- Mar 12, 2014
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I have a project I started in 2008. I was 18 at the time and knew enough about computers to get me in trouble. I purchased a tower, 2x2GB Corsair DDR2 modules, a power supply, fans, etc. The only thing I was missing was motherboard and Processor. The next week I decided to join the service. Now 6 years later I want to finish it. At the time it was designed to be a gaming computer. But being entirely out dated I just want a tower I said I built on my own. I do a ton of movie downloads and am coming near full on a 2TB HDD. I swapped my wifes old HP motherboard, CPU, and HDD to the tower and proceeded to download the new BIOS since I was experiencing some issues with reading the RAM. Being it was in the middle of the night and after working all day I accidently downloaded the wrong BIOS! Yea, I screwed up! I thought about going online and ordering the same motherboard for an easy fix. But I can't find it for under $80 after shipping. In the end, my goal is to have this tower sit connected to my TV with a couple of HDD's and be able to watch them from the drive. Nothing fancy, no gaming, just downloading and viewing. I need suggestions on a fix. I'm considering buying a cheap off-lease computer online and gutting it. Problem is, I need to find one compatible with my RAM. 4GB's Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 PC2 6400. Everything else should just fall into place. Any suggestions?
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