[Phaedrus2129]

No overclocking (or not much), for an Athlon II 640. I want the cheapest reliable board, ATX or mATX, DDR3 preferred, only need one PCIe x16 and a couple PCIe x1 and PCI.

My step-dad's old HP just crapped out. Going to give him an upgrade: from a Phenom 9850 and a GeForce 9600GS, to an Athlon II X4 640 and a 5770.

 

[iamtwan]

Im about to put one of these up for sale here in a bit. BNIB, I think it meets your criteria.

 

[Phaedrus2129]

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Originally Posted by iamtwan;13117302
Im about to put one of these up for sale here in a bit. BNIB, I think it meets your criteria.

Sorry, I don't think that'll do it. Look at the 24-pin connector location. UGH, that'd be a nightmare to deal with. Also no PCIe x1.

 

[Shomiyamu!]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157204
One PCIe x1 though
Might not wanna overclock much on it though.
Nice open box

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131672R

 

[iamtwan]

pretty sure itll support a 95w X4. ill agree 24-pin is in a ******ed place. Sorry missed the PCIe x1 youll probably be looking at standard ATXs then. GL just thought id try.

 

[Phaedrus2129]

Looking at this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128469&cm_re=am3_motherboard-_-13-128-469-_-Product

Anyone got any comments on it?

 

[iamtwan]

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Originally Posted by Phaedrus2129;13117407
Looking at this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128469&cm_re=am3_motherboard-_-13-128-469-_-Product

Anyone got any comments on it?

well if youre running a 5770 youll probably be covering that first PCIe x1 slot. just fyi

 

[EVILNOK]

How about ASUS M4A88TD-M.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131654R&cm_re=asus_M4A88TD-M-_-13-131-654R-_-Product

 

[xd_1771]

That Gigabyte you suggested would be a good starter choice for a 95W Athlon II x4/stock cooler/etc. no OC-ing.... don't expect as reliable overclocking of course on Nvidia chipset and remember the HT link is cut down to 2000MT/s from 4000 due to the AM2 base design of that board

I suggest you take a 760G or 740G board or other low end board on a proper 700 series chipset

This would actually be a fair choice, or perhaps this

 

[Phaedrus2129]

So it came back to life. Yeah.

So he's probably just getting a GPU upgrade (his 9600GS is toast at least, he's using an 8500GT for now).

Thanks for the help, all, but I probably won't be building this system. *shrug*

 

[BrentCrow88]

Im running this board...its been great to me...see my specs to see what componets I have on it....no clearance or space issues what so ever. It comes with tons of cool software including a Windows Instaboot...boot to windows in 4 seconds! Supports AM3 Socket including X6 if you ever get hungry

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...srock%20880gxh

 

[BrentCrow88]

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Originally Posted by Phaedrus2129 So it came back to life. Yeah. So he's probably just getting a GPU upgrade (his 9600GS is toast at least, he's using an 8500GT for now). Thanks for the help, all, but I probably won't be building this system. *shrug*

andddddd I didnt see this post :/

 

[konspiracy]

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Originally Posted by BrentCrow88 andddddd I didnt see this post :/

Thats the better version of my board lol.
I love my board and I have run it through everything under the moon. Tough as nails.