Is onboard video any good?

[snidy1]

Are there any good motherboards with onboard video? It's mainly for office apps and internet. Maybe some gaming. It can be AMD or Intell, I like them both.

 

[LifeStealer]

Nothing wrong with onboard, as long as you don't expect unreasonable things out of it.

Hes a list of some with onboard
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=1&srchFor=nforce2

 

[Rapsven]

Onboard sucks for gaming. You'll be able to run the original Half Life, and a bit of UT2k3.

 

[LifeStealer]

I can play WoW just fine on my backup pc w/onboard,

 

[Rip the Jacker]

If it's Geforce 4 MX or something then it's DECENT at best.

 

[ts3433]

The Biostar and other nForce2 IGP boards are often recommended for applications like that, and currently the onboard GeForce4 MX is the best integrated solution there is. Make sure you get two identical sticks of RAM, though. Dual channel operation actually helps a lot here because the extra bandwidth that the Athlon XP's frontside bus can't accomodate goes to the graphics.

 

[snidy1]

are there any disadvantages to micro atx? any compatability issues?

 

[snidy1]

are there any disadvantages to micro atx? any compatability issues?

 

[mechBgon]

microATX is fine. My suggestion is to resist the urge to succumb to cheapitus peripheralis if you're building office systems, they're going to have to last a while (right?). Quality-brand PSUs, quality-brand RAM. Otherwise get some HP d325's and wash your hands of it.

If I were doing an office rig today I would probably check out those Asus K8S-MX's with an A64 2800+ and one 512MB Crucial PC3200 module, a Seagate 80GB ATA/100 hard drive, a Lite-On CD-RW/DVD-ROM combo drive, and an Antec SLK3700AMB case with Antec SL350 power supply.

edit: actually, in this case I might use an SATA drive, now that I recall the board's only got one IDE channel.

 

[nick1985]

the biostar nforce2 board with onboard video is a great board. :thumbsup:

 

[JasonandBecky]

Aye the newer nforce boards actually have decent onboards video. As long as you dont expect to play FPS games with crazy resolutions. For older games and new non-fps games onboard works just fine.

 

[Zebo]

This board has the fastest on-board video bar none and it's not shared memory like others.

http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=13-128-244&depa=0

review here.

http://www.ocworkbench.com/200.../K8S760M/k8s760m-6.htm

 

[Tiamat]

All Newegg...

A64 2800+ Retail (129$)
Gigabyte GA-K8S760M (101$)
Mushkin 512MB PC3200 (66.55$)
Samsung SP0802N (56$)
Nec ND-3500A (63.99$)
Antec SLK 3700AMB (62$)
Total Cost of just above: $504.44 after FedEX saver

Accessories:
Microsoft Keyboard: 15.99$
Microsoft IntelliMouse Optical 1.1: 18.25$
Samsung 710N: 315.00$

FedEX Saver to Massachusetts (e.g.): (46.88$)
Total Cost period: $874.66


Edit: sorry forgot about speakers if you needed them.

 

[Carazariah]

Is the Foxconn board just as good or is the Gigabyte better?

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-186-019&depa=0

Thanks,
C

 

[Bonesdad]

Originally posted by: nick1985
the biostar nforce2 board with onboard video is a great board. :thumbsup:

 

[Tweakin]

I like the Asus P4P800VM...used it and it works like a champ, also have a MSI Micro using the Nvidia and GeForce video. Nice basic system with some varoommmmmm.

 

[nick1985]

nforce2 IGP with dual channel DDR offers quite capable onboard video. its about even with a geforce4MX, so it can handle light gaming.

 

[otispunkmeyer]

jus remeber to pack at least 512mb of ram in there if your gonna use onboard

 

[TStep]

ATI chipset based motherboards have some fair gaming capability as well as good 2D on newer platforms if that is a consideration. RS480 for 939 I believe and RS350 for P4.

 

[rbV5]

Originally posted by: TStep
ATI chipset based motherboards have some fair gaming capability as well as good 2D on newer platforms if that is a consideration. RS480 for 939 I believe and RS350 for P4.

Yep, if you're not overclocking MSI RS480M2-IL looks good for uATX.

I'm waiting for RS480 + ULi M1573 soutbridge in ATX for my next build, but that MSI board would make a sweet SFF rig. ATI's newer IGP also will work with another AGP or PCIe video card as well for multimonitor ect.

 

[bluemax]

RS480 with "free" sub-Radeon X300 (or X200) graphics.

Best. IGP. Ever.

Not amazing, but darned good for onboard!