best mobo+proc for $170

[ip_impost3r]

i just got $170 from my bikes being stolen and my mobo in other pc is messed up,what do you suggest i get with the money,my old mobo+proc was a chaintech 7aia5+AMD Duron 1.1, 256mb Ram.be glad to hear all suggestions although i know $170 isnt much to work with.

 

[Gambit]

uhh u cud buy a cookie with that...nothing more

 

[smileygladhands]

What processor are you looking to go with? Athlon 64, P4, Jim Bob's Supa Fast process-er? Let us know.

 

[4W4K3]

I still htink he wants to keep his socket A setup, so a $100 mobo and a $70 CPU is EASY on socket A. But then again all the good socket A boards are discontinued, sucks.

I usggest a mobile 2400+ baron for a CPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103400

And an Abit NF7-S v2 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813127166

 

[ip_impost3r]

i wanna try and stick with amd but i really just want my other computer back running,but hopefully a lil faster than 1.1ghz,i'm open for all options.

 

[4W4K3]

i wanna try and stick with amd but i really just want my other computer back running,but hopefully a lil faster than 1.1ghz,i'm open for all options.

what i suggested was AMD. It's a 2.0GHz mobile processor on a very nice motherboard (same mobo i run actually lol). It says 1.8GHz but thats bullhunky lol. It'll do 2.0GHz like it was running stock, they are great little processors.

 

[SHAWN]

That duron might of had sdram. ip_impost3r can you confirm what kind of memory you have?



AMD Athlon XP 3000+ Barton 400MHz FSB 512KB L2 Cache Socket A Processor - OEM

$108.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103394

GIGABYTE GA-7N400S-L Socket A (Socket 462) NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

$58.00

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128275

Total $166.99 Plus shipping

 

[ip_impost3r]

My memory is PC133.

 

[SHAWN]

You are going to need new RAM too. $170 is not going to cut it unless you get a celeronD or a sempron

 

[4W4K3]

Hmm, yes you'll need new memory then.

You COULD jsut psend that $170 on old hardware that supports your old RAM...but isn't that entirely counter productive? Spending your cash on old technology that won't give you a speed boost?

I would suggest going with the Socket A 2400+, and NF7-S mobo (or any newer Socket A hardware you wish) and jsut wait till you can get another ~$50 or so and get 512MB of DDR RAM to go with it. (PC3200 would be great if u can affod it, but don't go lower than PC2100)