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stay away from VIA (KT* anything)... DFI makes good motherboards.. nForce 3 250Gb or nForce 4 Ultra... you don't need PCI Express for Graphics unless you have a video card for that bus.. and they don't come with AGP slots and PCI Express for Graphics slots on the same motherboard... i have the EPoX 9nda3+ nForce3 250Gb been running since christmas without a hitch. so i can personally recommend it.

what do you think about this one?

"MSI K8N NEO2 PLATINUM Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce3 Ultra" - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813130468

Man.. where can I find recommendations for motherboards??



I looked up a few motherboards and they looked awesome to me but I googled them for reviews and they weren't so hot.



I looked up a version of the DFI LanParty - it had pretty good reviews but they said it's only a good buy if you're overclocking - i'm not.



Then I looked up the Asus A8V-E Deluxe K8T890. It seemed cool.. but extremetech (http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1812949,00.asp) says it more or less sucks.



Anyways I'm tired of searching so is there a site that lists which ones are recommended??



Here is what I want:



AMD 64 3000-3500 (whatever is best deal) rev E. 939

2x512 RAM (support for fastest ram out today..)

1 firewire

atleast 2 usb

3 pci

1 pci express? (is it necessary?)

sata hd connections

more ports=better



I only want to spend around 300 for cpu+mobo



you want lists?



hardware and building guide for new users (http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=27&threadid=1520618&enterthread=y)

system buyer's guide with LISTS (http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=27&threadid=1371717&enterthread=y)

Dell Discussion split to new thread: http://www.forumshq.com/showthread.php?t=9015

what do you think about this one?

"MSI K8N NEO2 PLATINUM Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce3 Ultra" - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813130468



it's very good, a lot of features not seen on other boards..



nVidia Hardware Firewall Technology

"DigiCell" & "CoreCell" supported

Live BIOS/ Liver Driver Update

D.O.T (Dynamic Overclocking Technology)



the board is just a bit more expensive than some others.

Oh yeah, i just bought a Dell UltraSharp 1905FP (http://reviews.cnet.com/Dell_UltraSharp_1905FP/4505-3174_7-31232074.html)





should be getting it next week!! :bravo:

what did you pay? i see a deal for $265

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814164041



Rosewill Radeon X800XL 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI-Express x16 Video Card - Retail $269.99



fucking, AWESOME price for this card.



http://images10.newegg.com/productimage/14-164-041-01.JPG



aragon, just go PCI Express ;-)

I paid $350 w/ shipping on ebay :/

Where you see it for that price?



That video card looks cool but it's kind of expensive :)

kind of expensive ?? it retails for $300 man...come on just buy it

I paid $350 w/ shipping on ebay :/

Where you see it for that price?



That video card looks cool but it's kind of expensive :)



http://www.slickdeals.net/#p6076



* Dell 2005FPW 20.1" Widescreen DVI LCD

$749 + $1 padding - 35% off S0BDZ6HBTFDPSL - $90 C621VV5TS$75M9 = $397

* Dell 1905FP 19" DVI LCD + Zio Reader + Case

$479 + $21 padding - 35% off S0BDZ6HBTFDPSL - $60 57MG5$JXHC?N4H = $265

well that sucks. I just tried it out and it came out to $275 w/ shipping. Bah.