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| Thread ID: 96010 | 2008-12-25 05:35:00 | PC Upgrade | darthcarnate (14113) | Press F1 |
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| 732393 | 2009-01-14 00:46:00 | Thanks qazwsxokmijn, you've been a real help ( :) ). I found your PSU (www.computerlounge.co.nz), it looks good but it'll stretch my budget even further (DDR3 RAM isn't cheap either). My remaining questions: 1) the world of CPUs (HELP!) - there are SO many. I need a cheap one to start off with (sub-$150), and later I want to upgrade 2) Will these components fit in my case? Thanks a lot, I'm nearly there ( :) ) |
darthcarnate (14113) | ||
| 732394 | 2009-01-14 00:52:00 | You should REALLY buy a new PC instead of upgrading it but, For a cheap amd CPU you should go for the Athlon X2 5200+ 2.6-2.8 ghz cpu maybe.... Don't worry about it fitting in your case or not, it will DEFINETLY fit( well the parts we're choosing right now anyway, cpu, mobo, ram, etc) |
Blam (54) | ||
| 732395 | 2009-01-14 00:53:00 | Does this power supply work with ATI GPUs, as it advertises Nvidia SLI ready, but the mobo I'm looking at is CrossFireX (www.elive.co.nz)? | darthcarnate (14113) | ||
| 732396 | 2009-01-14 00:55:00 | Thanks blam6, that's noted. Is this better than the 2.8Ghz Pentium dual cores? |
darthcarnate (14113) | ||
| 732397 | 2009-01-14 00:56:00 | Wait a minute - the mobo I'm probably getting is Intel P45 LGA 775. Do AMD CPUs work with this? | darthcarnate (14113) | ||
| 732398 | 2009-01-14 01:06:00 | No, you should get th mobo previously mentioned, the Asus M2N-MX SE | Blam (54) | ||
| 732399 | 2009-01-14 01:45:00 | Thanks qazwsxokmijn, you've been a real help ( :) ). I found your PSU (www.computerlounge.co.nz), it looks good but it'll stretch my budget even further (DDR3 RAM isn't cheap either). My remaining questions: 1) the world of CPUs (HELP!) - there are SO many. I need a cheap one to start off with (sub-$150), and later I want to upgrade 2) Will these components fit in my case? Thanks a lot, I'm nearly there ( :) ) You may not be buying a new PSU, but keep in mind that TruePower and NeoPower/NeoHE (the one I have) are two different PSUs and that the NeoPower series are more stable and robust. |
qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 732400 | 2009-01-14 23:29:00 | Yeah, I found that one too: www.elive.co.nz It's actually slightly cheaper. |
darthcarnate (14113) | ||
| 732401 | 2009-01-14 23:39:00 | No, you should get th mobo previously mentioned, the Asus M2N-MX SE This motherboard is far inferior to the Gigabyte GA-EP45T-DS3R motherboard that I am currently set on - it has far less connections, supports only 2 slots of DDR2 RAM (as opposed to 4X DDR3 RAM), can only have ONE GPU, and, as far as the AsusTek website says, doesn't support quad-core CPUs, an upgrade I want to make in the future. The Gigabyte board I am looking at supports both cheaper dual-cores and high-performance quads. It may even support the new Intel i7s. |
darthcarnate (14113) | ||
| 732402 | 2009-01-14 23:44:00 | Didn't you say there was a $700 budget lol? | Blam (54) | ||
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