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Motherboard help...

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boeing_737
boeing_737 Original post #1
Jan 26, 2010 at 10:31 AM
Hi all,

I have an AMD 64 3000+ (socket 939) along with 512 MB DDR RAM and I am looking to build a cheap system for running linux. I am looking for a cheap but dependable socket 939 motherboard. I saw the MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum on sale at 2.5k, which was the high end when socket 939s were being sold. So, the lower-mid range ones must have dropped to really low prices.

This one - MSI RS480M2-IL looks a good choice. Any other suggestions would greatly help. Also, some help with the places that still have these things would be great.. considering these boards are sort of extinct now... :)

Thanks!

-yogesh