comparable motherboard replacement

[moose60805]

I have a msi model #7623 motherboard with a northbridge AMD 785g -southbridge AMD sb710 chipset. processor amd athlon II in am3 package. power supply unit is 350 watt plus 80. Is it worth staying with same motherboard or should i upgrade. Would like to stay with msi for its reliability , but open minded to other boards. I really don't want spend more than 200$ , also will probably need new graphics card.

 

[maddogfargo]

Please list complete system specs, CPU, RAM, GPU etc.

Is this for gaming?

What are you trying to get for $200?

I'd recommend you wait to save up enough to get Motherboard, CPU, RAM and PSU together. You will definitely need a new PSU, and you probably can't use current parts with your old parts for CPU, RAM and MoBo.

 

[moose60805]

Please list complete system specs, CPU, RAM, GPU etc.

Is this for gaming?

What are you trying to get for $200?

I'd recommend you wait to save up enough to get Motherboard, CPU, RAM and PSU together. You will definitely need a new PSU, and you probably can't use current parts with your old parts for CPU, RAM and MoBo.[/quote

online gaming basically, schoolwork ,some art & photos

A motherboard , a chipset if necessary & graphics card

MSI 785GM-P45 motherboard specifications
Form factor: micro-ATX
244mm x 219mm
6 mounting holes
CPU socket type: Socket AM3
Chipset: AMD 785G
AMD SB710
HyperTransport 3.0 (up to 2.6 GHz)
Memory: 4 DIMM slots
Up to 16 GB
DDR3-800/DDR3-1066/DDR3-1333/DDR3-1600 (overclocked)
Audio: 8-channel audio
VIA VT1708S chipset
LAN: 10Mb/100Mb/1Gb
Atheros AR8131M PCIe controller
RAID support: RAID 0/1/0+1/JBOD (SATA II ports 1-6)
AMD SB710 integrated RAID controller
IDE: 1 x IDE
2 x IDE
Ultra DMA 66/100/133
AMD SB710 integrated IDE controller
SATA: 6 x SATA II
AMD SB710 integrated SATA II controller
Up to 3Gb/s (RAID mode)
Expansion slots: 1 x PCI (3.3V/5V)
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16
2 x PCIe x1
Internal connectors: 1 x 24-pin ATX power
1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power
1 x ATA/133
1 x CD in
1 x CPU Fan
1 x Chassis Intrusion
1 x Clear CMOS jumper
1 x FDD
1 x Front panel
1 x Front panel audio
1 x Overclocking switch
1 x Parallel
1 x S/PDIF out
1 x Serial
1 x System Fan
1 x TPM module
3 x USB 2.0
6 x SATA II
Rear panel ports: 1 x HDMI
1 x Keyboard PS/2
1 x Mouse PS/2
1 x RJ45
1 x Serial
1 x VGA
4 x USB 2.0
6 x Audio
Included accessories: 1 x FDD cable (optional)

other components- 2- hard drives Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 360 gbytes Dates 08187,08195
1- 1gb radeon 5450 ddr3 pcie
1- dvd writer model TS-H653 dated 10 2007
1- syx tower
As you can tell this is a Frankenstein of a computer