Help with Intel E7200 and MOBO

[trevclem]

Ok, I've finally decided to spend a little more money and go Intel. I went from the AMD Athlon 64 6000+ 3.0 89W ($92) to Intel E7200 ($119). I realize there are better processors out there, but for my budget (450-total), I feel this is a good choice. Plus, after reading about OCing, I might like to try it out!

Moving on to my question: I'm really excited to get this thing ordered and I just can't seem to settle on a motherboard! I would like to go with Gigabyte, however I can't find onboard vid in my price range. I could probably be convinced of another well used brand, though.

I'd like to keep my motherboard price under $100.

I do have an older graphics card (VisionTek 9250 128MB PCI) that I could use if the mobo doesn't have it onboard. However, I don't know if that graphics card is even worth it!

My purchase so far:
-Antec NSK4480B Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 380W Power Supply
-mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
-Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500AAKS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

I have XP/Ubuntu (will upgrade to Vista very soon), DVD drive, monitor, keyboard and mouse.

I primarily surf the web, listen to music, and do some photoshop/graphic design.


Thanks everyone for your help. I've searched the forums and the web, but everything seems outdated.

[minsonngo]

Go with this board:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131178


Go with this memory since your on a strict budget:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231122


If you want to save a bit more cash on the memory modules and can wait for a rebate... then this is a great deal:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145184


And invest a tiny bit more and go with this hard drive... it gives you more GB for your dollar:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148288

[trevclem]

Is this worth looking at? The rebate would make it be within my budget.

GIGABYTE GA-EG43M-S2H LGA 775 Intel G43 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128354

[shadowpr]

I like this mb for a budget build: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131288

Have heard it recommended many times, and have used it on one of my own as well.

I agree with minsonngo's suggestions about the ram too.