Hi all!
I am looking to upgrade my computer and need some help deciding which motherboard to buy.
I am planning to get a 2.8 or 2.93ghz Celeron D processor (socket 478) and about 1 to 2 gigs of ram, it will be used for surfing, general office apps. and probably the most demanding app. will be video editing and backing dvds and Autocad on rare cases and some games (Half Life) I want one that is stable, with lots of room to grow, LAN, USBÂ’s , 4/8x AGP slot, but want integrated video (at least 32mb, good 64mb, prefered 128mb) and audio since I am really tight on budget. For RAM the more the merrier(2GB minimum, 4gb preffered), PC 3200 would be nice, double channel even better. I want micro ATX since that is what I have on the case and do not know if a bigger one would fit.
I already have a big HD IDE ATA Disk , Floppy, DVD burner, keyboard, optical mouse and a 19 inch monitor.
Now for the money part, I want all this for $250 - $280 range I made a list at newegg and came in at $259 for a MB, Processor, fan and a gig of Pc 3200 RAM
Here are the options I am considering for MB I picked from the internet, help me decide which is the best for me or suggest another one that would meet my requirements.
ASUS P4P800-MX Socket 478 Intel 865GV $66
PC CHIPS M981G V5.0 Socket 478 Intel 865GV $49.25
ECS 865G-M v5.0A Socket 478 Intel 865G $66.50
CHAINTECH MPM800-3 Socket 478 VIA PM800 $52.99
GIGABYTE GA-8I865GVMK Socket 478 Intel 865GV $66
I appreciate your help and hope to hear from you soon.
Sincerely
AlexGT
I am looking to upgrade my computer and need some help deciding which motherboard to buy.
I am planning to get a 2.8 or 2.93ghz Celeron D processor (socket 478) and about 1 to 2 gigs of ram, it will be used for surfing, general office apps. and probably the most demanding app. will be video editing and backing dvds and Autocad on rare cases and some games (Half Life) I want one that is stable, with lots of room to grow, LAN, USBÂ’s , 4/8x AGP slot, but want integrated video (at least 32mb, good 64mb, prefered 128mb) and audio since I am really tight on budget. For RAM the more the merrier(2GB minimum, 4gb preffered), PC 3200 would be nice, double channel even better. I want micro ATX since that is what I have on the case and do not know if a bigger one would fit.
I already have a big HD IDE ATA Disk , Floppy, DVD burner, keyboard, optical mouse and a 19 inch monitor.
Now for the money part, I want all this for $250 - $280 range I made a list at newegg and came in at $259 for a MB, Processor, fan and a gig of Pc 3200 RAM
Here are the options I am considering for MB I picked from the internet, help me decide which is the best for me or suggest another one that would meet my requirements.
ASUS P4P800-MX Socket 478 Intel 865GV $66
PC CHIPS M981G V5.0 Socket 478 Intel 865GV $49.25
ECS 865G-M v5.0A Socket 478 Intel 865G $66.50
CHAINTECH MPM800-3 Socket 478 VIA PM800 $52.99
GIGABYTE GA-8I865GVMK Socket 478 Intel 865GV $66
I appreciate your help and hope to hear from you soon.
Sincerely
AlexGT