Hi, I am trying to decide on a micro-atx motherboard for gaming and HTPC. I've done quite a bit of searching on these boards but haven't quite found the info. I have up to about $100 to spend on this item and I don't intend to overclock. I do want m-atx to cut down on size and because the only cards I intend to use are an AGP video and a pci tv-tuner.
Details:
Socket 478 for a P4 2.53 Ghz CPU. Is it true that an 800 Mhz FSB is as fast as this CPU will go? Also, is DDR400 - pc3200 my best memory option?
Video: I prefer not having onboard graphics, as I will be using my Geforce 6200 128 RAM AGP 8x card for gaming. There aren't any m-atx boards out there with as good or better on-board graphics, are there? I play BF2, so I need good graphics for watching the clouds when I die every 10 seconds.
Needed Onboard: NIC, USB 2, SATA and good sound. I don't need PS/2, serial or Parellel ports.
Thanks for any help!
Details:
Socket 478 for a P4 2.53 Ghz CPU. Is it true that an 800 Mhz FSB is as fast as this CPU will go? Also, is DDR400 - pc3200 my best memory option?
Video: I prefer not having onboard graphics, as I will be using my Geforce 6200 128 RAM AGP 8x card for gaming. There aren't any m-atx boards out there with as good or better on-board graphics, are there? I play BF2, so I need good graphics for watching the clouds when I die every 10 seconds.
Needed Onboard: NIC, USB 2, SATA and good sound. I don't need PS/2, serial or Parellel ports.
Thanks for any help!