Suggestion for new AMD motherboard

Hi,

plz suggest me whether the motherboard info given below is worth for purchasing. In my location it is only available.
Thanks in advance.
Product Description
Web Address - www.jetway.com.tw
Model Number - 939GT3-PTD-LF
Package Type - Retail
Warranty - 2 Years
BIOS - AWARD
CPU Interface - Socket 939
Front Side Bus - 1000MHz
RAM Technology - DDR (Dual Channel)
RAM Slots - 4 x 184-Pin
RAM Speeds - DDR266
- DDR333
- DDR400
Max. Memory Support - 4GB
Expansion Slots - 1 x PCI Express x16
- 1 x PCI Express x1
- 2 x 32-bit PCI
Storage Controller(s) - 2 x P-ATA/133
- 2 x S-ATA/300
- RAID 0
- RAID 1
On-Board LAN - 1 x 10/100
- Realtek RTL8201CL
On-Board Audio - 8-channel
- AC'97 Codec
On-Board Video - Integrated NVIDIA GeForce 6100
Back Panel I/O Ports - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse
- 1 x Parallel
- 1 x VGA
- 1 x DVI-D
- 4 x USB2.0
- 1 x LAN
- 6 x Audio
Internal I/O Connectors - 1 x 24-pin ATX Power
- 1 x 4 pin ATX 12V Power
- 2 x USB2.0
- 1 x COM
- 1 x SPDIF
- 1 x Audio
- 1 x CD Audio
- 2 x FAN
Form Factor - Micro-ATX
- 244mm x 230mm
Package Contents - User's Manual
- Driver CD
- 1 x IDE Lead
- 1 x Floppy Lead
- 1 x S-ATA Data Lead
- BackPlate
- 1 x COMs Riser
- 1 x HD Video Riser

Hi trishul,

It really depends if the board in question suits your needs. It isnt the best OverClocking board but it will perform adequately.

It is a smaller size than the normal ATX as its a micro ATX board and it has built in Graphics, so would save you buying a graphics card. It also supports upto DDR400 ram so your OK there.

What are the specs of your system at the moment?
(this will help us see if the board is fully compatible with your components).


Ice.

as IceDragon said, whats your current specs? if they are low you may want to consider just getting new stuff instead trying to upgrade

also, what do you plan on using this for? it really depends on what you plan on using it for too and that should affect your decision

I am considering the following specs

cpu: AMD Athalon 3000+

Harddisk: 160GB segate SATA

RAM : 512 MB

planning to buy PCI express graphics card in next 6 months

also RAM prices in my location just raised( 6 months back 1 GB RAM price is now 512 MB price).

Overall i want to use system for gaming purpose

i would not get that motherboard then, if its for gaming then don't get anything with integrated graphics, its just a waste of money as you will never use the on board vid card, and if this is a new system then don't go AMD

currently the Core 2 Duo is faster, cheaper, and cooler then anything AMD makes, and it overclocks better, that coupled with the fact that a 939 AMD system does not use DDR2 means that a core 2 duo system is a much much better choice for a new system at this time

where are you? maybe you could point to some sites that do sell what you can get, and how much you are willing to spend and some one can help point you to some better parts using those sites