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which motherboard is good

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harshagarwal Original post #1
Apr 24, 2005 at 4:59 PM
i want to buy a new motherboard which shld support

S939 AMD Processors and shld have
on board sound
also
PCI-express slot for the Gfx.

plz give the model no and also its indicative price in mumbai.

thanx in advance
bharathbala2003
Apr 24, 2005 at 6:17 PM
MSI K8N Neo 4 Platinum is a gud choice.. its got ur req. :) well as for price bout 9K-9.5K
wizrulz
wizrulz #4
Apr 24, 2005 at 7:14 PM
go for msi RS480

hey i my have bought a msi rs480. go for that one it also has good onboard graphics solution and a pci-e slot. it has ondoard sound also. its price was 7K, after VAT i do not know :lol:
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akshayt #5
Apr 24, 2005 at 7:53 PM
if you have the money fo for better boards ,better performers with more features

try asus a8n sli non delux and delux or msi diamond or sometinhg
mohit
mohit #6
Apr 25, 2005 at 4:47 PM
go for asus a8n-e (nforce 4 ultra) ......its d best !! it shud cost less than 9k.
sidewinder
Apr 27, 2005 at 11:02 PM
msi....its better
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Apr 28, 2005 at 3:27 PM
hey i am even more confused abt the mobo since even here everyone is divided betn ASUS and MSI.
plz help me
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akshayt #9
Apr 28, 2005 at 7:25 PM
asus may be a better overall brand but it depends upn the mobo too as msi is good as well
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Apr 28, 2005 at 8:14 PM
Close your eyes and go for asus you will not regret it.
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LayZ #11
Apr 29, 2005 at 1:46 AM
asus A8N-E Deluxe without a doubt!!
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FilledVoid #12
Apr 29, 2005 at 2:10 AM
Id say Asus too , although I have pretty much had a good experience from both MSI and Asus products :D . Do you have a certain budget or is the sky the limit?
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akshayt #13
Apr 29, 2005 at 1:59 PM
don't go for asus a8v-e dlx. must be via chipset

rather fo for msi nforce 4

or asus a8n slit etc
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Ankit #14
Apr 29, 2005 at 4:34 PM
ok suggest the best under 6K...no onboard graphics will do...
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akshayt #15
Apr 29, 2005 at 7:25 PM
agp
gigabyte ga-k8ns-939 check whether it has firewall.
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abhinav #16
Apr 29, 2005 at 8:30 PM
go for....................?I dont know!
wizrulz
wizrulz #17
Apr 30, 2005 at 7:18 PM
hey ga-kns939 is difficult to find , i guess as i had a tough time to locate a dealer in mumbai, all had msi based board aspecifically did not had this mobo......if ur in mumbai try ur luck it is a good mobo but w/o firewire thats sure:)
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akshayt #18
Apr 30, 2005 at 7:35 PM
go for msi k8n neo 2 :
platinum
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fx

i think it should be in order of prioriy

beware only first 2 are nforce 3 250ultra probably and the lasty one should be 250g with lower hypertransport