NForce2 IGP or K8M800?

[asintu]

lookin for cheap but decent igp...what do u guys think?

 

[Peter]

What for?

 

[asintu]

Originally posted by: Peter
What for?

no games
internet, audio video encoding,decoding, watching movies multimedia etc.

 

[Peter]

2D multimedia is something the K8M800 graphics engine is strong at - and for all the other stuff graphics speed doesn't matter, neither does the chipset itself. Given that the VIA chipset is a lot cheaper, I'd go for VIA here.

 

[cubby1223]

Well, the nForce2 is socket A, the K8M800 is socket 754. I've built many computers with both, and they both do 2D very well. Avoid SiS, their socket A stuff had terrible driver support, and I don't care to test out their socket 754 stuff anytime soon.

For building a new computer there's no reason not to get a socket 754 since the cheap Semprons were recently released, so I'd definately recommend the K8M800.