Cheapest MBs for low end C2D

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SpiderWaffle

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What are some of the cheapest MBs for C2D? If I could find one for my friend for $70 that would be pretty good.
 
cheapest will be those based on chipsets like VIA P4M890, SiS & Intel 945.
You can get a basic P35 mobo ~$70-75 in the abit IP35-E.
 
What he said. its damn hard to beat the IP35E for the money. Although, you do have to pay about $100 up front and wait on the rebate..
 
hmm... intersting, didn't know u can get a new abit 35 for $70 after rebeate
 
I have seen a few Abit 1333's at Fry's for 109$. I was going to get it but I got the G33T-M2 instead.
 
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A VERY CHEAP SOL. FOR C2D.

A GIGABYTE 848 if i recall , but it only supports DDR1 and AGP.
 
Arnge said:
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A VERY CHEAP SOL. FOR C2D.

A GIGABYTE 848 if i recall , but it only supports DDR1 and AGP.
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It almost even supports those newfangled Core 2 CPUs!!!:eek:
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As said above, the Abit IP35-E is a great choice in this price range. If i remember right, there are also a couple cheap mobos based on the Nvidia 650i Ultra/SLI chipsets around $70
 
I'm running an XFX 650i Ultra mobo with my e4400, the EVGA 650i Ultra is identical - both are currently $99 less $20 MIR at 'egg.

Not a bad board, though when overclocking, the large passive northbridge heatsink gets hot - I put a 60mm fan on mine to cool it.

Currently @ 3.33ghz, 1.4875vcore, 56C load temps.
 
I have the eVGA 650i and it's a pretty good little board for what I use it for. I'd go with either that or the IP35-E.
 
I think the cheapest mobo for a C2D, with PCIe (I haven't used AGP in a while) would be, as unbelievable as it may sound, the ECS G33T-M2.
I got one on Ebay for $47 bucks with shippin' (I think they go for between $30 and $40 dollars unshipped), installed a E6420 from my closet in it and all the rest of the things to make it run.
After a quick trip to Fry's for a SATA DVD burner I overclocked it on stock vcore (no vcore adjustment, like most ECS boards) to 2.8 GHz, cranked up SMP Linux folding (I fold 24/7) and away I went. It's been folding 24/7 for about 4x days now (knock on wood, it might crap out on me any minute the same as a couple of other much more expensive boards folding right now)
The biggest gripe I have with the board is NO IDE channels, everything is SATA. (I had 2x SATA HD's, but no SATA optical drive)
Oh yeah, I replaced the crumby postage stamp HS on the south bridge. I don't know or care if it was OK, now I have "peace of mind".
This board is suppose to be 1333 fsb capable and it's suppose to take the new 45nm chips I'd have to wonder if it would take a new quad core chip, probably do duals alright.
 
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