recommend a CHEAP AM2 motherboard for a brisbane 5000

[BlahBlahYouToo]

what's a good, cheap chipset/mb for this cpu?

want onboard sound, but no onboard video.
not overclocking.
DDR2.
Needs IDE and SATA.

 

[Heidfirst]

what's cheap?
How about http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813186147 ? $50 after rebate.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

Originally posted by: Heidfirst
what's cheap?
How about http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813186147 ? $50 after rebate.

that's pretty cheap.
how are foxconn's? no experience with them.
and how is the 770 chipset?

 

[BlueAcolyte]

Foxconn makes EVERYTHING. (Motherboards, fans, cases, power supplies, kerosene-powered cheese graters) AFAIK there are no issues with Foxconns. The 770 chipset is a mainstream version of the 790FX chipset. Nothing wrong with that either.

 

[Sylvanas]

Originally posted by: BlahBlahYouToo

Originally posted by: Heidfirst
what's cheap?
How about http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813186147 ? $50 after rebate.

that's pretty cheap.
how are foxconn's? no experience with them.
and how is the 770 chipset?

770 is the mainstream version of the 790FX- good chipset overall. As BlueAcolyte said, Foxconn make everyone's boards, so if you have ever had an Asus, Giga, MSI you name it, it was probably made by Foxconn 🙂 - they're great.

 

[NXIL]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...8106%2CN82E16813128327

It might be helpful for you to read through the user reviews--there is some wheat in there among the chaff--and see if any of the user comments apply to your situation or what you are looking for...

HTH

NXIL