Buying new mobo.

[180Mhz]

my socket A Abit NF7-S just died and im going to purchase a new motherboard. Im thinking of getting a Socket 754 and a new CPU.
Im thinking about getting another ABIT, but i was wondering, what are other makes of Mobos that are good?
Is MSI any good? Also I want something with an NVidia Chipset.

 

[FghtinIrshNvrDi]

MSI is good. DFI is a good one. A cheaper brand that seems to be good is Gigabyte.

Ryan

 

[Trotter]

Go with a 939 instead of the 754. The 754's have been discontinued already. The 939's are faster, and can use dual memory.

I know, I know. The 754's are cheaper... but cheaper ain't always better.

 

[Mandingo]

If you are going to go with a socket 754 mobo, I would suggest going with a MSI K8N Neo 2. But honestly, I would really suggest going with the socket 939 mobo and processor. That way you can get some PCI express and sata slots for when you want to upgrade.

 

[180Mhz]

the only problem is this is or my christmas gift from my parents. I dont think they'll be willing to purge the money for a 939

 

[Riceball]

The MSI mobo in my sig has done well for me so far and it's socket 754. If you want to buy it you can lol.

 

[180Mhz]

I was just looking at the MSI neo4 939. It has basiclay everything my NF7-S had and more. The only thing is that it doesnt seem to have a AGP slot. There is a PCI express slot that looks like AGP can this run AGP cards?

 

[Mandingo]

No, it will not work. Agp and Pci-x are not compatible.

 

[180Mhz]

damnit

 

[180Mhz]

What about this one? any good?
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1508928&CatId=1746