt cheap system...oh wait that is what I am building for my kid right now...cool

 

[Unrealdude]

A good choice would be to go for for a AMD 2800+ fitting in ur budget. But beware that a 32bit CPU's won't last for more than one and a half years as by that time, 64 bit apps wud have settled by then and they will not run on the older 32 bit CPU's.
A gud 64 bit CPU option is the AMD Athlon 64 2800 for around 170$ at newegg.com.

For 64 bit one these are gud options:
gigabyte- GA-K8VT800M
msi-K8T Neo FISR for 93$

for 32bit one the following are good options:
MSI-62$
MSI KT4AV-L VIA KT400A Chipset 333MHz FSB Socket A 3DDR MB w/Sound/Lan/8XAGP/USB2.0 - Retail Box
-Socket A AMD Athlon XP/Duron/600MHz-3000+MHz DDR266/333/400 upto 3GB 8X AGP/Onboard Audio/LAN/USB2.0

MSI K7N2GM-L nVIDIA nForce2 3-PCI/1-CNR GF4 w/TV-Out Audio LAN COmplete kit
Supports AMD Athlon XP 3000+ Athlon and Duron Processor DDR 400/333 memory with DualDDR channel 5.1 Channel Codec for 79$

ASUS-63$
A7V8X-MX SE VIA KM400/VT8235 CE, 333FSB, DDR RAM, 1AGP8X, 3PCI,VGA,,6USB2.0, microATX, A7V8XMX
A7V8X-MX Socket A AMD Athlon XP / Thoroughbred Barton Core 333Mhz FSB 2x DIMM On Board Audio VGA LAN

Abit-63$
ABIT KD7A Socket A KT400A 333MHz~FSB DDR400 8X AGP With LAN Retail
SOCKET A SUPPORTS ATHLON/ATHLON XP/DURON FSB 200/266/333

ABIT NF7 AMD ATHLON XP DDR 400MHZ PC3200 ATA133 ATX SOCKET A mboard
WITH AGP 8X USB 2.0 AND 6 CHANNEL AUDIO

Giagabyte-63$
Gigabyte GA-7S748-L Socket A SIS748 DDR400 AGP 8X mboard MFN GA-7S748L
CPU: SOCKET A FOR ATHLON XP/ATHLON/DURON; FSB 400/333/266/200MHZ CHIPSET: SIS748/963L MEMORY: 3 DIMM

to kwnow more details and prices go to pricewatch.com.

 

[mboy]

Originally posted by: Unrealdude
A good choice would be to go for for a AMD 2800+ fitting in ur budget. But beware that a 32bit CPU's won't last for more than one and a half years as by that time, 64 bit apps wud have settled by then and they will not run on the older 32 bit CPU's.
A gud 64 bit CPU option is the AMD Athlon 64 2800 for around 170$ at newegg.com.

For 64 bit one these are gud options:
gigabyte- GA-K8VT800M
msi-K8T Neo FISR for 93$

for 32bit one the following are good options:
MSI-62$
MSI KT4AV-L VIA KT400A Chipset 333MHz FSB Socket A 3DDR MB w/Sound/Lan/8XAGP/USB2.0 - Retail Box
-Socket A AMD Athlon XP/Duron/600MHz-3000+MHz DDR266/333/400 upto 3GB 8X AGP/Onboard Audio/LAN/USB2.0

MSI K7N2GM-L nVIDIA nForce2 3-PCI/1-CNR GF4 w/TV-Out Audio LAN COmplete kit
Supports AMD Athlon XP 3000+ Athlon and Duron Processor DDR 400/333 memory with DualDDR channel 5.1 Channel Codec for 79$

ASUS-63$
A7V8X-MX SE VIA KM400/VT8235 CE, 333FSB, DDR RAM, 1AGP8X, 3PCI,VGA,,6USB2.0, microATX, A7V8XMX
A7V8X-MX Socket A AMD Athlon XP / Thoroughbred Barton Core 333Mhz FSB 2x DIMM On Board Audio VGA LAN

Abit-63$
ABIT KD7A Socket A KT400A 333MHz~FSB DDR400 8X AGP With LAN Retail
SOCKET A SUPPORTS ATHLON/ATHLON XP/DURON FSB 200/266/333

ABIT NF7 AMD ATHLON XP DDR 400MHZ PC3200 ATA133 ATX SOCKET A mboard
WITH AGP 8X USB 2.0 AND 6 CHANNEL AUDIO

Giagabyte-63$
Gigabyte GA-7S748-L Socket A SIS748 DDR400 AGP 8X mboard MFN GA-7S748L
CPU: SOCKET A FOR ATHLON XP/ATHLON/DURON; FSB 400/333/266/200MHZ CHIPSET: SIS748/963L MEMORY: 3 DIMM

to kwnow more details and prices go to pricewatch.com.

Your crazy. 32bit only lasting 1.5 more years?
Windows XP 64 bit won't even been out and stable in a years time, so what makes u think all apps will be converted to 64bit and NOT be backwards compatible in 1.5 years. ESPECIALLY since Intel doesn't even have a mass produced 64bit dekstop chip yet.
Granted, my next upgrade (running a 2100XP @ 2.3ghz-211fsb on an Epox 8rda+ now) will most likely be to 64 bit, but not until PCI express, BTX and the next version or 2 of SATA are out (and VERY affordable). That won't even be for another 1.5 years.
32it computing has at least 5 years left in it.