I am building a PC for a guy I know. I want it to be able to play games, but he is more concerned with the price than anything, so I am just trying to squeak some gaming performance in there. Here are a few options I have been thinking about:
Option 1 - $154
Athlon XP 2000+ (1.67) $65
Chaintech 7NIF2-Summit nForce 2 MoBo w/ video $89 pic
Option 2 - $169
Athlon XP 2000+ $65
MSI KM2M VIA KM266 ProSavage DDR $62 pic
Geforce 4 MX440 32MB SDR $42
Option 3 - $174
Intel Celeron 2.0GHz (400MHz FSB/128K) $67
MSI 651M-L SIS651 $65 pic
Geforce 4 MX440 32MB SDR $42
Other AMD Motherboards I was thinking of going with:
Asus A7V8X-X VIA KT400 $64 pic
Asus A7N266-VM AA nForce 220D $63 pic
What do you techies out there think?
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I had a terrible experience with my last Asus mobo (note: steer clear of the P4S8X). It's now become a $100+ paperweight, as i've replaced it with an intel board which is rockin... and came with 5.1 audio onboard.
I don't think the geforce is gonna go very far.... tell your buddy to ebay a Radeon, or something a little juicier than an MX.
If I had to choose from your options tho.... I'd go for #2.
I don't think the geforce is gonna go very far.... tell your buddy to ebay a Radeon, or something a little juicier than an MX.
If I had to choose from your options tho.... I'd go for #2.
Ask him if he wants to buy a ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB with everything for $250. I'll bring it up this weekend. Believe me, he wont find a better deal anywhere else and he wont have to worry about buying another video card for at least a year. And if he doesn't and anyone else is interested, tell me before thursday morning when I leave.
As cheap as Chaintech boards are, I've actually read some pretty good reviews on the 7NIF2 board. And we all love nForce2!
As cheap as Chaintech boards are, I've actually read some pretty good reviews on the 7NIF2 board. And we all love nForce2!