been out of the loop a while

i havn't been reading up on any of the new chipsets recently so could someone point me towards a guide to the newest chipsets or list them and differences i realy hope to buy a new budget pc for my b day i need to keep it realy cheap lol im only a kid still livin with my mom dont have my own income yet.

Thnx in advance

RIPSTER

anyone!?!?!?!

What do you want to do with the new rig?

What onboard features are you looking for?

Are you planning on OCing?

Are you buying a complete rig or re-using some existing components?

Regards, Balrog

What do you want to do with the new rig?

What onboard features are you looking for?

Are you planning on OCing?

Are you buying a complete rig or re-using some existing components?

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What do you want to do with the new rig?-
Mainly gaming most new games hl2, doom3, halo and a lot of internet surfing


What onboard features are you looking for?-
onboard features- onboard sound well most mobos come with it

generous usb's

Im not sure about pcie or ddr2 if they come readily
available on a good mobo at a reasonable price then yes.

Stable running no major issues with mobo e.g. cold boots


Are you planning on OCing?-
Yes i would like to oc but i i have not very experienced as the rig in my sig isnt very ocable.


Are you buying a complete rig or re-using some existing components?-
I will be reusing optical drives, hd's and if i cant afford a gfx card then my current onewill be used until i can buy another one and case.

Take a look at the Epox Pro line, the 8RDA3i - Pro sells for $62.00 US

It has all the features you're talking about & the new MCP-S South Bridge that has naitive SATA controller & RAID options that you might use later. It also has a decent OC BIOS from what I hear.

Regards, Balrog

i just checked and the epox pro 8RDA3i is a socket A ?

Yes its SocketA, you said you wanted to keep the price down & newer boards will cost you a lot more $ than a Socket A based rig. Put a decent CPU in there & you'll have plenty of power for gaming - a Mobile Barton would be the best as they're unlocked & OC better 2.4-2.5Ghz is usually not a problem.

Regards, Balrog

New PC

I would recommend the following going with 64 bit 754 pin system
MSI Model: K8T NEO-FSR 754 pin about 70.00.
AMD 64 ADA 2800 about 130.00
1 Gig ram about 150.00
ATI 9800 PRO about 150.00
Throw in a Seagate 80 HDD with NCQ about 90.00
This rig will rock on most games.
Trust me I built one.

Whatever you do, don't let someone tell you - "nForce4 is just nForce3 with PCI-e."

If I see that one again I may scream. Here is a good article if you are interested :

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