Integrated mobo with midi / gameport

[matthew.larkin]

The last PC I built (about 12 months ago) was based on an nForce mobo
with integrated graphics (a cheap solution, trust me it was the right
one for the recipient of the PC), but I ran into problems with their
old joystick as the Abit NF7-M board that I used had no gameport, and
could not be made to work with one despite trying several cheap sound
cards (again, trust me, it wouldn't work!)

I need to build a PC now to a similar (low) budget, but with a midi
port for attaching a musical keyboard. To keep costs down I'd like to
get a mobo with integrated graphics (the user will never play games
ever!).

Does anyone know of a reasonably priced mobo with both integrated
graphics and a midi/gameport?

Ideally an nForce2 would do the job.

TIA

Matt

 

[SMS]

The last PC I built (about 12 months ago) was based on an nForce mobo
with integrated graphics (a cheap solution, trust me it was the right
one for the recipient of the PC), but I ran into problems with their
old joystick as the Abit NF7-M board that I used had no gameport, and
could not be made to work with one despite trying several cheap sound
cards (again, trust me, it wouldn't work!)

I need to build a PC now to a similar (low) budget, but with a midi
port for attaching a musical keyboard. To keep costs down I'd like to
get a mobo with integrated graphics (the user will never play games
ever!).

Does anyone know of a reasonably priced mobo with both integrated
graphics and a midi/gameport?

Ideally an nForce2 would do the job.

I needed to do the same thing and used an Asus P4B533.The Gigabyte
GA-8LS533
(http://tw.giga-byte.com/Motherboard/Products/Products_GA-8LS533.htm#)
would also work.

The Gigabyte GA-8VD667K would be good, but I don't think you can find it
in the U.S.. It is supposed to be re-released in a new version soon, but
I wouldn't hold my breath.

But I didn't care about the graphics, and just used the Intel Extreme
graphics that were built in.

The Asus puts the game port header on a PCI card bracket, the Gigabyte
has it on the ATX IO panel. I was using a small case, with only three
PCI slots, so I cut a hole for the MIDI connector in the back of the
case to save a slot.

Finding a motherboard with both good integrated graphics, and a
game/MIDI port, that is actually still available, is hard. Asus had the
P4R800-V but I don't believe that this is available anywhere, anymore. I
guess no one wanted to buy higher cost, integrated graphics, motherboards.

 

[old jon]

The last PC I built (about 12 months ago) was based on an nForce mobo
with integrated graphics (a cheap solution, trust me it was the right
one for the recipient of the PC), but I ran into problems with their
old joystick as the Abit NF7-M board that I used had no gameport, and
could not be made to work with one despite trying several cheap sound
cards (again, trust me, it wouldn't work!)

I need to build a PC now to a similar (low) budget, but with a midi
port for attaching a musical keyboard. To keep costs down I'd like to
get a mobo with integrated graphics (the user will never play games
ever!).

Does anyone know of a reasonably priced mobo with both integrated
graphics and a midi/gameport?

Ideally an nForce2 would do the job.

TIA

Matt

Asrock P4S61 Pentium4, it`s £27 here in England.
bw..OJ