cpu and mobo for under...

[b1gapl]

My friend needs a mobo and cpu for under 200? Any suggestions?

 

[GoodNews101]

What does he want to do with it?

 

[b1gapl]

He said multimedia and gaming...

 

[Nitestick]

he isn't going to get much gaming for $200, the best he could hope for is a reasonable s754 board from a reputable manufacturer and a sempron. make sure he doesn't even contemplate a celeron or he'll have no hope of gaming

 

[b1gapl]

I thought he could get this instead of a sempron...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103606
but I don't know about the mobo.

 

[Nitestick]

that would be better, sorry i was thinking australian dollars and retail prices

 

[b1gapl]

Any suggestion for a mobo with that cpu? Without going over $200 though...

 

[Nitestick]

well i used an Asus K8V-MX in my grandfathers s754 build and i quite like it. its a fairly basic board but it gets the job done. of course there won't be any overclocking options on the board. i don't have the time to look around but at the upper end of s754 boards you could get an NF3 LanParty motherboard

 

[b1gapl]

What about this?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131572
He wants to go as cheap as possible, this guy is really on a budget..

 

[Nitestick]

that motherboard looks pretty decent. fairly similar to the K8V except minus the onboard video