Shawn Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Hey all, Am I blind or is Best not selling new 5200 motherboards anymore? I used to be able to buy new replacement 2 port motherboards from him for $25 or $30 as recent as say 5 years ago? Are they all gone now? shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool80skid Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 The site still has both the 2 & 4 port fully populated motherboards listed for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted September 27, 2018 Author Share Posted September 27, 2018 The site still has both the 2 & 4 port fully populated motherboards listed for sale. OK so I am blind then..lol.. Can you shoot me a link please? God that site is a mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool80skid Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 (edited) http://www.best-electronics-ca.com/cx52_j.htm#CX52 CA021374 Atari 5200 2 Port fully populated US NTSC Motherboard (less RF shields) $45.00 They are listed near the bottom of the page. Edited September 27, 2018 by Oldschool80skid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted September 27, 2018 Author Share Posted September 27, 2018 http://www.best-electronics-ca.com/cx52_j.htm#CX52 CA021374 Atari 5200 2 Port fully populated US NTSC Motherboard (less RF shields) $45.00 They are listed near the bottom of the page. Thanks. Looks like the price has gone up a little since I last bought one. Understandable increase for sure. I ended up getting lucky with a cheap BIN on ebay for loose console. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari-dna Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Why not just fix the mobo that’s in there? I’m sure it can be brought back. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam242 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 $45-60 is a pretty good deal when you consider the POKEY chip is worth twenty bucks by itself... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick3092 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Hate to see people sacrificing a perfectly good 5200 board just to harvest the POKEY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted September 29, 2018 Author Share Posted September 29, 2018 (edited) Why not just fix the mobo that’s in there? I’m sure it can be brought back. It's been fixed many times before. It's killed 2 pokey chips now and I'm not investing in replacing it with another one again nor do I want to spend the time replacing other lesser population like caps,ect for this old ailing board. For $40 shipped I was able to get a console only 5200 on ebay in working order which suits me just fine. I know when it's time to call it a day. I've stripped the rest of the motherboard for everything else worth while so I'm gonna do ok on it. The old boards population will not go to waste. $45-60 is a pretty good deal when you consider the POKEY chip is worth twenty bucks by itself... Agreed. I think the price going from $25 to $45 over the last while might be due to the pokey cost. At least that justifies the increase even if it's not for that reason. Edited September 29, 2018 by Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airshack Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Easy to miss anything on that Best Electronics website. For sure the worst online presentation ever. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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