Need help buying a new mobo

[hennessy]

ok, i have been searching around for a while and dont know which motherboard to buy. I want one that i could upgrade my cpu in the future and other things... I am building my first computer and this will be a gaming and school computer. I have been searching newegg, but there are just so many, can you guys recommend me a good motherboard for gaming and is upgradeable and will use an AMD 64 3700+....

 

[harry18]

i used the msi k8n neo 4 once, i think thats pretty good, whats your budget?

EDIT: this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...tegory=20&minPrice=&maxPrice=&Go.x=26&Go.y=30

 

[hennessy]

my budget for this motherboard is $100-200



if it helps.....
ill be getting 2 x 512 mb of ram
160 gig hd
video card-need some help with that because i dont know which to choose....
and i got the optical drive and the other things set....
I just need some opinions on a motherboard that wont die on me within the next few years....

 

[harry18]

yea, well i belive that msi is a pretty solid mobo.

 

[weringo]

If you would be willing to spend an extra $35, this is the best mobo around and it also excellent for upgradability as it supports dual core, SLi and SATA2.
ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
I don't know why harry18 recommended the MSI K8N as a good upgradable board because it only supports SATA150 and doesnt support Athlon X2s.

 

[zenyora]

If you would be willing to spend an extra $35, this is the best mobo around and it also excellent for upgradability as it supports dual core, SLi and SATA2.
ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
I don't know why harry18 recommended the MSI K8N as a good upgradable board because it only supports SATA150 and doesnt support Athlon X2s.

i would go with the prem version of the sli mobo its only 163 and its great

 

[weringo]

i would go with the prem version of the sli mobo its only 163 and its great

Yes but the a8n32 has dual 16x lanes! No other mobo has this

 

[zenyora]

Yes but the a8n32 has dual 16x lanes! No other mobo has this

true but is it worth the mony

 

[hennessy]

ok with that price i think i will be going over my budget...any other good motherboards within 100-150? that i could upgrade in the future?

 

[weringo]

ASUS A8N-SLI Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail