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LUZR4LIFE

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ECS REALLY SUCKS!

I had one of their mobo's and hated it the whole time I used it.

Try this:

http://www.newegg.co...st=Combo.258819

http://www.newegg.co...N82E16820161028 2 to 4 of these

Thanks Kel. I thought about that combo and I am a Asus fan but I was trying to go a cheap as possible, but that would be the better deal if I go AMD.

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I love Gigabyte boards! I've never had a single problem with them. Never skimp on your mobo!

If you can stretch your funds...

Mobo: Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P ($80)

CPU: Athlon II X4 620 Propus 2.6GHz quad-core ($99)

RAM: Crucial 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR3 1333 ($39)

Total: $218

ccl0 is right, you need to look at your PSU also since newer boards (like above) have different power connectors than the older ones. A decent 400W (plenty!) will set you back $60.

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I love Gigabyte boards! I've never had a single problem with them. Never skimp on your mobo!

If you can stretch your funds...

Mobo: Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P ($80)

CPU: Athlon II X4 620 Propus 2.6GHz quad-core ($99)

RAM: Crucial 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR3 1333 ($39)

Total: $218

ccl0 is right, you need to look at your PSU also since newer boards (like above) have different power connectors than the older ones. A decent 400W (plenty!) will set you back $60.

Thanks Mr_Smartepants, maybe I should hold off a little longer and save up more.

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do you have a frys or microcenter near where you live?

edit: apparently you do :)http://www.microcent...on_heights.html

Yeah, They also know me by name. LMAO. They don't have a large CPU selection, well under a 100. That was going to be my 1st place but I didn't see much for my budget.

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Oooh, very nice! Definitely go for the 1066 RAM (watch your latencies). The board is DDR2 so RAM is going to be dirt-cheap...go large! 4GB minimum, 8GB if you can stretch it.

That board should make a really nice HTPC should you decide to go that route in the future.

Nice choice!

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OK, I have ordered my parts. :thumbsup_anim::dribble:

AMD Atholon II x 2 Regore 3.0Ghz

Asus M4A785-M HDMI Micro ATX

Patriot Viper II 4G (2 x 2G) DDR2 1066 (PC8500)

I spent more than I should have so I will be waiting the 3 day ground service. :crying_anim02:

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OK, my PC is built and running. Now several hours of software installation and imaging and I will be up and running. I will post pics later.

Windows Experience Index

Processor 6.5

Memory 5.9

Graphics 4.3

Gaming Graphics 5.4

Primary Hard Disk 5.4

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