64bit Mother board recommendations

[JamesB]

I have been WAY out of the loop on PC hardware for some time now, but I am going to need to upgrade my PC soon.

I would like something that will support AMD 64bit processors over 2 gHz, and tons-o-ram.

i saw a MB combo on tiger direct that looks nice and well priced

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...178956&CatId=0


any other ideas?

James

[bbailey]

I don't know anything about that particualar board, but I did notice that it had an AGP slot instead of the newer PCI express connection for the video card. I don't know if that's something that may matter to you, but it may be something to keep in mind if you are planning on upgarding the video card in the future. I'm also not sure what the difference in socket type is between the 754 and the 939 on AMD motherboards/chips.

I'd take a look over at anandtech.com for reviews. Hardforum.com is also a good site for some feedback.

[Murph]

ASUS, rock solid, stable, and dependable. Avoid Gigabyte boards, I have had lots of bad luck with my wife's VT600 board. Epox makes a good, steady, no frills board as well.

[darktiger]

I am buying this board when it comes out.
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Motherboa...N51PVMT-9.htm#

But I just bought this board because I did not want to give up my 6800GT, and it supports the M2 when it comes out. Not only it has AGP, PCI-E, SATA-1 and Sata-2. Plus it is a great oc, and stable board. Keeps up and beats VIA and NVidia in most benchmarks, and it is cheap. I paired this up with my 3800+ X2 and OC to 2.5ghz (so it performs like a X2 4800+ or X2 5000+)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157081

[mikez0r]

ASUS is generally good. I've got an MSI board right now that has been pretty good for about a year now. K8T-neo2 platinum. ASUS or Abit and you can't go wrong, though. Gigabyte tends to be hit or miss, so does MSI. Some good stuff, some bad.

[JamesB]

I have had several bad gigabyte MB's, well they lasted 6 months or so.

and have only had ASUS for a few years now. my current MB is almost 3 years old and still going strong.

I need to get the OK from the wife first. should be easy as she has gotten a lot of goodies lately, plus I need to get something for her SOON

James

[mikez0r]

Just checked the tiger website, and have one suggestion for you. Since you keep MB's for so long, I recommend getting a socket 939 motherboard. The 754's are obsolete, and newer processors will be 939 - for future upgrades, it's the smarter choice. Also, I prefer www.pricewatch.com to tiger direct (generally overpriced), and Newegg and Monarch computer are both retailers that I've found to be reliable and consistently cheap.