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Motherboard Combo

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debrain

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Im currently looking around trying to find possible ways to save money on parts to build my computer with. What Ive found is motherboard combo's. I could save about 30-40$ buying a combo rather than buying a cpu and a motherboard seperate. But is it really worth it to save that much money? The Pro's and the Con's.

This is a good combo(in my opinion) that ive found...

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicat...-details.asp?EdpNo=683926&sku=MBM-KT400P-2800

Now is this a good motherboard manufacturer? Well any input would help a lot.

Also dont judge me on my post count...We gotta start somewhere right?

Thanks
 
I got my mobo & proc in a combo deal @ a computer show, BUT they were both in orignal retail packaging.

i got my board & proc for about $120
 
I would say no, buying combos are bad if you are looking to get quality parts.

This is not to say that the combo won't work, but it will more than likely create all kinds of "wierd" problems that will be difficult to diagnose later on.

My advice, don't skimp when buying parts for your box.

Soyo isn't known for building the best boards.

If you are looking for quaility, get ABIT or ASUS. Both are good manurfacturers and have decently priced boards.

BTW, welcome!
 
Originally posted by blackrino9
I would say no, buying combos are bad if you are looking to get quality parts.

This is not to say that the combo won't work, but it will more than likely create all kinds of "wierd" problems that will be difficult to diagnose later on.

My advice, don't skimp when buying parts for your box.

Soyo isn't known for building the best boards.

If you are looking for quaility, get ABIT or ASUS. Both are good manurfacturers and have decently priced boards.

BTW, welcome!
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I agree, with only one addition. IF you aren't planning on ever overclocking, Intel also makes great mobos. Not as feature packed as the Abit or Asus offerings, but if you won't be using the features why pay more?
 
Originally posted by debrain
What I was looking at first was the cpu for 169$
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-381&depa=0

The motherboard...$86
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-131-455&depa=0

The $40 difference is quite a bit when your trying to build a comp under a 1000$.

Thanks black for the input
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that's a good mobo/CPU combo. If you want to save some money, you can probably scale the proc back a bit.

I wouldn't buy from tigerdirect, too many horror stories. Not to mention they can't even spell "athlon".
Better mobo+much better company is worth a bit more money.

Also, the Barton 2800+ (the one offered in your combo deal) is only $116 at Newegg...there's the difference right there.
 
i was thinking about going for the 2800+ instead of the 3000+. Would there be that much of a difference between the two? Im going to just use the comp for schoolwork, gaming, and programming. Not a whole lot.
 
I would get Abit NF7-S from ZipZoomFly (<$100) and a mobile Athlon 2500+ from Monarch Computers ($95). Both prices include shipping. I consider this a better mobo, and the 2500+ is a 45 watt chip. Lots of potential for air-cooled OC or quiet cooling at stock speed.
 
Originally posted by debrain
i was thinking about going for the 2800+ instead of the 3000+. Would there be that much of a difference between the two? Im going to just use the comp for schoolwork, gaming, and programming. Not a whole lot.
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practically none. ESPECIALLY if you overclock. Get the 2800, or even something slower would probably do the trick.
 
The thing is that I dont trust my self overclocking a computer. Ill get fascinated to much and wanna see what the limits are. Ill just stick with what the preset settings are. The 2800+ seems good....a lot cheaper to.

Thanks for the input.
 
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