Motherboard recommendation for Celeron?

[mugs]

I'm generally an all-AMD guy, but my mother built a computer in a class she took to prepare for the A+ test, and the motherboard seems to be fried. I need to find her a replacement so she can actually use the computer she built (she's obviously not really qualified for the A+ test), but I've never dealt with Intel so I don't know what chipsets are good and all that. Anyone know a good stable motherboard for Celerons (I think it's a 1.4GHz)? I prefer ASUS motherboards, and onboard audio and NIC would be preferred. If I'm not posting enough information let me know, like I said I've never built a computer with an Intel processor.

Edit: It also needs to support DDR RAM

 

[orion7144]

If money is a concern then the ECS P4VXASD2+ is a reliable board. don't expect much but they are cheap and reliable.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

1.4GHz? That would be a Socket 370 board, and a Tualatin chip to boot.

Intel i815-Bstep if you can find it. There's usually a few floating around on eBay, long as you don't need AGP slots.

- M4H

 

[mugs]

Money is not that much of a concern... she got this computer for free, because it was included with the class which was paid for by her school (she is a teacher). I'd rather not go super-cheap. My roommate in college always went super-cheap on his motherboards and had tons of problems. I told him if he wanted me to fix his computer, he'd have to buy a better motherboard.

1.4GHz? That would be a Socket 370 board, and a Tualatin chip to boot.

You're speaking greek to me... is that good or bad? (I knew it was Socket 370... but then I thought all Celerons were )

 

[magomago]

Intel has changed the pins of the socket god knows how many times...

Socket 370 Tualtin is referring to a specific Celeron processor (the last good Celery processor)...

Its like saying "Socket A Palomino"

If you have a fry's by you head over to them and pick up the 2000+/k7s5a for 69.99

 

[orion7144]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
1.4GHz? That would be a Socket 370 board, and a Tualatin chip to boot.

Intel i815-Bstep if you can find it. There's usually a few floating around on eBay, long as you don't need AGP slots.

- M4H

Forgot about that...

 

[AndyHui]

Can't go wrong with the ASUS TUSL2-C, but it doesn't have onboard LAN.

 

[HokieESM]

I'd highly recommend finding an Intel D815EEA2U (w/o onboard LAN) or a D815EEA2LU (w/ onboard LAN). Has onboard graphics AND an AGP slot. They'll probably run you $100 new. The D815EPEA2U is the same board w/o the onboard graphics. Note that the "U" is really important in both cases--it means universal, and will support the Tualatin processors.

Intel boards, if you're not overclocking, are HIGHLY recommended--very stable solutions.

Good luck finding one!

 

[Mist]

Look at my signature below, the Epox board is very good, only problem for you is that it doesn't support DDR memory.

Michael.

 

[afzan]

Originally posted by: magomago

If you have a fry's by you head over to them and pick up the 2000+/k7s5a for 69.99

yeah.. a p3 board that supports ddr and tualatins is not gonna be much (if at all) cheaper

 

[techwanabe]

Originally posted by: AndyHui
Can't go wrong with the ASUS TUSL2-C, but it doesn't have onboard LAN.

Yep, that one or the Abit ST-6

We have alot of MS-6368's at work, and they have onboard video, lan and sound.

Finding Pentium III/Tualatin motherboards is getting harder these days.

 

[jacktesterson]

sell the Celeron, and get a AMD 2000/K7S5A for $70 and it will kick the living sh!t out of any Celeron you can buy today


I'd cut my big toe off before purchasing a Celeron...sure they work fine for avg joes, but why waste money on those when a Athlon XP 1700-2000 is same price?

and never buy electronics over ebay...

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: techwanabe

Originally posted by: AndyHui
Can't go wrong with the ASUS TUSL2-C, but it doesn't have onboard LAN.

Yep, that one or the Abit ST-6

We have alot of MS-6368's at work, and they have onboard video, lan and sound.

Finding Pentium III/Tualatin motherboards is getting harder these days.

Try finding one in mATX format with an AGP slot. Now that's damn near impossible. :Q

- M4H

 

[jacktesterson]

Originally posted by: AMDHardcoreFan
sell the Celeron, and get a AMD 2000/K7S5A for $70 and it will kick the living sh!t out of any Celeron you can buy today


I'd cut my big toe off before purchasing a Celeron...sure they work fine for avg joes, but why waste money on those when a Athlon XP 1700-2000 is same price?

and never buy electronics over ebay...

Edit- but for $70....get the AMD stuff....you'll pay more than that for a Celly mobo anyways

 

[mugs]

Ah crap, it's a 1.7 GHz... looking on Pricewatch, it looks like that's a different pin configuration (478 pins)? So then would it use the same motherboard as a P4? That seems like it would make things a lot easier to find. Any good recommendations for a motherboard now?

I'm considering selling it on eBay and getting her an Athlon XP instead, but I'd rather not do that if I don't have to.