What is a good 754pin motherboard for under $70.00?

[fibes]

I need it to have an 8x AGP slot, 3-6 PCI slots and 3 dimm slots to support atleast 2gb of memory. No SATA drives are going to be used. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[dornick]

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I've got 2 of them.

Edit: the 8kda3i is even cheaper: here's a comparison

 

[mwmorph]

GIGABYTE "GA-K8NS" NVIDIA nForce3 250
http://www.newegg.com/OldVersion/app/Vi...Desc.asp?description=13-128-259&depa=1
or
ASUS K8N Nforce3 250
http://www.newegg.com/OldVersion/app/Vi...Desc.asp?description=13-131-512&depa=1
works.
I've never had a problem with asus. Have 5 asus boards.

 

[dsa1971]

I've had this motherboard for a few months now. Setup was a breeze and the layout is good.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813186042

reviews

http://www.tomshardware.com/motherboard/20050415/micro_atx-05.html

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/159

 

[w00t]

I wouldnt go socket 754 instead a socket 939 with AGP. 754 is dead you wont want to be stuck with a socket 754 processor.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813130468
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131510
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813123222
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813127181
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813123230
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813180074

edit: just found this in FS http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=45&threadid=1656310&enterthread=y

 

[fibes]

Originally posted by: w00t
I wouldnt go socket 754 instead a socket 939 with AGP. 754 is dead you wont want to be stuck with a socket 754 processor.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813130468
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131510
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813123222
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813127181
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813123230
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813180074



edit: just found this in FS http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=45&threadid=1656310&enterthread=y

I'm on a tight budget, so I had to buy a 754. I could have bought a 939 for $120, but that was OEM. I also know that 939 mobos are more expensive the 754 mobos.

 

[w00t]

Originally posted by: fibes

Originally posted by: w00t
I wouldnt go socket 754 instead a socket 939 with AGP. 754 is dead you wont want to be stuck with a socket 754 processor.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813130468
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131510
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813123222
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813127181
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813123230
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813180074



edit: just found this in FS http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=45&threadid=1656310&enterthread=y

I'm on a tight budget, so I had to buy a 754. I could have bought a 939 for $120, but that was OEM. I also know that 939 mobos are more expensive the 754 mobos.

right here http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=45&threadid=1656310&enterthread=y

 

[zerocool84]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813152043
i love this board

 

[dsa1971]

Originally posted by: w00t
I wouldnt go socket 754 instead a socket 939 with AGP. 754 is dead you wont want to be stuck with a socket 754 processor.

It all depends on your needs. For many people 754 is more than adequate and will be for awhile.

 

[Farmer]

754 isnt really dead. It's just the 64-bit processors will be moved away from it. I think the Semprons will still be S754.

 

[fibes]

What chipset should I go for, nForce or SiS? I have read in other forums where people have had bad luck with the nForce IDE drivers.

 

[TSCrv]

lol... the asus K8V-X isnt bad, thats what im using now, and zero complaints (except no pci bus locks)

if you want something to use i say this would be the ways to go, i hear there is an SE model but i havent read about it

 

[fstime]

There is and never was a reason to go S939, it's pointless other than Dual core and overclocking.

S939 will soon die, we will see a few speed bumps then AMD will move to socket M2.

S754 FTW

 

[Goi]

Nobody mentioned Chaintech?

 

[Gothgar]

the king of S754 is the DFI Lanparty, I wouldn't suggest anything else.

 

[imported_g33k]

Originally posted by: Gothgar
the king of S754 is the DFI Lanparty, I wouldn't suggest anything else.

That is also one of the most expensive. Get the chaintech that zerocool recommended upthread. It has great oc features on the cheap.

 

[SonicIce]

Originally posted by: Goi
Nobody mentioned Chaintech?

The VNF3-250 is good. anything with nforce3 250 should be good. anandtech did some reviews, look for 754 round-ups 1, 2, and 3.