shoeish

I'm looking for a good, stable motherboard + processor.

I have a stick of 512mb PC3200, I just need a $100-$130 mobo/cpu combo to get me by until the 64 bit stuff comes out and I can afford it.

So, which motherboard and cpu would you go with? AMD/Intel, who cares.

I'd prefer that newegg has it in stock and ready to go.

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Kevster

One that will last you at least a year or more is the Gigabyte GA-7NNXP. It is very feature rich and has both IDE and SATA RAID options. I just got one for my new system I'm putting together (I'm waiting for the AMD64 chipsets to settle down again before I go that route too). It's a bit more, but it was worth it for me since I have an existing 2x80GB RAID already and I wanted a relatively easy migration.

It's listed at newegg here: http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduc...128-190&depa=0

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shoeish

$150 is a tad high.. I'm thinking $130 for cpu AND mobo.

SATA, RAID, all that is not needed. LAN and audio would be nice.

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If you have a frys near you, they always have athlon combos for cheap. Some make decent oc'rs for under $150.

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zippyjuan

This is a good stable board for Athlon XP from ZipZoomFly which is another quality discount retailer like NewEgg. Free shipping on this.

Asus A7V8X-MX SE Via KM400 Athlon XP/Thoroughbred/Barton Skt462 DDR M-ATX Motherboard w/Audio, LAN Retail ***Free 2nd Day***
200/266/333FSB, ATA/133, AGP 8X, 2DDR DIMM, 3PCI, USB 2.0, Audio, LAN

ZipZoomFly Part#: 240408
In Stock:
Manufacturer: ASUS
Manufacturer SKU: A7V8X-MX SE
Our Price: $61.99

Value-rich K7 solution for SI
This VIA KM400 chipset-based motherboard is just the right solution for Socket A 2.25GHz+ Athlon XP processors. With quality graphics right out of the box and industry-leading technology such as AGP 8X and DDR333, the A7V8X-MX SE is a value-rich motherboard

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...uctCode=240408
Here is the manufacturer's link to this board: http://usa.asus.com/products/mb/sock...x/overview.htm

You could pair that with either the 2200+ processor which they have (retail package includes heatsink and fan plus 3 year warranty) for $67 or for five bucks more get the 2400+ retail package which I have. Asus is famous for good, stable boards.

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Grubbie

That is why I had two of them fry on me Stupid A7m boards....

Suprised how cheap you can pick up a good chip and mobo now.