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More info?)
Sounds like that's what I'm going to look for. Thanks!
"ocbwilg" <ocbwilg@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I just bought a K8N (not the E-Deluxe model) at Newegg for $89. That
>leaves you $211 for the CPU. I got an Athlon 64 3000+ for $169, but the
>3200+ is only $204 (both are retail). Shipping was only $5 if you use the
>cheapest option, and you come in under $300 still.
>
> The K8N has the Nforce 3 250 chipset, onboard Realtek ALC850 audio,
> integrated 10/100 Ethernet, AGP 8x, 5 PCI slots, 3 DDR400 memory slots, up
> to 8 USB ports, 2 ATA133 connectors and 2 SATA connectors. The SATA
> supports RAID 0,1, 0+1, and JBOD. The ATA133 does not support RAID.
>
> Seems like a good board. I didn't have any problems installing it or
> running Windows XP on on it. It has been 100% stable from the word go.
> Also supports AMD Cool n' Quiet technology. It's a nice board for the
> money.
>
> The only caveat is that if you have an ATI Radeon 9500 or 9700 series
> video cards, you need to have one of the later revisions to avoid
> compatibilty problems (you can download the ASUS manual for the specific
> part numbers). I have a 9700 Pro and didn't have any problems.
>
>
> "F1" <f1f2f3@yahooooo123.com> wrote in message
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>> I'm looking for a cheap MB for AMD64 (754). Stability is a must and CPU
>> will be running at stock speed no matter what CPU I can get for $300
>> including the MB. Does not have to be Asus.
>>
>
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