good am2 board

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ElvishBoy311

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Building a new computer and changed my mind about going 939 so I would like some input on good am2 boards, I'm a big fan of Epox but open to other companies. I don't need SLI or any wireless features. Overclocking isn't a high priority. Thanks.
 
For a good solid AM2 mobo without any extra BS, I'd say go ASUS M2N-E at ZipZoomFly.com.
 
Thanks for the help so far. N H O, when is the epox board coming out and whats the pricetag look like?
 
*shrugs* no one knows, there isnt a release date for it but it sure does look nice :D
 
damn, that's too bad, looks great though :D

I'm thinking about the Asus M2N-E, has everything I need and price looks good.
 
well if you cant wait for the epox boards to come out, i suggest going with the tforce4 ;)
 
I am in a similar situation, but im in the uk so my only real choices are the MSI K9N Planinum, the ASUS M2N-E, and the Asustek M2V. Which of these would you say is the best?
Another question i have is that i would like to run an ide harddrive and a cd-rom drive, both of which use an ide cable, but i'm pretty sure that none of the listed motherboards have more than one ide slot. Is there anyway to run 2 devices on one?
 
I'd nearly suggest the MSI K9N Ultra.
its cheaper and if you don't need legacy ports like PS2 or a serial port then why not get it
its still using the nForce 570 chipset so its the same as the Platinum just nearly legacy free
 
madcow11 said:
I am in a similar situation, but im in the uk so my only real choices are the MSI K9N Planinum, the ASUS M2N-E, and the Asustek M2V. Which of these would you say is the best?
Another question i have is that i would like to run an ide harddrive and a cd-rom drive, both of which use an ide cable, but i'm pretty sure that none of the listed motherboards have more than one ide slot. Is there anyway to run 2 devices on one?
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well you can but its not advisable to run a HDD and an optical drive on a single IDE controller. you could always get a SATA adapter for your IDE drive!!!
Or just sell your drive and buy a SATA one.
 
So the msi motherboard is the one to go with?
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well you can but its not advisable to run a HDD and an optical drive on a single IDE controller. you could always get a SATA adapter for your IDE drive!!!
Or just sell your drive and buy a SATA one.
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I will have a 160gb sata as my main, but i would like to reuse an old ide drive to put vista on. Why is it not advisable to run two things on one IDE controller?
If it wont work i could always just partion my sata drive, but i would prefer to have two seperate drives just cause it makes me feel my data is safer. :)
 
Bruce said:
An EPoX board that isn't green!?! :eek:
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lol epox has a handful of intel boards taht arent green,but this is the first AMD one that isnt :D
 
i woudl recommend waiting 1 month. - price cuts on AMD and conroe :D then you have better choice and cheaper prices.
 
I think I'm gunna hold out for that epox board, looks sweet! Hopefully it will be out in a month, which is when I plan to buy.
 
skudmunky said:
I think I'm gunna hold out for that epox board, looks sweet! Hopefully it will be out in a month, which is when I plan to buy.
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wise choice :p
 
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