Recommend me a mobo for intel e2200 processor

[Zohar78]

A friend of mine has an acer aspire with e2200 intel processor (2.2ghz dual core pentium core) and is trying to get the computer up and running for as cheap as possible. Which motherboard would you recommend now? He plans on building one in a year or so and giving this one to his Girl friend.

 

[The Mac]

socket 775 i assume...still a few makers around

zotac is about as cheap as it gets..

foxconn is still cheap, but a bit better quality..

i wouldnt go nuts with overclock on either of them though...lol

gigabyte is even better quality, and still reasonably inexpensive

personally, id avoid bottom of the barrel and go for intel, msi, or gigbyte...a bit more expensive, but less like to explode when you turn it on...lol

newegg has a bunch of each

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N=100007627 600007879&IsNodeId=1&name=LGA 775

 

[Zohar78]

thanks... yeah.. socket 775. When i built mine 2 years ago, there was a ton of 775.. now they all seem to be micro atx...

Think im going to go with this GIGABYTE GA-G41M-Combo LGA 775 Intel G41 Micro ATX. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128449

Now since he has oem windows vista that came with his aspire, would he need to buy the os too?

 

[450]

The key from the COA MIGHT work, but I think he'll need a new OS.

 

[The Mac]

if they make u call, just tell ms that the mobo fried and u had to replace it...