Mobo and CPU buying advice....

[P.Rankin]

Alright, my brother's computer fried, so he entrusted me with getting new parts. He does NOT WANT a overclocked machine. Could somebody help me out? He wanted at least 850mhz and a fast, stable mobo. I suggested he get a Duron 900 (really that's all he needs) but he refused and wanted an Athlon. I wanted to keep the cost under $250, and he doesn't need RAID or DDR (he really doesn't know what either of them are). You think you could help me out???

 

[Da Whip]

There are many options available for your Bro', go to the following and check out the Motherboard/Combos . You could get a 1gig for that price;

http://www.pricewatch.com/

 

[JoeUser]

Epox 8KTA3 is a good stable board, and has good overclocking features.

Epox 8KTA3, $99 at newegg.com
1Ghz 266fsb Athlon, $133 at newegg.com

$232 + $15s/h = $247

 

[Tachyon]

P.Rankin (May 10, 2001 07:45 p.m.):
Alright, my brother's computer fried, so he entrusted me with getting new parts. He does NOT WANT a overclocked machine. Could somebody help me out? He wanted at least 850mhz and a fast, stable mobo. I suggested he get a Duron 900 (really that's all he needs) but he refused and wanted an Athlon. I wanted to keep the cost under $250, and he doesn't need RAID or DDR (he really doesn't know what either of them are). You think you could help me out???

If he gets a 200FSB T-Bird and doesn't want to overclock there should be no reason to get a KT-133A board.

MSI boards have a good reputation for stability. I'd recommend an MSI K7T Pro 2A (KT133) that can be purchased for ~$100 and the highest rated T-Bird that will fit in his budget.