Looking to upgrade old processor and m/b. Need to be less than $150.00

[Willoughbyva]

Hello I have an old xp2000+, but the motherboard died on me. I was looking around newegg and see that they have a 939 a64 3400 for about 50 dollars. I also need to get a cheap motherboard, so I am unsure about foxcon or something. I just need a basic computer, and anything I get will likely be better than the old system. The reason I am going with 939 is because I can use my old ram with it.

What do you guys think? The max I can spend is $150.00 total. I know it isn't much to work with, but I need a computer now and I don't have all that much money.


BTW I have a new Antec TruePower 430 watt p/s so I think I am good there.


Perry

 

[DaveSimmons]

Newegg.com has 38 socket-939 motherboards, most under $100.

The Foxconn nvidia 6150 motherboard might be a good choice since you can use the onboard nvidia 6150 video now, but also add a PCI-E card like a 7600GT later if you want to do some gaming.

Otherwise there are AGP, PCI-E, mATX and full-size most with user ratings. FYI, mATX boards can go into regular ATX cases.

 

[crossrode]

Any of the Nforce 4 boards will perform fine. I own the ASUS A8N32-SLI and the ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe 939 boards. Both are great, but a little over your budget. Here is an ASUS socket 939 NF4 board for 89.00:

Socket 939 NF4 Great Ratings

 

[wolfman11]

You'll be happy with that board, solid unit. Too bad the price has gone up, was in the low $70's not too long ago.

 

[Willoughbyva]

Thanks Dave. I was just making sure this is the best way to go. I was wondering about the older socket 754 or whatever it is. I think the board you listed will do great. Especially since it has on-board video.

Thanks,

Perry

 

[CurseTheSky]

AMD 939 would definately give you the best performance for the money at the moment, but it's sort of a dead end, unless you're planning on a complete rebuild in the future. If you want something to slowly upgrade over time, consider buying one of the (usually micro ATX) socket 775 Intel motherboards that supports both DDR and DDR2. You could stick a cheap Pentium or Celeron in it for now, and upgrade to Core 2 Duo, PCI-E, and DDR2 in the future as you can afford it.