Pls suggest a Mobo - Urgent

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Hello friends,

Am looking to invest in a new Mobo. My current PC was bought in 2007.

Issue: Mobo got bricked 2 years ago and got it repaired at an expense. But ever since then, system performed real slow and was getting stuck. Also bought a 2 GB RAM recently but only a slight improvement. System doesn't perform good yet. There used to be a graphic card but its fan didn't work and ultimately it died.

Below is the existing config:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3000.0 MHz - AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6000+
CPU Platform: Socket AM2
CPU Code Name: Windsor

Motherboard Model: ASUS M2N-VM DVI
Motherboard Chipset: nVidia nForce 630a (MCP68)

Memory Type: Transcend 2 GB DDR2-SDRAM 400.0 MHz (PC2-6400) (Model: JM800QLU-2G)
Drive Model: Seagate ST3250310AS - 250 GB

Would like to change the Mobo as I suspect it to be the culprit behind all these.
Please suggest me a good Mobo.
Its only for pure browsing, Watching x264 mkv (My current one doesn't play an mkv smooth and it stucks frequently) , normal office work and playing games that came before 2007

its better to change the whole combo rather than investing in a old architecture.

I dont think changing the mobo would improve the performance.

You can go with this.
Intel G2010 @ 2.8k
ASUS P8H61 @ 2.8k/Gigabyte GAB75 @ 4K
Corsair Value Select 4 GB @ 1.7k
Total 6.3k/ 7.5K...
This processor has an integrated Graphics and can play HD movies easily .

S

+1 to above combo.

W

thank you but I thought everything else actually not have had any issues...wouldn't it suffice if I buy only a Mobo.
My budget is only 3-4k....and more over since these are almost 5 yr old, how abt the rates of these If i want to sell and buy a new combo

S

Try selling them at the bazaar . You may get good prices for them.

good luck, and going for a new combo is good.

Shiva

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shivakanth.sujit said:
Try selling them at the bazaar . You may get good prices for them. good luck, and going for a new combo is good.

Shiva

What might be the costs I can expect as the folks at bazaar or computer shops might quote less and charge more for the new ones

Sainatarajan said:
I dont think changing the mobo would improve the performance.

You can go with this.
Intel G2010 @ 2.8k
ASUS P8H61 @ 2.8k/Gigabyte GAB75 @ 4K
Corsair Value Select 4 GB @ 1.7k
Total 6.3k/ 7.5K...
This processor has an integrated Graphics and can play HD movies easily .

Thanks but shouldn't I worry about the PSU?

Spending around 3k for a new older gen. mobo is not a wise decision.
Better spend 7k and get the config mentioned above by 'Sainatarajan'.

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warrior047 said:
What might be the costs I can expect as the folks at bazaar or computer shops might quote less and charge more for the new ones

Thanks but shouldn't I worry about the PSU?

I meant the think digit bazaar. What psu do you have currently?? You should go for corsair 430v v2 for 2.6k.

Shiva

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shivakanth.sujit said:
I meant the think digit bazaar. What psu do you have currently?? You should go for corsair 430v v2 for 2.6k.

Shiva

I guess its frontech or some other PSU, not corsair

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warrior047 said:
I guess its frontech or some other PSU, not corsair

Then I strongly suggest you to change the SPMS. Buy the one which I suggested above.

Shiva

You can use the Old PSU for one month and buy a new Corsair CX430 V2 when you have money. But buy it as soon as you can.