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Whats are the best Athlon mobos out right now?

I'm looking into getting my dad a new CPU and mobo, and i was wondering what the best mobos out were (for both AMD and Intel). Also, I have been getting amds for a while, but would it be wise to go back to intel?

I think some of the CPU temp prob is that the thermal hasnt set in, but still. 51C idle with an SLK-800 doesnt sound right.

I forgot I had installed CPU Idle for some reason. That seems to make windows think the CPU is running at 100% all the time. But getting rid of that doesnt seem to stop the heat issue. My case is running 10 C hotter than it did b4 i put in the 2000+ and my CPU is running hotter than my Vantec did on...

I just installed a XP 2000+ (my 1900+ broke) along with an SLK-800 and now windows says my CPU is always at 100% usage. My case temp has gone from a steady 24-27 C to 33-37C and my CPU is at 51-53 C when im not doing anything. On a side note my core temp is 1.82 and its set to 1.75 in the BIOS. Anyo...

I am looking into replacing my Vantec sink with either a CoolerMaster HHC-001, or a Thermalright SLK-800. I was looking at price and it looks like the HHC is about $20 cheaper, with a fan. Also, I cant seem to find a good review of these 2 done by the same place at around the same room temp. Does an...