C CarltonS Reputable Apr 8, 2014 2 0 4,510 Apr 8, 2014 #1 Me I'm very low on cash. Except from the two Raedon 7770s which I got at a very good deal I can only spend about $150 on a CPU and motherboard.
Me I'm very low on cash. Except from the two Raedon 7770s which I got at a very good deal I can only spend about $150 on a CPU and motherboard.
tiny voices Titan Sep 6, 2012 34,175 5 99,965 Apr 8, 2014 #2 A motherboard alone with the proper PCI lanes (x8/x8) for CF will cost $100 no matter intel or AMD. SO $150 is not really enough here. Upvote 0 Downvote
A motherboard alone with the proper PCI lanes (x8/x8) for CF will cost $100 no matter intel or AMD. SO $150 is not really enough here.
MalakiArtook Honorable Mar 5, 2014 1,374 0 11,660 Apr 8, 2014 #3 you will have to Craigs list it or something. you just cant buy that combo for that much new. Upvote 0 Downvote
C CarltonS Reputable Apr 8, 2014 2 0 4,510 Apr 9, 2014 #4 What if I just got a $50 cpu ? Upvote 0 Downvote
MalakiArtook Honorable Mar 5, 2014 1,374 0 11,660 Apr 9, 2014 #5 no one makes a cpu for 50 that wouldn't severely bottle neck you pc. you will just need an extra $50. do you have a PSU? case? optical drive? Upvote 0 Downvote
no one makes a cpu for 50 that wouldn't severely bottle neck you pc. you will just need an extra $50. do you have a PSU? case? optical drive?
P patrior Honorable Jan 22, 2014 45 0 10,530 Apr 18, 2014 #6 Get the Athlon x4 750k. Super cheap quad core that is pretty good for the price, you may need to up the budget a bit anyway though. Upvote 0 Downvote
Get the Athlon x4 750k. Super cheap quad core that is pretty good for the price, you may need to up the budget a bit anyway though.
tiny voices Titan Sep 6, 2012 34,175 5 99,965 Apr 18, 2014 #7 There aren't any motherboards that can run SLI/CF with the fm2+ socket for under $100 and there may not even be any at all that fully support it. Upvote 0 Downvote
There aren't any motherboards that can run SLI/CF with the fm2+ socket for under $100 and there may not even be any at all that fully support it.