best abit for OC'ing a 2.4C without hurting the wallet?

dont let this being my first post fool you not a nub on forums

i wanna invest in a new mobo by abit but i'm not sure which ones suit my needs. people wanna give me your opinions? the max3 is just too much money unless someone will buy my 200GB hard drive.



Mobo's Suggested:
IC7-G for $105 - refurb (i dont usually buy refurbs, they scare me but we will see)

You could get the IC7-G from the Newegg refurbs for about $105. That's where I got mine. It came with most, if not all, of the accessories.

One of the best budget mobos going is the Abit IS7-E. It has a ton of features.

If you want to stay with a 875 chipset there is a Abit IC7 on ebay for $90

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3443129752&category=44943

if you are scared of refurbs like i am do you wanna trust someone on ebay. Been scr*w*d once. I would rather trust the iC7 from newegg.

i'm getting the general hint of IC7....so the IC7-G it will be....soon as i sell that hard drive and my motherboard

batboy said:

One of the best budget mobos going is the Abit IS7-E. It has a ton of features.

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I agree I have an IS& and for $85 shipped it is a great deal runs my 2.4C at 3.3!

Cisco KId

thanks for your help to the nub guys i appreciate it.

i purchased a ATI Radeon 9600 XT 128MB and 1GB PC3200 XMS LL DDR RAM. my next purchase i think will be the IC7-G Max2 since i still have a case, mobo, cd rom, floppy, heatsink...etc.. all that good stuff for sale. i think i can squeeze out the newegg price of the mobo


Thanks again!

I would get the AI7 personally... can go to 1.95v on vCore and can go to 3.2 Vdimm.... You can really get some mean overclocks with this board... And for the Same price as the IC7 you get the ability to change FSB Voltages within windows and a 10/100 onboard LAN and Onboard Sound that actually works right.... I just lost My IC7.... I was doing some other mods and I pulled up on of the pads for my Vdimm mod and somehow I ended up killing the Winbond chip with some stray solder during a little slip and I desoldered what I could but now I don't get power anymore... So I'm getting the AI7 personally as I don't have to do any Volt Mods anymore.....

i got a IC7-G Max2 trade all lined up....soo i think i'll stick with that