Intel E7200 MOBO help

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 I've searched the forums and the web, but everything seems outdated.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128337

GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

$94 with shipping

I have this mb with a e7200 and vista a64,
I like it, and it has good reviews and seems to be the usual one recommended, I don't know about ubuntu, but there are a few reviews on newegg that say its compatible with Ubuntu 8.04

I also have the nsk4480b and I'm using a evga 8800gs video card, similar to the 9600 gso

my build
mb
GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128337

cpu
e7200
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115052

video card
EVGA 384-P3-N851-AR GeForce 8800
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130332

hard drive
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136218

dvd
ASUS Black 20X DVD+R
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827135156

memory
2 packs of G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB)
for a total of 8
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231122

case
nsk4480b
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] k=nsk4480b

vista 64

Yes that's probably your best option.

If it were me, I would likely go with AMD on this build. A 790GX motherboard would cost a bit more, but it's the king of integrated graphics. Then, given your usage, I would look at a triple-core Toliman.

That option would come to a bit more cash though.... maybe $30 more.