Replacement Celeron motherboard....

conuk · 5 Jun 2006 at 01:49

Replacing a motherboard in a friends Emachine 410 (!)

It has a 2.40 ghz celeron in it...

anybody care to recommend a cheap replacement ? (shes gave me £50) to spend but can get more....
(present : agp Radeon 9200 - 512 ddr memory - onboard sound...)

so its nothing flash

Havent had Intel for ages so your thoughts are appreciated

basmic · 5 Jun 2006 at 08:25

Just get a cheap Socket 478 motherboard. I'm afraid I can't say where, because I'd be linking to competitors.

VoG · 5 Jun 2006 at 10:17

stick an ASUS P4DV800D-X in it, you can get em for under £30 if you shop around & there AGP and PCI-E on the same mobo, so at a later date she can stick a PCI-E gfx card in if she can't find an agp card.

conuk · 5 Jun 2006 at 18:51

thanks fellas - socket 478 it is

FatRakoon · 6 Jun 2006 at 13:26

Id stick with the Mobo she has and get a cheap Pentium instead!

Even if the Mobo is broken, it will still be quicker! LOL

Check out eebhay? Look for S478

I wouldnt waste up to £50 for a Celeron based PC mate... I would consider getting a cheap-o Pentium and Mobo as its going to be an improvement over the Celeron.