Desperately need to find a Socket A motherboard.

Master Skooter · 1 Jan 2007 at 20:23

Desperately need to find a Socket A motherboard for the PC that i built as a Christmas pressie for my 5yo son. The blooming thing started playing up after a few hours use....Damn Epox caps!

(See here if ya interested).

As MM is currently closed, i've had a scout about on the net & there isn't a lot of choice when it comes to Socket A mobo's in this day & age!

Looked on The Bay, but prices are stupid as usual.

I've come across the ASRock K7NF2-RAID for less than £40 new delivered. It seems to have all the features i need, but it's a little odd as you have to use jumpers to set things that you're used to doing in the BIOS.

Any opinions on ASRock kit? Anyone recommend another Socket A board? Need to support Athlon XP's, AGP, PC3200 (preferably DC), SATA would be nice, as would onboard LAN & audio.

Feel free to contact me by email or on Messenger at: master_skooter at hotmail dot com.

Thanks in advance
Skoot

TBirdUK · 1 Jan 2007 at 20:47

Let me have a dig around in my loft, if its a basic socket A board you want I'll let you have one of my spares for free. Back in 10

TBirdUK · 1 Jan 2007 at 20:51

Found one, socket 462 ABIT VA-20 rev 1.0, get in touch via email to sort out delivery if you want it.

Ragnarok · 1 Jan 2007 at 21:11

might be worth a trip down to an electical componant store and find some good quality replacement caps and get out your soldering iron( if you have one).

Master Skooter · 1 Jan 2007 at 23:11

TBirdUK said:
Let me have a dig around in my loft, if its a basic socket A board you want I'll let you have one of my spares for free. Back in 10

TBirdUK said:
Found one, socket 462 ABIT VA-20 rev 1.0, get in touch via email to sort out delivery if you want it.

You are a diamond!

I'm off to bed now mate, but i'll email you when i get to work tomorrow if that's ok.

Thank you so much!

Dmack · 2 Jan 2007 at 00:11

and then santa logged off overclockers

good to see this kinda thing happening

Master Skooter · 3 Jan 2007 at 10:02

Yes it is....i'm very very grateful

Master Skooter · 3 Jan 2007 at 19:52

And so is my son:

The board arrived today mate, still got a few drivers to install but seems absolutely fine. You sure you don't want any money?

Hope that you having a cracking 2007

Cheers
Scott

TBirdUK · 4 Jan 2007 at 12:49

No money - just enjoy. These forums have helped me out loads over the past year, nice to be able to give back now and again (my knowledge isnt up to it yet).

Captain Fizz · 4 Jan 2007 at 13:51

ROFL - Nice.

Well, if anyone else is searching and comes accross this thread - I have the ASRock K7NF2-RAID as it was the ONLY nF2 board I could get! 0_o

It doesn't support mobile CPU's, so multiplier settings are done via jumpers.
(I recon a non-mobile CPU would be OK)
CPU FSB also jumpers.

Not played with it much... As the on-board options are crippled compared to the Asus A7N8X-E.
It 'does the job', but that's about it.

Getting 2nd hand mobos from lofts seems to be the way forward.

Master Skooter · 4 Jan 2007 at 15:11

Captain Fizz said:
ROFL - Nice.

Well, if anyone else is searching and comes accross this thread - I have the ASRock K7NF2-RAID as it was the ONLY nF2 board I could get! 0_o

Funny you should ask, my wife wants me to upgrade our daughters aging Athlon 1.4/PC133 set-up for her birthday in February!

I'm after a board, CPU & RAM.

Would you mind emailing me (in Trust) please. Don't want to turn the Motherboard forum in to MM

[EDIT: Added you to MSN

Cheers
Scott