Searching for mATX MB (754)

**PrOLifIC_onE** · January 28th, 2007

I am looking for a mATX MB (754). It can be with an AGP or PCIe as I have an extra vid card of each type. I have 2x 512MB PC3200 sticks to toss in it as well. OCing friendliness is not necessary. I will be using a AMD64 3000+ (754) in it. It will also have 2 SATA HDDs.

I really dont want to spend more than $50 but I am willing to stretch it to around $60 with shipping if the extra $10 will be for a significantly higher performing MB.

Remember it needs to be a micro ATX board.

Here is what have been looking at so far:

$48 Biostar (AGP) Newegg.com - BIOSTAR K8M800-M7A Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

$55 Gigabyte (PCIe) Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-K8N51GMF-RH Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

My search continues...

Mithosphere · January 28th, 2007

may i ask what you will be using this for?

**PrOLifIC_onE** · January 28th, 2007

Well it will temporarily be for my HTPC. But I want a mATX MB handy, that I can use for some basic testing also.

I currently have a ASrock Combo-Z with all those components in my HTPC right now (with an AGP card).

I figured even though I going for a budget MB, I have had good luck with gigabyte and biostar MBs, but I MAY still try to stay clear of the ECS and PC Chips (and other similar type) MBs.

**One4yu2c** · January 28th, 2007

If it were me, I'd look at boards based on the GeForce 6100 chipset. More specifically, peeking at what's available on Newegg, I'd pick up the Gigabyte you linked...

fps justin · January 28th, 2007

May i ask, what two videocards you have? If one of the two are better, i'd go with the better one. However, i'm leaning towards the gigabyte one.

polobunny · January 28th, 2007

I always liked ECS 761GX-M754, for a cheap 754 board. Build/built alot of Semprons on it.

**PrOLifIC_onE** · January 28th, 2007

I have a fx5200 (agp) and 6600gt (PCIe). 6600GT wins it hands down but either would be fine. I currently run the 5200 on the ASrock board and it does all I need just fine.

fps justin · January 29th, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by PrOLifIC_onE

I have a fx5200 (agp) and 6600gt (PCIe). 6600GT wins it hands down but either would be fine. I currently run the 5200 on the ASrock board and it does all I need just fine.

I would definitely pick the gigabyte one. LOL

Mithosphere · January 29th, 2007

yea since you already have the 5200 in a comp that runs, get the gigabyte and call it good since agp is like so two years ago

**PrOLifIC_onE** · January 29th, 2007

I picked up the gigabyte MB and a new psu...

Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-K8N51GMF-RH Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

Newegg.com - FSP Group (Fortron Source) AX400-PN, RoHS, 12cm FAN, version 2.2, 2 SATA, 20+ 4 pin, PCI Express, 400W Power Supply - Retail

January 28th, 2007	#1
PrOLifIC_onE 5 Minute Mod Man Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 716 Blog Entries: 1	Searching for mATX MB (754) I am looking for a mATX MB (754). It can be with an AGP or PCIe as I have an extra vid card of each type. I have 2x 512MB PC3200 sticks to toss in it as well. OCing friendliness is not necessary. I will be using a AMD64 3000+ (754) in it. It will also have 2 SATA HDDs. I really dont want to spend more than $50 but I am willing to stretch it to around $60 with shipping if the extra $10 will be for a significantly higher performing MB. Remember it needs to be a micro ATX board. Here is what have been looking at so far: $48 Biostar (AGP) Newegg.com - BIOSTAR K8M800-M7A Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $55 Gigabyte (PCIe) Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-K8N51GMF-RH Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail My search continues...

January 28th, 2007	#2
Mithosphere Yeah, so are your pants! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cherry Capital of the World Posts: 564	Re: Searching for mATX MB (754) may i ask what you will be using this for? Pentium D 915\|EVGA 7050 mATX\|OCZ XTC 2GB\|XFX 7900GS XT\|Hyper Type-R 580W\|Qmicra 2 Case

January 28th, 2007	#3
PrOLifIC_onE 5 Minute Mod Man Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 716 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Searching for mATX MB (754) Well it will temporarily be for my HTPC. But I want a mATX MB handy, that I can use for some basic testing also. I currently have a ASrock Combo-Z with all those components in my HTPC right now (with an AGP card). I figured even though I going for a budget MB, I have had good luck with gigabyte and biostar MBs, but I MAY still try to stay clear of the ECS and PC Chips (and other similar type) MBs. Last edited by PrOLifIC_onE; January 28th, 2007 at 19:39.

January 28th, 2007	#4
One4yu2c I don't know how to put this, but, I'm kind of a big deal. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Land of the Lounge Lizards Posts: 2,735 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Searching for mATX MB (754) If it were me, I'd look at boards based on the GeForce 6100 chipset. More specifically, peeking at what's available on Newegg, I'd pick up the Gigabyte you linked...

January 28th, 2007	#5
fps justin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,199	Re: Searching for mATX MB (754) May i ask, what two videocards you have? If one of the two are better, i'd go with the better one. However, i'm leaning towards the gigabyte one. E2140 @ 375 x 8 = 3.0ghz 2x1 ocz system 1337s pc2-6400 5-5-5-15 @ 450mhz gigabyte P35 S3L eVGA 7600GT Stock 120 gig seagate ULTRA X-Finity 600w Sonata 2 w/ top fan G5 Lazer Mouse

January 28th, 2007	#6
polobunny T-Rex Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 5,098 Blog Entries: 6	Re: Searching for mATX MB (754) I always liked ECS 761GX-M754, for a cheap 754 board. Build/built alot of Semprons on it.

January 28th, 2007	#7
PrOLifIC_onE 5 Minute Mod Man Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 716 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Searching for mATX MB (754) I have a fx5200 (agp) and 6600gt (PCIe). 6600GT wins it hands down but either would be fine. I currently run the 5200 on the ASrock board and it does all I need just fine.

January 29th, 2007	#9
Mithosphere Yeah, so are your pants! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cherry Capital of the World Posts: 564	Re: Searching for mATX MB (754) yea since you already have the 5200 in a comp that runs, get the gigabyte and call it good since agp is like so two years ago Pentium D 915\|EVGA 7050 mATX\|OCZ XTC 2GB\|XFX 7900GS XT\|Hyper Type-R 580W\|Qmicra 2 Case

January 29th, 2007	#10
PrOLifIC_onE 5 Minute Mod Man Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 716 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Searching for mATX MB (754) I picked up the gigabyte MB and a new psu... Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-K8N51GMF-RH Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail Newegg.com - FSP Group (Fortron Source) AX400-PN, RoHS, 12cm FAN, version 2.2, 2 SATA, 20+ 4 pin, PCI Express, 400W Power Supply - Retail

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