Motherboard upgrade

i want to upgrade to a newer mobo and want something that is faster than what i have currently. i have a old msi board running athlon processor. it is 5 years old. i want something that has a built in sound card if thats possible and also i would like to have a little bit of speed. what board can i go to and processor can i use what do you prefer athalon or intel?

 

Are you looking to build a new pc?

 

If you're looking for the best bang for buck then I would really recommend AMD.

If you want breakneck speed I would suggest Intel.

I recommend the following products.

CPU - Amd Phenom X3 720
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103649
MOBO - GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P AM3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128387
RAM - Mushkin 2x2GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146785
VIDEO - HD 3870
http://cgi.ebay.com/ATI-Radeon-HD-3...1c0c94ee69&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14#ht_2277wt_760

About 400 bucks and you have a kick *** gaming pc right there

 

Okay there are always the important questions you need to define before any reasonable advice can be given.

1. What are the main purposes you want the machine for? Gaming, surfing and video transcoding, CAD, etc etc

2. What sort of budget do you have?

Most modern mobo's will have 5.1-8.1 Channel HD Audio, surround sound capacity in-built.

 

well it will be mostly for surfing and for my wife doing her online college. we also do alot of music downloading and for video podcast. mostly just for general use. but i would like to have a nice unit too don't want to buy a cheap everyday throw in. will spend around 250 to 300

 

You won't need alot of power for that.

250 - 300 isn't much for a computer but it can be done for what you are doing.

 

Okay another important question is how much can you recycle from your current build and what are they? e.g.
- RAM: 2x1Gb DDR2 667 MHz
- Video Card
etc etc.

As much info on the current parts as possible so we can ensure new parts are compatible.