need socket A mobo advice

$anch3z · 04-21-04, 08:17 PM

ok i need some help with getting a board that will be easy to set up (its for my girlfriend), it needs to be reasonably cheap and not conflict with any of the other components she already has

saphirre 9600 xt

xp2200

infineon ddr 400 512mb single stick

onboard sound would be good but not essential as i have a 5.1 card i can give her

as far as overclocking is concerned its not a must do thing as i know very little about AMD boards....intel is more my bag

hope you guys can help btw thanx in advance

SewerBeing · 04-21-04, 09:13 PM

Abit NF7-S, I have the NF7 and I have had no problems with it.

GrimReality · 04-22-04, 05:08 AM

shuttle an35n ultra

Steven4563 · 04-22-04, 07:42 AM

Abit NF7-S or NF7

Artyboy · 04-22-04, 12:07 PM

DFI ultra infinity or kt600. nf-7s and ultra infinitys are only worthwhile if you plan on overclocking. If you just want a solid, cheap board that performs well get the kt600. It can do everything that the other boards can do but without dual channel and overclocking features.

navicaph · 04-22-04, 12:11 PM

i vote for DFI infinity or the shuttle an35

Steven4563 · 04-22-04, 01:18 PM

the DFI infinity is a crap board i only had it for 1week full of crashes and then it died

Sentential · 04-22-04, 01:35 PM

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ok i need some help with getting a board that will be easy to set up (its for my girlfriend), it needs to be reasonably cheap and not conflict with any of the other components she already has

WOA!!! Pplz he wants somethign stable....NOT OCable (necessararly).

My vote is with VIA. VIA's KT600 is both cheap fast and most of all RELIABLE!!!

Alot of companies make KT600 chipsets.

My personaly favorite was Giga-bytes 7VT600-1394. It has everything that the NF7 does, but its much MUCH more reliable.

IMHO I'd look for a KT600 chipset from your favorite manufacterer: (MSI, Abit, Giga-byte, Asus........)

$anch3z · 04-24-04, 05:50 AM

thanx guys for all the input i decided on an asus for familiarity with bios settings etc...never had a problem with mine so...

decided on a Asus A7V8X it was really cheap has the kt400 chipset and has good reviews....hopefully it should'nt give me to many problems

04-21-04, 08:17 PM	Thread Starter #1
$anch3z Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: UK Plymouth	need socket A mobo advice ok i need some help with getting a board that will be easy to set up (its for my girlfriend), it needs to be reasonably cheap and not conflict with any of the other components she already has saphirre 9600 xt xp2200 infineon ddr 400 512mb single stick onboard sound would be good but not essential as i have a 5.1 card i can give her as far as overclocking is concerned its not a must do thing as i know very little about AMD boards....intel is more my bag hope you guys can help btw thanx in advance
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GrimReality Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: N.J. USA	shuttle an35n ultra
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Artyboy Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: colorado	DFI ultra infinity or kt600. nf-7s and ultra infinitys are only worthwhile if you plan on overclocking. If you just want a solid, cheap board that performs well get the kt600. It can do everything that the other boards can do but without dual channel and overclocking features.
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04-22-04, 12:11 PM	#6
navicaph Member Join Date: Mar 2004	i vote for DFI infinity or the shuttle an35
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04-22-04, 01:18 PM	#7
Steven4563 Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northants England	the DFI infinity is a crap board i only had it for 1week full of crashes and then it died __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Winchester @ 250x10 = 2.5ghz 1.55V Cooled By XP-120 & YS-TECH FD1238 Fan MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum Edition Corsair XMS TwinX 1Gig 2x512Meg PC4400 Ram @ 416Mhz 2,2,2,6 1T Hercules 3D Prophet 9700NP 128Meg ( Bios Flashed To 9700Pro With VGA Sliencer ) 480Gig Hard Drive Space MSI 16x DVD Drive Artec 52x CD-RW Drive Creative SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS Antec PlusView 1000AMG Metallic Gray Case Antec TruePower 550watt PSU ( New Version ) Windows XP Pro SP1 3DMark2001SE: 23014 4.9GHZ Of AMD Power For Overclockers.com Boinc Seti Team.
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04-24-04, 05:50 AM	Thread Starter #9
$anch3z Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: UK Plymouth	thanx guys for all the input i decided on an asus for familiarity with bios settings etc...never had a problem with mine so... decided on a Asus A7V8X it was really cheap has the kt400 chipset and has good reviews....hopefully it should'nt give me to many problems
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