Replacement Mobo...

[oshta]

Its looking like im over due a new mobo... [see other thread ([url=http://forums.hexus.net/showthread.php?t=75469]linky[/ur])]

I guess socketA boards must be geting fairly hard to find now?
- Im not overly fussed as long as it works, fairly cheap, lasts be the next year, and has Sata.

Another Abit NF7-S, used, off Ebay?


Daniel

[machinist]

What's your budget ?
You could go Socket 939 for around £100.......

If not, then "Yeah" another NF7-S would be fine. Used ? Why not

[oshta]

I was thinking around the £25/30 mark, to last me another year or two, then maybe look at a new PC then.
- But maybe this it just the perfect excuse to go skt939 as you say.


I knocked up this about 10months ago as my "uni pc" - but then all fell though due to lack of funds (well, i bought a new rc car with the money...)

Case	Enermax CS10068 mATX case with std mATX (285w) PSU		£58.16
Mobo	Foxconn NF48MA-KS uATX S939 nForce, SATA			£52.06
CPU	AMD Athlon 64 3000 32/64Bit S939 Venice 90nm			£82.60
RAM	1Gb (2x512Mb) Corsair, DDR400/PC3200,CL2.5, 			£65.33
HDD	Samsung SpinPoint P SP1614C 160GB SATA 8MB Cache - OEM		£58.46
G Card	256Mb Gigabyte PCI-E GV RX80256D-X800 DDRIII Silent Heatpipe	£124.83
							Sub Total	£441.44
		
Cpu cooler Akasa AK-859 Paxpower Pure Copper Heat Sink Fan		£21.02
DVD-RW	NEC ND-3540A 16x DVD±RW DualLayer DVD-Writer, OEM		£28.96
FDD	1.44Mb Sony Silver Floppy Disk Drive OEM			£4.34
							Total		£495.76

But i guess prices had come down a little since then.


Daniel

[nichomach]

ASRock! - £25 inc VAT and in stock. KT400A chipset, so supports your PC3200 and dual channel. Oh, and SATA.

[machinist]

Someone is selling a NF7-S on OcUK forums right now for £40 ono !

..but "Yes" prices have come down on all components now, e.g. the A64 3000+ is now £72 + del !

[BUFF]

tekheads have an NF7-S refurb £23.50
http://www.tekheads.co.uk/s/specials.usedProducts

[ctid]

http://forums.hexus.net/showthread.php?t=73846

[oshta]

So if i got a Sk939 3000+ Venice for £68 of scan, todayonly, what would i be looking at in terms of a mobo?
- How avaitable are skt939 boards with a AGP, or do they not exist?

Basicaly, what would be a good mobo to go with a 3000venice, and the rest of my current system (see "my sysstem")

Thanks


Daniel

[machinist]

How's about this bad boy ?
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=212684

[oshta]

Yeah, she might do.
- How hot do the Nforce3 chips get, would it object if i slaped a Zalman passive cooler on it?




Daniel

[Dark Horse]

Asrock dual sata is the way forward if you want to go s939 and keep your agp card.