THIS OR THAT ??

[logicmaster2003]

hello guys.. I need your opinion..

1 of my 3 PC, which is what I'm running linux, is a bare-naked motherboard ( no PC case ) ... is dying.

so I want to get a new motherboard-with-cpu combo, and migrate the existing DDR400, DVD/CDRW, ATI9800 AGP videocard, and a handful of harddrives.

I need your opinion on which one of the two to get..

choice # 1 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications...s.asp?EdpNo=1951823&sku=MBM-8KRAI-3300

choice # 2
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications...em-details.asp?EdpNo=1697047&CatId=191

basically what I'm looking for is..
1) Low power consumption
2) stability over performance
3) maximum compatibility with Linux

I have to get it before the end of this month in order to claim the rebate. THANKS

 

[magomago]

neither? I dunno..personally I'm VERY hesitant with Tiger Direct...

 

[logicmaster2003]

but those are so cheap !! so who else can help me here ?

 

[SleepWalkerX]

Yeah TD sucks with rebates, I woudn't count on them at all..

Maybe you might like this deal: http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=40&threadid=1796551&enterthread=y

Its socket 754 instead of the socket a, but has a slightly slower processor. Semprons are very light when it comes to power consumption. Not sure about that specific celey, but it'll definantly be much higher.

 

[narutofan36]

newegg?

 

[magomago]

not newegg for the cheapest...not these days atleast

shop around FS/FT or HotDeals...that and a 3300+ Socket A Sempron is probably misleading...Probably around a 2.8 or so; I wouldn't put faith in the last generation of AMD PR numbers if I were you.

 

[logicmaster2003]

thank you so much guys majority seems to think the MSI-cpu combo is better than the Epox-cpu combo ( and $10 cheaper too). I needed that because my current bare-naked Mobo-cpu ( aopen ax 45-8xn - P4 2.4 norwood) kept freezing and the bios needs to be reset upon every boot. Anyways, this is just a *spare* PC because I still have my new opteron gamer PC and a P2.4 VCR PC.

thanks again but maybe if you've encountered a better deal on mobo+cpu.. lemme know